TCC Newsletter 20-9.Indd

貧母病兒獲安居 A Warm New Home for the Winter 「我活多久不要緊，最怕兒子沒人照顧⋯⋯」 “I don’t care about myself. I’m just worried that my son will be left alone and helpless…” Madam Lee used to own a small neighbourhood business to make ends meet. Just as she was about to retire and enjoy her golden years, her son suffered a severe stroke that left him intellectually disabled and 78歲的李婆婆月前才動手術切除膽囊及部分腸臟， partially paralysed. Knowing he would never recover, his 未曾好好休養便四出奔走，只為能與年逾五旬的腦麻痺 wife and daughter left – and at the same time shattered 兒子找個安樂窩。 Madam Lee’s heart. Unable to bear the thought of her son suffering alone, Madam Lee has taken care of his 李婆婆早年經營街坊小生意糊口，本打算安享清福的她 every need for the past 20 years. 驚聞愛兒中風，右腦麻痺導致心智退化，行動不便。眼看 Although built like a wrestler, her son now has the mental 兒子生活無法自理，妻女亦離他而去，李婆婆不禁心如 age of a child. And despite her own weak health, Madam 刀割，自此一力扛起照顧愛兒生活的重擔，一晃就是 Lee takes her son to physiotherapy twice a week. 20年。即使自己大病未癒，李婆婆仍堅持每周兩次 “He lost his balance and fell last week, and had to be 攙扶身形壯碩的兒子到醫院做物理治療。「他上周跌倒 hospitalised. Now I’m physically his crutch, his only pillar 入院，我就是他的拐杖，讓他依靠。」 of strength…” 命運似乎仍要考驗這位慈母，喪夫、生意結束等打擊接踵 In addition to her son’s health issues, Madam Lee also 而來。去年底母子同住40年的唐樓清拆，一老一弱短期 faced the passing of her husband and the failure of her 內難覓容身之所，李婆婆頓時陷入絕望。 own small business – compounded by a notice from her landlord that she needed to move out of their home of 「我自問不是懶人，怎料到會淪落到這田地？」雖在社工 40 years. Devastated by the news, Madam Lee feared 協助下獲批公屋，但貧病交煎的母子倆無力添置雪櫃、 she couldn’t find another place to stay on such short 床褥等基本家具，公益金及時雨基金遂撥出善款助其 notice. 解困。新居入伙，李婆婆寬心不少，承諾盡餘生之力 With the help of a social worker, Madam Lee and her 報答社會恩情。 son moved into a public housing estate – however the penniless mother and frail son couldn’t afford basic 「無論如何，我只想他留在身邊。」手牽愛兒，李婆婆只求 furniture or home appliances. The Community Chest 上蒼給她多點時間，讓母子倆相依到老。■ Rainbow Fund stepped in and promptly allocated to the Lee family helping them make it through their most The 78 year-old Madam Lee recently underwent surgery diffi cult period. Finally settled into her new home, Madam to remove her gall bladder and part of her intestine. Lee was extremely grateful for the community’s timely Barely recovered from the operation, she was spending support. hours on the streets of Hong Kong – looking for a safe place to stay for herself and her severely disabled son in “I’m just glad I can be with my son in the final years of his mid 50s. my life…” she said softly, cradling her son’s hand. ■ 便服日雙十花樣年華 Dress Casual Day Turns 20! 為慶祝「便服日」踏入雙十 To mark the 20th Anniversary of “Dress Casual Day”, the 年華，公益金特別舉辦以 Chest launched a “T Shirt and Slogan Design Competition” 「 20」及「全城參與」為 calling for entries that blend two major design themes – “20” and “Everyone Pitching In”. The Chest selected the 主題的T恤設計及標語創作 most outstanding entries from the “Open” and “Student” 比賽，於公開組和學生組芸芸 categories to promote this popular fundraiser, offering 眾多參賽作品中，精心挑選 positive energy to people in need. 別樹一幟的佳作協助宣傳，讓更多人領略到活動的意義，為有需要人士送上積極能量。 Competition results were announced during the “Dress Casual Day” Launch Ceremony held on 4 September. 賽果於9月4日舉行的「便服日」開展儀式上揭曉。主禮 Guest of Honour, The Honourable Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief 嘉賓政務司司長林鄭月娥女士，聯同公益金執委會主席 Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR; Mrs Margaret 梁高美懿女士、籌委會聯席主席余錦基先生；活動籌劃 Leung, Executive Committee Chairman of the Chest; Mr 委員會主席馮孝忠先生、聯席主席王庭聰先生；董事黎明 Lawrence K K Yu, Campaign Committee Co-Chairman; 先生；便服日20周年設計大賽評審團成員 ﹣著名時裝設計師 Event Organising Committee Chairman Mr Andrew Fung; 鄧達智先生、恒生銀行企業責任主管何卓惠女士、藝人 Co-Chairman Mr Wong Ting-chung; Mr Leon Lai, Board 文詠珊，以及各協助機構代表呼籲市民共襄善舉，攜手支持 Member; Dress Casual Day 20th Anniversary Design 「便服日」。 Competition Judging Panel Members – Mr William Tang, renowned fashion designer; Ms Alison Ho, Head of 黎明先生更親自策劃、執導及製作「便服日」全新電視宣傳 Corporate Responsibility of Hang Seng Bank; and Janice 短片，邀得演藝界名人雷頌德、文詠珊、李治廷、衛蘭及JW Man, artist; as well as representatives from supporting 於短片中示範簡易變身大法，以清新手法帶出全城投入 organisations joined hands to appeal for public support of 「便服日」的訊息。 “Dress Casual Day”. 9月28日舉行的公益金「便服日」，喜獲 380,000多名來自 Mr Leon Lai directed and produced a refreshing new TV 工商機構、政府部門和學校熱心人士支持，參加者巧用 commercial. Starring celebrities Mark Lui, Janice Man, Aarif 心思，盡顯創意為公益金籌獲為數可觀的善款。 Rahman, Janice Vidal and JW, the TV commercial features people from various sectors and professions supporting this meaningful event. On 28 September, over 380,000 participants from companies, organisations, government departments and schools supported “Dress Casual Day”. Dressed creatively in their favourite attire, they raised a signifi cant amount to support the Chest’s work. 標語創作比賽冠軍劉元先生 Slogan Competition winner Mr Sae Lao Boonma 愛分享 Love We Share 著名企業家、慈善家、公益金名譽副會長何鴻燊博士於11月 25日慶祝91歲壽辰。何夫人藍瓊纓女士與五位子女超瓊、 Dr Stanley Ho, renowned entrepreneur, philanthropist and Vice Patron of the 超鳳、超蕸、超儀和猷龍在賀壽之餘， Chest, celebrated his 91st birthday on 25 November. To mark this special 捐出港幣200萬元支持公益金「賀禮捐 occasion, Mrs Lucina Ho, together with Pansy, Daisy, Maisy, Josie and 公益」項目，與本港逾210萬名有需要 Lawrence, donated HK$2 million in support of the Chest’s work, sharing their 人士共同分享喜悅和福氣。 happiness with over 2.1 million underprivileged in Hong Kong. 公益金執委會主席梁高美懿女士衷心 Mrs Margaret Leung, Executive Committee Chairman of the Chest expressed 感謝何博士的指導和扶持，讓公益金 heartfelt thanks to Dr Ho. Under his guidance and support, the Chest has 得以推出無數精采、獨特的籌款項目， successfully launched a number of fund-raising events, helping to inspire a 成功帶動香港的捐獻文化。她聯同籌委 culture of giving in Hong Kong. Together with Dr Simon Kwok, Campaign 會主席郭少明博士、聯席主席余錦基 Committee Chairman and Co-Chairman Mr Lawrence K K Yu; as well as Event Organising Committee Co-Chairman Ms Shelley Lee, Mrs Leung 先生，以及活動籌委會聯席主席李麗娟 wished Dr Ho all the best on his 91st birthday. 女士，祝何博士身體健康。小旗貼集大愛 Every Little Bit Counts 11月17日清晨，近15,000名義工配戴 On the morning of 17 November, nearly 醒目標貼，手持色彩鮮艷的旗袋，代表 15,000 volunteers “geared up” and 公益金在全港18區向市民募捐。不要 went to the streets to appeal for public 小看這張方寸印有公益金標誌的旗貼， support for the Chest’s Flag Day. Their enthusiastic support helped the Chest 它們每年都能夠匯集滴涓，吸引資源 collect greatly needed resources to 投入本港社會福利服務。 enhance local social welfare services. 「公益愛牙日」全城燦笑 Love Your Teeth for a Good Cause Protect your teeth for a good cause! The Chest, 護齒也能做善事？公益金、 The Hong Kong Dental Association and Oral Health 香港牙醫學會及衞生署口腔 Education Unit of the Department of Health joined 健康教育組攜手呼籲全港 hands to encourage public support for “Love Teeth 12 5 市民支持月日舉行的 Day” held on 5 December. With every donation of 「公益愛牙日」，愛護自己 HK$38 or more, participants 牙齒之餘，亦向受助者送上 received “Love Teeth Day” oral 關懷。凡捐款港幣38元或 care product packs in return for 以上的善長，即獲公益金 supporting “Oral Health Services 回饋「愛牙日」口腔護理用品 for the Needy” subvented by the 禮品包一份。保護自己的牙齒，幫助有需要的人展現 Chest. Over 50,000 “Love Teeth 燦爛笑容，怪不得活動甫推出即獲得空前成功， Day” Packs were distributed to 逾50,000份禮品包全部送出。 the participants. 佳釀酩悅公益心 Cheers for Charity 「公益金羅吉德木桐堡慈善夜」已於11月15日假甫翻新的禮賓府宴會廳舉辦。在舉世聞名的法國波爾多官方一級名酒莊羅吉德木桐堡(Château Mouton Rothschild)全力支持下，該活動總共籌得逾港幣840萬元。香港特別行政區行政長官梁振英先生攜同夫人 – 公益金會長梁唐青儀女士，在公益金執委會主席梁高美懿女士、籌委會主席郭少明博士、活動籌委會聯席主席龐建貽先生、孫道弘先生及余仲行先生陪同下與近百位嘉賓聚首一堂，當中包括代表家族專程飛抵本港出席盛事的羅吉德木桐堡主人Mr Philippe Sereys de Rothschild。羅吉德木桐堡主人特別挑選並捐出多款不同年份佳釀，配以精心設計的珍饈佳餚，酬謝與會善長將愛心帶給社會上有需要的一群。席間，亦有多項精品作現場慈善拍賣。當中一瓶5公升裝特別限量版Château Mouton Rothschild 2000，附有行政長官及酒莊主人親筆簽名，由善長以創新高港幣42萬元成功競投，遠超估價一枝獨秀。是晚活動喜獲信和集團贊助美饌開支、大亞國際集團的慷慨支持和蘇富比拍賣行的協助，得以順利舉行。挑戰至高點 ICC Vertical Challenge at ICC The Community Chest and Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) staged the very first “Race to ICC-100 – SHKP Vertical Run 公益金及新鴻基地產於 for the Chest” at International Commerce Centre, the tallest building in Hong Kong, on 2 December. The event challenged 12月2日首次合辦「勇 contestants’ stamina and team spirit while supporting a worthy 闖ICC-100 – 新地公益 cause. 金慈善跑」。參賽者在挑戰體能、加強團隊精 48 teams and 103 individual runners raced up 2,120 steps to 神，支持公益善舉之餘 the Sky100 Hong Kong Observation Deck on the 100th floor of 更可一嘗「居高臨港」 ICC, where they were rewarded with a spectacular 360-degree 隊際接力賽冠軍：九巴（A隊）的滿足感。 view of the world renowned metropolis. The event raised Corporate Relay Race Champion: KMB (Team A) over HK$5 million in support “Children and Youth Services” 48支參賽隊伍及103名 subvented by the Chest. 個人參賽者一口氣衝上2,120級樓梯，在位於環球貿易廣場100樓的「天際100香港觀景台」衝線，360度鳥瞰世界聞名的香港繁華景致，並為公益金資助的「兒童及青年服務」籌得超過港幣500萬元。 “The Community Chest Château Mouton Rothschild Evening” was held on 15 November in the newly renovated Ballroom of Government House. With staunch support from Château Mouton Rothschild, the Bordeaux classifi ed First Growth, this special evening brought in over HK$8.4 million for the Chest. The Honourable C Y Leung, Chief Executive of the HKSAR; and Mrs Regina Leung, President of the Chest; accompanied by Mrs Margaret Leung, Executive Committee Chairman; Dr Simon Kwok, Campaign Committee Chairman; Event Co-Chairmen Mr Paulo Pong, Mr Stanley Sun and Mr Lucian Yu greeted around 100 Chest supporters – including Mr Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, co-owner of Château Mouton Rothschild, who represented the Rothschild family. Guests were treated to a fi ne collection of critically acclaimed wines specially selected by owners of Château Mouton Rothschild to match the evening’s cuisine while making a meaningful contribution to the community. Several special items were presented for charity auction, including a jeroboam of Château Mouton Rothschild 2000 Special Limited Edition with autographs of Chief Executive of the HKSAR and co-owner of the Château – which surpassed its high estimate by fetching HK$420,000. With support of Food Sponsor Sino Group, Event Sponsor Altaya Group, and the professional assistance of Sotheby’s Hong Kong Limited, the event was a great success. 鐵漢盡展公益心 Precious Gifts to the Community Jointly organised by The Hong Kong Police Force and the Chest, “Police Night 2012” was held on 23 and 24 November at the Hong Kong Police Academy. In support of the Chest and this meaningful event, BOCHK Charitable Foundation and the community donated a total of HK$3.8 million. The two-night charity event was officiated by The Honourable C Y Leung, Chief Executive of the HKSAR; and Mr Andy Tsang, Commissioner of Police respectively. Brilliant performances by various Police units captivated the entire audience.

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