Details for Wee Kim Wee Challenge

Hello Guides!

Here are the details for the Wee Kim Wee Challenge we mentioned during CCA


The biennial Wee Kim Wee Challenge will take place in March 2016 and we are now inviting interested Units to sign up for the preliminary rounds.

The preliminary rounds will be conducted by Division level on the 18 March at Camp Christine. The top 2 Units from each Division will then compete in the grand finals on 28 May at Guide House.

A briefing on the rules, regulations and details of the Challenge will be as follows:

Event: Wee Kim Wee Challenge
Date: 12 Feb 2016, Fri
Venue: Guide House, Hall
Time: 4pm – 5pm

Each Company can send a team of 5 Guides to participate in this Challenge.

Girl Guides Singapore
Wee Kim Wee Challenge 2016
Background:
President Wee Kim Wee presented Girl Guides Singapore with a shield bearing the Istana’s Coat of Arms in 1994 just before he ended his final term. This Challenge was held on a biennial basis and has seen umpteen Girl Guides through a variety of challenges—each challenging them to exercise creative and critical thinking skills.
The Wee Kim Wee Challenge was revived in 2007 challenging Guides to showcase their culinary skills and present their dishes creatively.
Theme for 2016: CONNECT
Date of Preliminary Rounds: 18 March 2016, Friday Venue: Camp Christine
Time: 2 shifts
Shift 1 (North & West Division): 9.30am – 1pm Shift 2 (East & South Division): 1.30pm – 5pm
Task:
Each Unit will prepare 2 dishes within a 2 hours’ time frame. Both cooked portions should be sufficient for 2.
Dish One: Unit’s Choice
  •   This dish must include the two following ingredients; dried prawns (hay bee) and coconut milk. These two ingredients will be provided for by the organisers on the day of the competition
  •   This dish must be cooked on portable gas stove. Units to bring their own gas stoves and gas cylinders
  •   The Units can choose to cook their method of cooking Dish Two: Surprise Dish
  •   This dish is a surprise dish. Participants will be informed on the day itself
  •   The recipe and ingredients for the surprise dish will be provided by the
    organisers
  •   This surprise dish can only be cooked in mess tins over small disposable
    aluminium stoves and solid fuel.
  •   The Units will have to bring their own mess tins
  •   The disposable aluminium stove and solid fuel will be provided for by the
    organisers
  •   This dish must complement cooked rice. Cooked rice will be provided for by
    the organisers
Girl Guides Singapore
Wee Kim Wee Challenge 2016
At the end of 2 hours, Units will be given 10 minutes to lay out their presentation. Presenters are expected to present their creations to the judges and explain how it relates to the theme “Connect”. They have 5 minutes to present.
Rules & Regulations:
  1. Each Unit can send a team of 5 Guides to take part in the competition. The team of 5
    Guides must include at least one Secondary 1 / 2 Guide
    3 Guides will be involved in the preparation and cooking of the dishes. The other 2 Guides will be involved in the presentation. Presenters can bring along draft materials for the presentation. The full presentation will be done at the competition venue
  2. Each Unit must bring their own portable gas stove. No electric stove / electric appliances are allowed. Each Unit can only bring 1 portable gas stove
  3. All ingredients, cooking utensils, cutleries used for the competition needs to be halal

All ingredients for the surprise dish will be provided for by the organisers. Units are expected to bring their own ingredients for the dish of their own choice (with the exception of dried prawns and coconut milk. These two ingredients will be provided for by the organisers)


We encourage those who are good/ interested in cooking to sign up for the competition! If you are interested, please inform one of the CLs or ACLs by 2nd February.

Cheers, 

CLs and ACLs'16