Open to all children between the ages of 4 and 12 as part of Royal Canin’s “Take Your Cat to the Vet” initiative
Submission deadline is extended! Post your entries by 12 noon 24 November, 2020
Newman Drama collaborates with Royal Canin Malaysia to launch the
TYCTTV: The Future Advocate Poetry & Storytelling Competition
starting 19 October 2020. The competition that opens to all children
between the ages of 4 and 12 is part of Royal Canin’s “Take Your Cat to
the Vet” initiative that has been continuously organised annually since
2016.
“Newman Drama wants to encourage young children
especially to build the confidence to face real-life scenarios such as
group interactions, oral communications, interpersonal skills and many
more. With the recent announcement of the Conditional Movement Control
Order (CMCO) that limits our physical classes, this competition couldn’t
have launched at a better timing. We hope that children in Malaysia
will take this opportunity to present and recite poetry, and share their
stories about their favourite topic - their beloved cats!” said Siew
Yong, Founder and Director, Newman Drama. “While we offer physical
classes in the Klang Valley and Penang, now with the online competition,
we can reach out to more children across the nation”.
The
collaboration was signed to encourage more children to sharpen and
showcase their talent in creative communications and public speaking.
“Other than providing this platform for our future generation to express
themselves and share their own insights, Royal Canin hopes to educate
them about the importance of veterinary care for cats. We know that
children love cats for the cute and playful nature, but we also need to
teach them the proper steps to caring for our furry little friends - the
type of food the cats need to maintain their overall health and shiny
coat, the regular check-ups, the grooming and other aspects of pet care.
With the collaboration with Newman Drama School, children can begin to
cultivate the values of animal welfare from a very young age,” said Dr.
Melissa Phoon, Corporate Affairs Manager, Royal Canin Malaysia.
The
online competition is divided into two categories, poetry recital for
children between the ages of 4 and 7 years old and the storytelling for
those between the ages of 8 and 12 years old. Interested participants
can send in a 3-minute video talking about taking their cats to the vet
to qualify for the competition after playing an educational web game on
cat care via link: www.animalhappiness.asia/mycat2vet
Once
the video is ready for upload on the Newman Drama’s Facebook Event
Page, the participants must tag @royalcaninMY and include the hashtags:
#cat2vet, #tycttv #newmandrama for the judges to review.
“Newman
Drama and Royal Canin will contribute up to 70% of the total
evaluation, so the children are required to include their stories or
experience taking their cats to the vet for extra marks.
Meanwhile,
likes and shares on Social Media platforms will contribute to the
remaining 30%,” Siew Yong added. “In conclusion, we’d like the children
to share their sweet memories with their cats, hoping that they will
continue to value their pets as part of their family members through
this Social Media competition”.
The competition will run
until 18th November 2020. Each child is entitled for one entry. Cash
prizes, certificates and medals worth more than RM1,200 are up for
grabs!
Find out more details about the TYCTTV: The
Future Advocate Poetry & Storytelling Competition via official
Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/dgRLCA1XB
More information about Take Your Cat to the Vet Campaign is available at : royalcanin.com/my/take-your-cat-to-the-vet
About Newman Drama:
Newman Drama was officially started in 2014.
This
humble company was created by the chirpy lady Siew Yong. After years of
providing drama classes in the Klang Valley, she was more convinced
that teaching drama is really what she is passionate and good at (apart
from performing, of course). Thus together with John Newman they have
created a brand for her drama classes – Newman Drama.
The
objective of Newman Drama is simple. Newman Drama uses Drama Tools to
enrich the learning and teaching experience for both Malaysian students
and teachers.
Newman premise their core value on
holistic learning and teaching for students and teachers. They believe
students and teachers are equally their great assets. Newman Drama’s
vision is to provide a platform not just for students to excel but also
for teachers to expand their teaching horizon. Thus, Newman Drama is
also an ideal fusion platform for performing artists and professionals
from different background (coming together) to pass on their ‘craft’ to
the next generation.
Newman Drama currently offers
classes in KL, Klang Valley and Penang. They have classes in learning
centres, kindergarten, local, private and international schools.
To learn more about Newman Drama, visit newmandrama.com.my
About Royal Canin:
The
Royal Canin Company, owner of the ROYAL CANIN® brand, is a division of
Mars Petcare and a global leader in health nutrition for cats and dogs.
Founded
over 50 years ago by a French veterinarian, Dr. Jean Cathary, Royal
Canin’s purpose is to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS™ by pushing the
limits of nutrition and knowledge in partnership with pet professionals
and experts.
Royal Canin works closely with pet
professionals, such as breeders and veterinarians, not only to design
the most precise nutrition for cats and dogs, but also to develop a
variety of services, monitoring and diagnostic tools to help understand
and care better for them.
Its unique approach always
places cats and dogs’ nutritional requirements at the heart of the
innovation process. Their age, lifestyle, size, breed, sensitivities and
activity level are studied through science and observation in order to
produce diets for each pet’s specific needs. The company accelerates
sustainable practices, particularly in terms of responsible sourcing,
emission and waste reduction and use of sustainable packaging.
Operating
in more than 100 markets, Royal Canin counts approximately 7,800
associates, including 500 veterinarians and nutritionists. It also
manages 16 factories around the globe, 1 research and development
center, 2 innovation centers and 4 laboratories. Royal Canin’s
nutritional products are available at pet specialty retailers and
veterinary practices worldwide.
To learn more about the Royal Canin company, visit http://www.royalcanin.com/.