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The Keepsake that Keeps Giving!
Raise money for your school, class, playgroup or community group with a
personalised tea towel to create lasting memories of your little ones. Kids
can get creative and have their artwork printed onto tea towels or tiny ones
can feature their hand/footprints. The organiser can choose to raise money
for a classroom item, raise general funds for the school, or donate to a good
cause. This concept means that schools and community groups can receive
HKD$50 in fundraising per tea towel. For more information, please visit
www.eek.com.hk.
Helper Appreciation
Month
Playtimes is celebrating Helper Appreciation
Month again this year with a cinema ticket
giveaway. Do you have, or know of, a helper
who works incredibly hard? Why not nominate
them in our prize giveaway? Four helpers will
each win a pair of cinema tickets to see the film
of their choice. They will also each receive a
$300 gift voucher for Delaneys. If you know of
a deserving helper, email a photo of them along
with a sentence telling us why they deserve to
win to [email protected]. We would
love to feature some of the candidates in the
magazine and on our Facebook page as an
extra “thank you”, although this is optional.
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Serve-a-thon
Last May, HandsOn Hong Kong organised Hong Kong’s first Serve-a-
thon, the largest collective volunteerism based event. It gathered over
a thousand volunteers who give 2,700 hours to support 15,731 people
in need during nine consecutive days of service. This city-wide event
will return again from 5-13 May this year.
Swim Gear Collection
Swimmers from Stingrays Swim Club are collecting
second hand goggles, caps, and outsized
swimsuits for children in Guyana, South America.
This project was initiated by a former Stingrays
swimmer who is currently a health volunteer for the
Peace Corps in Guyana. Many of the children there
swim in underclothes and don’t have any access
to swimsuits, goggles or caps. Goggles can be
donated at HKIS and a number of other schools.
Contact [email protected] for information.
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The organisers, HandsOn Hong Kong, are hoping to see even more
people participating this year and have lined up volunteer activities to
support over 50 local non-profits. People of all ages are encouraged
to volunteer so get your kids involved at the following events!
5 May, 9.00am Help to put together food packs for low-income Hong
Kong families at Kennedy School, Pokfulam.
12 May, 9.00am Distribute food packs to families in need in Cheung
Sha Wan.
12 May, 9.30am Distribute food packs to families in need in Sha Tin.
For more information, please visit www.serveathonhk.org.hk.