On September 5, President Grace and Jerry, Past Presidents Eddie, Samuel and Lily, and Rotarian Joanna took part in a special Mid-Autumn Festival gesture for the volunteers of Yuk Chi Resource Centre. Arranged by Rotarian Joanna, dozens of boxes of mooncakes were delivered to the Centre as gifts for its volunteers, expressing our Club’s appreciation for their dedication and hard work throughout the year. The mooncakes were sourced from Holy Cafe, our long-term service partner, adding another meaningful connection to this simple act of thanks. Our Club has enjoyed a long relationship with Yuk Chi, and the occasion was a warm reminder that service is also about recognizing those who quietly give their time and effort to others. With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, the mooncakes offered a timely way to say thank you and share some festive cheer with the volunteers.
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 January 8, our Club convened for a dinner meeting at Regal Hong Kong Hotel. Our speaker was Ms. Helen Leung, Service Director of Yuk Chi Resource Centre in Tuen Mun. Ms. Leung updated our members with the Centre’s latest developments, and gave us a glimpse of upcoming projects and initiatives.
On September 13, several Club members visited our long-term service partner, Yuk Chi Resource Centre. On occasion, we gifted boxes of mooncakes for the Centre staff to share with carers. The mooncakes were sourced from Holy Cafe, another one of our long-term service partners.
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 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 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.
On August 24, our Club met for the fourth time in this Rotary Year. Our speaker talked about U.S. China relations and what the future holds. Meanwhile, we had quite a number of visitors: we welcomed back Past District Governor YC Ho who yearned to join our meeting after years of absence due to Covid-19; Immediate Past District Governor Norman Lee, who came specifically to thank Past President Antonio and Pat for making a significant donation to The Rotary Foundation at the tail end of this past Rotary Year; Helen and Natalie from our service partner Yuk Chi Resource Centre; and Crystal Lee, former tutor and Rotaract Advisor of our Rotaract Club of HKU Lap Chee College International.
On August 18, President Jason and Past Presidents Grace and Samuel visited Yuk Chi Resource Centre to discuss our strategy for our upcoming collaboration.
President Eliza and President Elect Jason went to the Presidents-Elect Training Seminar (PETS) II in the morning session in Alexandra Hotel before getting on a taxi to Chi Fu, Pokfulam for the Opening Ceremony of the Scout Trail Walk where Past Presidents Grace, Dora, Eddie and ex-member Past Presidents Theresa and Kennedy were there together with Yuk Chi Resources Centre’s team. Then President Elect Jason rushed back to attend the afternoon session of the PETS II. After the opening ceremony, Yuk Chi’s team together with children and parents hopped on a coach to go to the Peak. Meanwhile, President Eliza walked the steep route from Pokfulam to the Peak together with her brother and Ms. Laura Lo, one of this year’s speakers during our regular meetings and a senior scout leader. Past President Mark joined in right before the Peak walk together with President Eliza and team. District Governor Norman and his wife Isa joined the award ceremony at 4:30pm and presented Rotary Club of Hong Kong Harbour Award to the 50km walk winners. The funds raised at this walkathon would support our service projects, including to Yuk Chi Resource Centre to provide professional therapy service for children with special…