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2008

NEW/ RENEWAL OF SPEX Application for JUDO

Please be informed of the following information for Spex application for JUDO. Do inform your Judokas for this scheme.

The spexTEAM carding exercise for FY2008 is open for application.

Athletes who are carded or had submitted the spexTEAM Application Form in FY2007 but were not successful in carding need not submit fresh applications. You only need to provide the following information on table of Summary of spexTEAM and Athlete Assistance Funding FY2008:

1. Updates of your achievements in 2007 up to 31 January 2008; and
   
   
2. Campaign-based performance targets (eg 2008 Olympic Games, 2009 SEA Games and 2010 Asian Games), including key intermediate performance targets for FY2008.
   
   
3. All new applications for spexTEAM carding are to be submitted on the spexTEAM Application Form.
   
   
4. Following a review of the implementation of the new spexTEAM criteria and procedures, as well as NSA feedback, SSC have refined the spexTEAM programme for FY2008. Please refer to Annex 1 for the detailed write-up of the spexTEAM programme. The key refinements of the spexTEAM programme are as follows:
   
   
   

   1. The transitional carding level for FY2007 will cease on 31 March 2008.
      
      
   2. Only athletes who are applying for A1 and A2 carding need to submit their annual and multi-year budget.
      

The FY2008 carding list will be announced in April 2008 and to help us process the spexTEAM applications in a timely manner, we appreciate your assistance in submitting the updates and new applications by Friday, 7 March 2008. The process of carding for submissions after 17 March 2008 will be delayed and carding will be effective from a later date.

Please refer to ANNEX 1 & 2 for more information of the spexTEAM and spexTAG.

Please send all applications back to this email by 7 March 2008 (Friday) by 12pm.

Late submissions would not be entertained.

SINGAPORE JUDO FEDERATION NEW DOJO OPENING CEREMONY AND JUDO NIGHT ON THE 12 APRIL 2008

Event:	Fundraising Dinner
Date:	12 April 2008 (Saturday)
Time	6pm - 10 pm
Guest of Honour:	Mr Teo Ser Luck - Ministry of Community Youth & Sports, Parliamentary Secretary

We need your support, please contact us if you wish to make a contribution to us.

The Singapore Judo Federation (SJF) will be holding its official opening ceremony for its new clubhouse or Dojo on the 12 April 2008. The event will be held during a dinner at 1 Guillemard Crescent, Singapore 399913 at 6.30pm. We are deeply honoured to have Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Teo Ser Luck as our Guest of Honour to officiate the opening ceremony and dinner.

Originally operating from our headquarters at Portsdown Road, due to recent developments in the area we were compelled to move to our new location at No. 1, Guillemard Crescent. Though we are grateful for the larger premise, the facilities are extremely old and run down as it is the hall of the old Haig Boy’s School. Therefore we require a fair amount of funds to restore and renovate the building as well as replace the old electrical and water works. We will need to raise $200,000 for the renovation and maintenance of the facilities for the next 2 years as well as funds to finance our development programmes.

On behalf of the SJF, we would like to seek your generous support to make a significant contribute towards the publication of our souvenir magazine or to buy tables to the dinner.

Your contributions will go towards the renovation, equipping and maintenance of the building as well as excesses channeled toward the following programmes:

1. Supporting a new strategy to promote judo as an excellent choice for youth development;
2. Introducing new judo activities that can be easily practiced by senior citizens; in line with current trends in third age education, judo can be promoted as a form of life long activity and exercise, where our senior citizens can engage in meaningfully and socially, without fear of injuries;
3. Working with primary schools to introduce judo to children from 8 years old onwards. This will be the first time that this is done in Singapore and will be an exciting and promising venture for us;
4. A supporting system of coaches to be developed, maintained and sustained so that this new and exciting programme can get off the ground and be financially self sustaining.

Modes of Donation

i.   Direct cash donations
ii.  Sponsor for souvenir magazine

Location Amount of Donation
Front and back inner covers	-	$2000
Centerfold (double spread)	-	$5000
Inside page -- full	-	$1000
Inside page -- half	-	$600
Inside page -- quarter	-	$300
Back cover	-	$2500

iii. Tickets to dinner at $100 each

All monetary contributions or donations will be applicable for double tax exemption and we will recognize all donors and sponsors in the Judo Wall of Benefactors, which will be located at a prominent location in our Dojo.

Please make your cheques out to "Singapore Sports Council - Donation & Cont A/c"and do include your NRIC name, identity card number and address or company name, registration number, address and contact details at the back of the cheque for us to register your donation for tax exemption. Please mail the cheque to Singapore Judo Federation, c/o 18 Jalan Masjid, #02-06 Kembangan Plaza, Singapore 418944.

If you have any further queries, you may like to call Ms Stefanie Ang, our event coordinator at 9748 2991 or myself who will be able to render all answers and assistance to you.

Thank you once again for your kindness and generosity in keeping the spirit and sport of Judo alive in Singapore.