On December 14, several members joined End Polio Walk 2024 at The Peak. President David led a delegation including Past President Grace, Past President Mark, Immediate Past President Jason together with Sara and Mango and participated in a day of sunshine, and exercise. Our Club was a Tier 1 donor to PolioPlus Fund.
On December 1, President David kicked off our District Grant project to alleviate the physical and mental stress experienced by street cleaners. The project initiates a series of events and informal talks surrounding physical and mental health, and concludes by providing physical and mental stress relief by way of free remedial sessions to eligible street cleaners in the Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong districts. On occasion, President David offered Chinese medical help to several in need.
On November 29, President David, Charter President Patrick and Past President Kay attended the Club Installation of Interact Club of King’s College, where Interactors reported past activities and plans for future ones.
On November 27, President David and Past President Webster attended the grand opening of Mrs. Sung’s newest project, a dim sum restaurant that is an offshoot of Holy Cafe. Mrs. Sung and Holy Cafe are our long-time service partner, and we are most glad to witness them grow.
On November 23, President David and other members witnessed the installation of the new Board of Directors of our Rotaract Club of HKU Lap Chee College International. President David and Charter President Patrick gave speeches to congratulate the new Rotaract President Irina Duan, the new Rotaract board and encourage them to serve above self. We were most pleasantly surprised to see that Sally Oh, previously our Rotaract Club’s president, is now a senior resident tutor of the College and a Rotaract Advisor. Congratulations to President Irina, Sally, and the new Rotaract Board!
On November 23, President David, Past Presidents Eddie, Grace, Samuel, Lily and Mark attended Yuk Chi Resource Centre’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations. We met Past District Governor John Wan, a long-time supporter of Yuk Chi.
On October 19, several members visited Past President Ka Hing and Flora in Gold Coast. Everyone enjoyed a good evening of fellowship, great seafood, and fireworks!
On October 12, 7 Clubs of Area 3 — Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East, Rotary Club of Hong Kong South, Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northeast, our Club, Rotary Club of Happy Valley, Rotary Club of The HUB Hong Kong and Rotary Club of Uplift Actions Hong Kong co-organized Mental Health Awareness Day, an all-day event aiming to increase mental health awareness in the community. The day was filled with sharing sessions and workshops. Deep appreciation goes to President Josephine Mak and Rotary Club of Uplift Actions Hong Kong for taking a lead in making this event a great success.
On September 26, our Club, together with other Area 3 Clubs, hosted Dr. C.C. Luk, who talked about studying medicine in Hong Kong. Nearly 100 participants attended this joint dinner meeting.
On September 1, members visited Home Care for Girls, our long-term service partner. In attendance included President David, Past Presidents Grace, Angela, Ricky and Sam, and Immediate Past President Jason. Several friends also attended.