Po Leung Kuk Child Sponsorship Programme Kick-Off Ceremony
(6 November 2004)
NWS Holdings has become one of the first two corporate sponsors of Po Leung
Kuk's Child Sponsorship Programme, under which the Group will sponsor 15 Small
Group Homes that provide 24-hour residential care for children who lack family
care. Po Leung Kuk is also a partnering organization of NWS Volunteer
Alliance's Life Rejuvenation Scheme in the coming year where different kinds of
activities will be arranged for the children. Mr Tsang Yam Pui, Executive
Director and Chairman of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, attended
the kick-off ceremony on behalf of the Group. He was accompanied by about 30
volunteers who together joined a guided tour of Po Leung Kuk's facilities and
services. |
| Story reading to improve children's language proficiency (14 August 2004)
To help children improve their ability in reading and pronunciation, volunteers
of NWS Volunteer Alliance participated in the storytelling programme organized
by Storyland of Hans Anderson Club. Individual volunteers were assigned to read
interesting storybooks and played games with one to two children aged six to
12. |
| Donation of children's books (August 2004)
NWS Holdings collected over 600 children's books from its staff, including
storybooks, textbooks and workbooks, for the Chuk Yuen Centre and Storyland of
Hans Anderson Club. |
| Little Adventurer (18 July 2004)
About 20 volunteers experienced the fun of storytelling and games to inspire
young children in terms of language skills, cognitive skills and creativity at
Hans Anderson Club's Storyland. Divided into groups to facilitate exciting
games under the setting of an adventurous story, the volunteers spent a
wonderful afternoon with more than 40 children in the neighbouring Wong Tai Sin
district. |
| English class for kindergarten kids (May V July 2004)
More than 40 volunteers of NWS Volunteer Alliance participated in an English
class for 60 kids at Moon Lok Kindergarten, where most students are new
immigrants. Six sessions were conducted between May and July to teach phonics
through games and other interactive activities. The three-month English class
was completed successfully and a graduation ceremony was held after the last
lesson on 17 July. Mr Patrick Lam, Executive Director of NWS Holdings,
presented certificates to the students while receiving a beautiful picture they
created to thank the volunteers. |
| Charity Family Fun Fair by UNICEF (14 March 2004)
NWS Holdings sponsored and participated in the Charity Family Fun Fair organized
by UNICEF to raise funds for the Social Development Programme for Poor Areas in
China. The fund will be used for providing professional training to village
teachers in order to raise their education standard as well as to improve
sanitary conditions in homes and hospitals. |
