On September 24, our Club welcomed Mr. Marco Kwong from UNESCO Hong Kong Association, who introduced members to the Peace School program. Mr. Kwong shared the program’s vision of promoting peace through education and encouraging young people to develop a greater understanding of peace and harmony. Our Club was encouraged to sponsor its Interact schools to participate in the program, offering students an opportunity to explore these important values and put them into practice. The meeting also featured a visit by President Victor Lau from Rotary Club of The HUB Hong Kong, who updated members on the planned Area 3 Global Grant project. His sharing provided an opportunity for members to learn more about the proposed collaborative service initiative. It was an informative and engaging lunch meeting, bringing together the themes of peace, youth development and cooperation among Rotary clubs.
On March 21, many members of our Club, together with members from our sister clubs, visited Yuk Chi Resource Centre in Tuen Mun for a meaningful service engagement. The visit was to witness the fruits of the Rotary Global Grant project titled “Professional Therapy Services for Special Educational Need Early Childhood,” an initiative aimed at supporting young children with special educational needs through professional therapy services. The project was made possible with the strong support of our sister clubs, Rotary Club of Taoyuan Southeast and Rotary Club of Taipei Mingmen, reflecting the power of international collaboration within Rotary. During the visit, participants gained a deeper understanding of the Centre’s work and the positive impact of early intervention on children and their families. The experience was both insightful and inspiring, reinforcing our Club’s shared commitment to service and to creating lasting change in the community.
On November 8, Past Presidents Grace and WT attended District Rotary Foundation Seminar and Grant Management Seminar.
On June 12, Immediate Past President Jason represented our Club to attend the Global Grant Kickoff Ceremony of the project, “Sympetrum Nantouensis Conservation Project in Taoyuan”, led by our sister Club Rotary Club of Taoyuan Southeast. Past President WT also attended.
On November 19, President David brought Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick and Governor Nigel to Yuk Chi Resource Centre to witness the fruits of our Global Grant project. Stephanie and Nigel were on hand to see the renovation upgrades made available through the Global Grant.
On November 16, Past District Governor Belinda, Past Presidents Eddie, Grace and WT attended the District Foundation and Grant Management Seminar. Past President WT, as Global Grant Subcommittee Chair of District Foundation Committee, gave an overview of Global Grants.
On September 7, members visited Yuk Chi Resource Centre, our long-term service partner. Members managed to take a glimpse of the renovation of the multi-sensory room, which received significant funding from a Global Grant.
As in past years, apart from our President Elect David who starred in Presidents Elect Training Seminar (PETS), many other members of our Club also participated as key members of the incoming District Team to create “The Magic of Rotary”.
Our District hosted a physical Grant Management Seminar at Regal Kowloon Hotel. President Elect Jason attended on behalf of our Club, while Past District Governor Belinda, as District Rotary Foundation Chair, and Past President Eddie Leung, as District Rotary Foundation Committee Vice Chair – Finance, presented respective importanttopics to the over 100 Rotarians in the audience.
President Eliza went to the Global Grant inaugural ceremony which our Club supported as an international sponsor for USD1,000.00. The host of the project was Rotary Club of Taipei-Fu-Jung and International Partner was Rotary Club of Queensway. Rotary Club of Wanchai was also one of the international sponsors too. The title of the Global Grant was “Empower Women to Unlock Community Strength by training licensed long-term women caregivers in Pingtung”, in the southern part of Taiwan. The global grant project supported eight aboriginal townships women with a total of 50 and 10 for advance training whom could open their own caregiver centers in Pingtung. As each township is far from the others, the group went to two nearby township separately to understand more about the day care work by the women after the inaugural ceremony. Before the ceremony, the group went for a one day tour to Kaohsiung for fellowship. Here are two newspapers ads with full details: here and here.