Each year, The Boys’ Brigade in Singapore pays tribute to our elite Companies which have distinguished themselves based on stringent criteria that assess their standard of excellence in the area of administrative and operational efficiency. These elite Companies will be conferred the J M Fraser Award for Excellence.

This prestigious award, which contributes to the schools’ attainment of the MOE Sustained Achievement Award, is named after our founder in Singapore, Mr James Milner Fraser. It is hoped that his distinguished name will spur BB Companies towards excellence in the areas of Company life and work.

The BB Awards Presentation Ceremony was held on Saturday, 30 May 2009, from 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm at Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Faith Centre for Performing Arts. About 500 guests, including MOE Officials, School Principals, Officers and Boys from the BB Companies, were present to witness the event. 100 BB Companies were presented the J M Fraser Award for Excellence in appreciation of their administrative and operational efficiency.

The joyous occasion was graced by Ms Ellen Lee, PBM, Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC.

For the first time at the Awards Presentation Ceremony, there was a live video feed from the Parade Square. The audience in the auditorium could witness the inspection of the parade by Ms Lee.

The audience was also entertained by melodious performances by the 12BR Singapore Company Pipe Band and the 16J Singapore Company Kulintang Ensemble.

The new leadership programme, in collaboration with Equipping Leaders for Asia, was launched at the Ceremony. The Leadership video gave an overview of the programme and also showcased past and present BB members who are now leaders in their own right, and their thoughts on how BB instilled leadership in them when they were Boys.

The BB Awards Presentation Ceremony was a fitting occasion to present the elite Companies to our supporters. Many Boys, volunteers, friends and supporters were also present to celebrate the achievement with our BB Companies. May we continue to spur on towards excellence!