Sands Cares Ambassadors and Fuhong Distribute Gift Packs for Children's Day
(Macao, Jun 15, 2023) – In celebration of International Children's Day on June 1, Sands China recently partnered with Fuhong Society of Macau to assemble and deliver gift packs to providers of children's services in Macao.
Ahead of the global holiday, Sands Cares Ambassadors visited Fuhong's Long Cheng Centre, Hong Ieng Centre, and Ieng Lok Centre May 9 to show love and care to children in need. In addition, Sands China distributed more than 2,500 International Children's Day gift packs to 63 providers of children's services via Fuhong.
The gifts in each pack were made by Fuhong members as part of the organisation's Gift Pack Community Sharing Programme, which provides job opportunities to people with disabilities. Gifts made by participants through this programme are presented to different local groups to share festive joy with community members.
Last month, Sands China donated MOP 259,750 to Fuhong to support the Gift Pack Community Sharing Programme, which Sands China has supported since 2006, providing persons with disabilities working opportunities through purchasing their services.
Each of the International Children's Day gift packs contained stationery, snacks, toys, and a variety of daily supplies inside a hand-made drawstring bag, which the Ambassadors and service users from Fuhong made together.
"Sands China is glad to continue our community work with Fuhong Society of Macau with this year's Children's Day initiative," said Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd. "As one of our long-time community partners, we are grateful for Fuhong's continued collaboration and we thank our Sands Cares Ambassadors for carrying out Sands China's spirit of service and its corporate social responsibility work with initiatives like these."
Jennifer Chau, director of Fuhong Society of Macau, said: "Our gratitude goes to Sands China for its continued support to our services since 2006 – purchasing gift packs made by our members with disabilities and delivering them to families in need. This programme is profoundly meaningful as it helps support disadvantaged families. On the other hand, it increases work opportunities for members with disabilities – enhancing their confidence during work and increasing their sense of achievement, which in turn can help them dive into society with their own efforts."
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 300,000 hours of voluntary community service since the programme's founding.
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, Sands China will continue to promote social inclusion through different initiatives, including offering people with disabilities chances to showcase their talent in art.
Initiatives like Sands China's collaborations with Fuhong Society of Macau are central to the company's commitment toward social causes and community involvement. Sands China's community work is part of Sands Cares, the global corporate citizenship programme of parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Photo caption: Sam Chongnin, vice president of corporate communications and community affairs for Sands China Ltd., presents a MOP 259,750 ceremonial cheque to Jennifer Chau, director of Fuhong Society of Macau, in support of Fuhong's Gift Pack Community Sharing Programme, May 9 at Fuhong's Pou Lei Centre.
Photo caption: Sands China and Fuhong representatives get together May 9 at Fuhong Society of Macau's Pou Lei Centre.
Photo caption: Sands Cares Ambassadors visit Fuhong's Long Cheng Centre May 9 to show love and care to children in need. In addition, Sands China distributed more than 2,500 gift packs to 63 providers of children's services via Fuhong.
Photo caption: Sands Cares Ambassadors and service users from Fuhong make hand-made drawstring bags together for International Children's Day gift packs May 9 at Fuhong's Pou Lei Centre. The gifts in each pack were made by Fuhong members as part of the organisation's Gift Pack Community Sharing Programme, which provides job opportunities to people with disabilities. Gifts made by participants through this programme are presented to different local groups to share festive joy with community members.
