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V Day: conference and volunteer awards
With
most generous sponsorship of HK$200,000 from CITIC
Ka Wah Bank, the Youth Volunteer Leaders Conference
took place on 4 December 2004, organised by the Federation's Youth
Volunteer Network (VNET). It celebrated International
Volunteer Day and gave public recognition to the contributions
made
by outstanding youth volunteers…click
to read more…
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Grand
Christmas Cello Ensemble
To
welcome Santa Claus to town, the Federation together
with the Airport Authority of Hong Kong and RTHK will
proudly present a Grand Christmas Cello Ensemble, featuring
Trey Lee the acclaimed cellist and the popular singer
Joey Yung, on 23 December 2004 at the Hong Kong International
Airport… click
here to read more...
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Pepsi
Charity Concert
PepsiCo has
selected the Federation and The Dragon Foundation as beneficiaries
of upcoming Pepsi charity events…click
to read more...
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80,000
pairs of helping hands
This month the
Federation is celebrating the spirit of volunteering. Giving time
freely for
the benefit of the community is a means
of social participation that will play a crucial role in our
future and we are trying to encourage as many young people as
possible to be involved. Volunteer action is a key element in
civil society and we already have 80,000 registered members of
VNET, the Federation's Youth Volunteer network. VNET's activities
are based on concern for those in need, caring for them and understanding
their difficulties. It is inspiring to see the snowball effect
as word is passed on about the rewards that come with helping
other people.
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On
December 4th - the day before International Volunteer Day - VNET
held its annual Conference for Youth Volunteer
Leaders with generous sponsorship from CITIC Ka Wah Bank. Awards
were also presented to outstanding young volunteers. Some of the
awardees were once marginalized youth who joined Federation programmes
that put them back on track. Others tell us they have found themselves
through volunteering. Their fine example shows how caring for others
can become an intrinsic part of a young person's life, a part
that cements them as a contributing member of the community.With
Christmas so close, the spirit of generosity, of giving back,
is stronger
than ever. If you would like to make a charitable donation
please contact the Partnership Office on 2123 9598. If your department
or company is planning a special event and needs willing hands
perhaps we can help. And if any of your staff or friends would
like to join us as volunteers please call Jacqueline on 2169 0032.
She will tell you all you need to know.
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Lillian and
the Volunteer award
Lillian had never talked to an elderly person before she worked
as a volunteer. Neither had she led a group of unruly children
on adventure training or helped the mentally disabled to cope.
She started her career as a volunteer in 2000 when she was
in Form 3. She became a member of Heng Fa Chuen Youth SPOT and
a
little later joined VNET, the Federation's Youth Volunteer
Network. That was how, by the age of 17 she had done all these
things
as a Federation volunteer, bringing a breath of fresh air into
the lives of others, helping the needy and providing opportunities
for the less privileged.
Now, aged just 19 she says:
…the greatest reward is my memories
of really communicating with people for the first time in my life. Click here to read about
it
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Hong
Kong students on top of the world - almost
Hong Kong students
are the tops. In mathematics, problem-solving and science they
came 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in PISA (Programme for International
Student Assessment), the international study done by the OECD every 3 years.
It examined 270,000 students nearing the end of Form 5 in 41 countries including
the US, Canada, Japan and Australia. It looked at their ability to analyse,
reason
and communicate their ideas effectively, at their attitude to school and their
capacity to continue learning and meet challenges throughout life... click
to read more...
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Fitness
gets results
The American
Academy of Pediatricians has found that 60% of children in
the developed world are not active enough for their health. Today's
kids burn up a quarter of the energy of those born 40 years
ago.
Instead of going out to play they sit at a screen - be it TV,
video or computer. The consequences are that not only do they
put on weight but according to several recent studies, their
brains lack adequate stimulation for learning. They are also
more likely to feel stress and be shy, lonely or feel inadequate.
Perhaps there are some lessons here for anybody concerned with
Hong Kong students' poor self-concept in the recent PISA study... click
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