Sands Cares Ambassadors Show Love to Children in Need Ahead of Children's Day

Over 2,500 gift packs brought to more than 60 children's centres

(Macao, June 16, 2021) – Sands China Ltd. recently partnered with Fuhong Society of Macau to deliver gift packs to a number of children's centres in celebration of World Children's Day.

In the days leading up to the June 1 global holiday, a group of Sands Cares Ambassadors joined Fuhong members to show love and care to children in need, passing out more than 2,500 gift packs during their visits to 63 providers of children's services, including the Vila Lok Tou Residential Care Service Unit, H.K.S.K.H. Astor Shore and the Child Protection Centre of the Against Child Abuse (Macau) Association.

The gift packs were purchased from Fuhong to provide a platform for persons with disabilities to showcase their talents. Each gift pack contained stationery, snacks, and a diamond art keychain, which the Ambassadors and service users from Fuhong made together.

The Ambassadors learnt more about the services provided by the children's centres during their visits, enriching their experience in this area and paving the way for them to develop more of such initiatives in the future.

"It is our hope that initiatives like these can help promote social harmony, as part of Sands China's efforts to give back to the local community and encourage social inclusion," said Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd. "We are grateful to the local children's organisations we visited and are proud of our Ambassadors for their continued service to the community as they put into practice the company's core values by carrying out these and other corporate social responsibility efforts."

Vinci Ip, a social worker from H.K.S.K.H. Astor Shore, said: "Our gratitude goes to Sands China for its continued support and attention to our services. Sands Cares Ambassadors have paid attention to adolescents' developmental needs, and we are pleased to have started a meaningful conversation with the volunteer group about the situation of adolescents in Macao. We are looking forward to working with Sands China and bringing more possibilities to these teenagers."

The Sands Cares Ambassador programme was established in August 2009 to give Sands China team members an outlet for serving the local community by organising community activities and initiatives that work toward creating a better Macao. With membership of more than 3,300 volunteers from across all Sands China properties – Sands^® Macao, The Venetian^® Macao, The Plaza^® Macao, The Parisian Macao and The Londoner^® Macao – the Sands Cares Ambassadors have contributed more than 130,000 hours of voluntary community service since the programme's founding.

The Fuhong Society of Macau is one of the first NGOs that the Sands Cares Ambassador programme began collaborating with, going back to 2009. With its partnership with Fuhong over the years, Sands China will continue to promote social inclusion through different initiatives, including offering people with disabilities chances to showcase their talent in art.

Sands China Ltd. considers initiatives like the recent visits to the children's centres as central to its commitment toward social causes and community involvement. The company's community work is part of Sands Cares, the global corporate citizenship programme of parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp.

 

Photo caption: In the days leading up to World Children's Day, Sands Cares Ambassadors joined Fuhong members to show love and care to children in need, passing out more than 2,500 gift packs during their visits to 63 providers of children's services. The gift packs were purchased from Fuhong to provide a platform for persons with disabilities to showcase their talents.

 

Photo caption: Sands Cares Ambassadors and service users from Fuhong make diamond art keychains together for World's Children's Day gift packs.