COMMUNITY

2008

Reconstruction of Emmanuel Christian School, Cambodia
July 2008

To nurture the next generation, our staff support the project in Cambodia through arranging educational activities for kids.

In partnership with a Hong Kong-based NGO, International Christian Concern (ICC), the Foundation supported the reconstruction of Emmanuel Christian School with basic facilities in a new site to replace the crumbling cowhide-built school in a slum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The aim of the project is to provide the next generation with a safe learning environment, education opportunity and healthy meals. The project is still undergoing construction work and is expected to be completed by early 2009.

School before reconstruction.		School before reconstruction.

Disaster Relief – China Earthquake and Myanmar Cyclone
May 2008

The tropical cyclone in Myanmar on 7 May 2008 and the earthquake in Sichuan on 12 May 2008 caused serious casualties and ten of thousands of death and significant loss of properties. The Foundation organized a Fund-raising Campaign putting up a grant to match dollar for dollar the funds raised by staff. In total, the funds raised by staff together with the matching donations from Mr Bruce Rockowitz, President of Li & Fung Trading, Mr Jeremy Hobbins, Group Managing Director of LiFung Trinity and Mr Ben Chang, Group Managing Director of IDS came to HK$23,335,000 for the earthquake victims and HK$395,000 for the cyclone victims. In addition to raising money, the Foundation also supported various business units' disaster relief initiatives, including 30 bottles of antiseptic fluids supplied by IDS which were urgently needed by the Red Cross, small generators sourced by LF Trading for remote earthquake areas and "Rebuilding Children's Lives" earthquake donation campaign organized by Toys R Us LiFung.

The earthquake in Sichuan caused serious damages.

Bring Me a Book Program, Hong Kong
May – July 2008

"Bring Me a Book" is an NGO that was founded to serve children who do not have access to quality books. A total of 40 staff were given training for a period of 4 hours and participated in the story telling for a total of three times. The Foundation supported a library of quality children's books at non-profit-making kindergarten "The Salvation Army – Ng Kwok Wai Memorial Kindergarten".

A Bag Book Library donated by the Foundation.		Our staff at "The First Teachers Program".
Our staff used their skill learnt to tell stories to the children.

RAPHA Children's Home, Malaysia
April 2008

About 60 staff volunteers spent two days during 12-13 April 2008 to help painting and cleaning the RAPHA Children's Home. Currently, the Home has about 26 children aged between 2 and 18 years old, who are orphans or come from broken/poor/single-parents families. The Foundation supported 2 sets of computers and painting materials. The staff also made personal donation in terms of books, clothes and food.

Our staff at the RAPHA Children's Home.		Our staff helped in cleaning and painting.

2008 Hong Kong Marathon
March 2008

Hong Kong Marathon has become the Group's annual outdoor charitable event. On 4 March, over 300 staff participated in the marathon. The Foundation matched dollar for dollar any fund raised by staff to the designated charities, namely, "Seeing is Believing" and the "Hong Kong Paralympics Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled".

Dr William Fung, Group Managing Director of Li & Fung Group, at the award presentation ceremony.

Read to Feed Program, Hong Kong
Feb – March 2008

Our staff jointly organized the "Read to Feed Program" with Holy Angles Canossian School in support of the Heifer International School Hong Kong's community building for villages in Qinghai, China. Over 600 participant students were encouraged to read books during a period of 6 weeks starting in February. Our staff volunteers set up a stall for promoting the reading program and spouses of our staff acted as story tellers to read story books to the students. All proceeds supported the dairy cattle and the irrigation system in La Du County in Qinghai Province.

2007

School Construction Project, Vietnam
December 2007

Li & Fung and American Eagle Outfitters jointly sponsored a school construction project, to be undertaken by Vietnam Children's Fund, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in December 2007. Our staff will support this initiative through volunteer work in organizing extra-curricular activities, learning classes and various programs for the students regularly. The school is one of the very important platforms for our staff to make a consistent effort to participate in building their own community.

Stairathon Charity Run, Hong Kong
December 2007

The Stairathon Charity Run was successfully held on 8 December 2007 with a total of 104 runners at the Shatin LiFung Centre, Hong Kong.

The aim of the charity run is to raise funds for Hong Chi Association, the largest NGO in Hong Kong dedicated to serving some 7,000 mentally handicapped persons of all ages and all grades and their families. The Association operates 70 service units. The donations support Hong Chi Association's educational projects.

Staff and their family members showed their support by participating in this meaningful charity run.		Mr Joseph Phi, President & Regional Managing Director of Integrated Distribution Services Group receiving a souvenir from Hong Chi Association.
A Drum Show performed by students of Hong Chi Association.

Race to Feed, Hong Kong
October 2007

Race to Feed is an annual fund raising event organized by Heifer International Hong Kong. This event aims at raising public awareness of Heifer's poverty alleviation work and raising fund to support Heifer's program in China. Our staff formed two teams of 10-people participating in 3-legged race on 27 October 2007.

Our staff member dressed as traditional farmers and won the Most Creative Team Image Award.		Our staff member demonstrated great teamwork and support during the race.

Celebrating Mid-autumn Festival with the Elderly, Hong Kong
September 2007

A group of 40 staff volunteers together with their families and children celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival with the elderly at Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Nursing Home on 15 September 2007. Our staff designed interesting games and prepared Chinese operatic song performance for the elderly. Gifts sponsored by the Foundation were distributed to the elderly.

The elderly were so happy to have our staff members around them!		Our staff members celebrated the Mid-autumn Festival with the elderly.

Pull for Charity - a fund raising tug of war competition, Hong Kong
May 2007

Over 100 staff participated in this fund-raising event organized by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups on 20 May 2007. The objective of the event was to raise funds for the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups to promote the healthy growth and explore the potential of the younger generation.

We won the 1st runner up in the private sector Men's 600KG category.		With the support of our cheering group along the side, the team members pull for the best.

Disaster Relief - Bicol, the Philippines
April 2007

In November 2006, Typhoon Reming hit the Bicol Region, the Philippines, and had caused immediate death of around 400 people. Our staff worked with a local NGO "Dios Mabalos Foundation" to help rebuild 9 blocks of an elementary school, providing a safe learning environment for over 600 students. The Foundation fully supported the relief work. Our staff in the Philippines also raised funds for purchasing school packs for the students.

The outlook of the rebuilt school.		Our colleagues helped in painting up the classrooms.

Hong Kong Marathon
March 2007

Over 340 staff participated in the run on 4 March 2007. To show support and appreciation for staff's participation, the Foundation matched dollar for dollar any fund raised by staff to the official designated charities, namely Seeing is Believing and the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled.

Dr William Fung, Group Managing Director of Li & Fung Group showed his support by participating in the Marathon.

2006

Middle Class in Action Program, Heshan, PRC
November 2006

A Scholarship Program organized by "Middle Class in Action" to selected secondary students from Heshan to further study in technical colleges in Taishan, Zhuhai and Xinhui for a period of 3 years, during which the students would be given guidance by our staff and other volunteers. The Foundation supported our staff to conduct interviews with the candidates and home visiting of the short-listed candidates over weekends on 9-10 June and 7-8 July 2007 respectively.

Our staff paid a day trip to He Shan to meet with the grant recipient parents.		The working team with the grant recipient families.

Personal Emergency Link for the Elderly, Hong Kong
August 2006

Partnered with Senior Citizen Home Safety Association, the Foundation sponsored Personal Emergency Links to the elderly who are aged over 60, disabled or suffering from chronic illness. They are either live alone or co-habitants are not able to render support to them. Our staff volunteers gave phone calls to the elderly to show our care.

Mr Timothy Ma, Managing Director of Senior Citizen of Home Safety Association sharing his experience to our volunteer staff members on how to communicate with the elderly.

Disaster Relief - Yogyakara, Indonesia
May 2006

The earthquake in Yogyakara, Indonesia in May 2006 had taken lives of about seven thousand people. Our staff, working with a local NGO "Yayasan Nurani Dunia Foundation", acted as volunteers over a long weekend in the disaster areas to help build shelters mainly for the elderly, pregnant women and those in poor health condition. The Foundation supported the relief work.

Staff of our Indonesia office acted as volunteers over the weekend in the disaster area.		They helped recording details.