Monday, August 24, 2009

Youthcom 2009 Macau Farewell party

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Last August 23, we had the farewell party for the old folks of Ming Fai. We had snacks with them and showed them the short film above. We heard some laughs as they reacted in seeing themselves projected on the screen. We invited a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jeng to perform some Chinese songs and it was wonderful seeing some of the old folks humming along.

Afterwards, it was games time! We played toy guns, basketball and bowling with them. All were winners and were awarded small gifts that they could take with them.

The director of Ming Fai, Julia Lam, spent the afternoon with us and gave a thank you card to East Asian Educational Association, the organizer of our service project. She also gave each volunteer a souvenir from Ming Fai: a portable spoon and fork and chopsticks set in an elegant case with the Caritas logo. There were also a couple of staff who assisted us in making sure the party went smoothly. They were a big help indeed!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

HALFWAY HOUSE


Its Thursday, Aug 20 and we are halfway through our volunteer service project in Ming Fai Caritas Center. It has been quite a challenge for all of the volunteers...making friends with the elderly, getting them to join the games, making all the beautiful decorations by hand...Yet, we all agree that it has been a most meaningful and enjoyable way to spend the summer.


Its not over yet, but we want to take the time to show you some photos of these past few days.
Here is Ada and Helen teaching two of the enthusiastic old folks how to make their own friendship bracelets. We all admired how fast their hands were in twisting the strings!


Our farewell party will be on Sunday and our planned theme is "Mini Olympics". Looking forward to it!

Thursday, August 6, 2009

SHOW YOU CARE!



We couldn't make it to the Philippines for the annual summer volunteer service project, but nothing can stop us from having one right here in Macau.

Show you care and join us for YOUTHCOM 2009 Macau! We tied-up with Caritas Macau and the venue will be in the Lar de Cuidados "Sol Nascente" Da Areia Preta.



Dates: August 17- 21 (9:30 AM to 4:00 PM)

Join us for the Orientation Meeting on August 8 and 15 respectively (5:00 PM)
Call Peggy or Yoyette at 2853 0054 for details.