In 2016, Project Rigel was mooted after a 7-year hiatus and was run by the National Rover Council. At the start of the year, they were looking for rovers who are keen in being part of the project and I joined as a committee member for the project. I do not have any knowledge or skills with special needs and I decided to be part of the team because I wanted to know more about the special need in our community and see how we can help them. Moving forward, as last year the project was well received, I decided to be part of the team this year. I took up as a role as the project director for Project Rigel in 2017. Project Rigel aims to encourage rovers to volunteer with special needs scouts in Singapore. This would also remove the stigma and prejudice of disabled/special needs in Singapore. I would expect to inspire rover volunteers and in turn, they will inspire others to volunteer with special needs. Last year when Project Rigel made a comeback after being put off for 8 years, I volunteer to help out at camp Rigel. This year I was asked to be the project director to lead the project this year. On 25 March, I attended the Special Needs Staff Development Programme where special needs scout leader discusses how can the scout's programme benefit the kids the most, as the current scout's progress scheme is not feasible for special needs. The first event we help was the combined special needs campfire at Towner Gardens School on 22 April. Despite being the project director for Project Rigel, I am still relatively new to volunteering with special needs and the entire team of rovers helping out faces an uphill challenge on how to help them. We take every opportunity we can to volunteer to gain experience. Although it's possible to learn about different special needs, every individual kid is different. In August, we run the annual Camp Rigel at Fernvale Gardens School, which is a combined camp for rovers and special needs scouts. This camp we will get as much rover to participate and for the special needs scouts to enjoy themselves. The camp aims to inspire rovers to volunteer with special needs and to give special needs scouts a scouting experience. Special needs scouts do not have a proper scouting experience as they do not have ex-students coming back to lead the juniors and the teachers have difficulty running the scouts unit on their own. After Camp Rigel, there was a positive response from the special needs schools and the camp had inspired more rovers to volunteer. On 15 September, at Woodlands Gardens School, new volunteers from Camp Rigel came forward and help out with the school's campfire. This year project Rigel has been successful, but it doesn't end here. I'm still meeting teachers from special needs school and continue engaging them and helping out. Next year when a new project director takes over me, I would still be helping out in this project in other roles, and continue to inspire others in this project. For this year, I have done the following: 1) Combined Special Needs campfire (22 April) a. 9am – 5pm: setting up gateway, decorations. b. 5pm – 10pm: campfire leader, and packing up. 2) Camp Rigel (12-23 Aug) Day 1 8.00am – 9.00am Registration 9.00am – 9.30am Opening Ceremony/ Flag break 9.30am – 11.30pm Campsite Development 11.30pm – 12.30pm Lunch 12.30pm – 5.30pm Station Games 5.30pm – 6.30pm Dinner/ Campfire Preparation 6.30pm – 8.30pm Campfire 8.30pm – 10.00pm Night Exploration Walk 10.00pm – 10.30pm Supper/Wash-Up 10.30pm – 12.00am AAR Day 2 6.00am – 7.00am Morning Exercise 7.00 am – 7.45am Breakfast 7.45am – 9.30am Games 9.30am – 12.00pm Outdoor Cooking 12.00pm – 1.00pm Lunch 1.00pm – 2.00pm Tent Striking 2.00pm – 3.00pm Closing Ceremony 3.00pm Break Camp 3) Woodlands Gardens School Campfire (15 Sept) a. 1pm – 6pm: campfire prep (painting banner, setup campfire area) b. 6pm – 9pm: campfire and packing up.