Networking Tea Gathering cum Caring Company 2005/06 Scheme Briefing

On September 21, Caring Company Scheme organized a Networking Tea Gathering cum Caring Company 2005/06 Scheme Briefing; to introduce the nomination activity, to share practical tips and experience to those who plan to participate in the u0022Outstanding Partnership Project Awardu0022 this year.

We had the honor to invite Ms Christine Fang, Chief Executive of HKCSS, to present a welcoming speech for the event. This year, there are two newly-added awards in the Scheme, namely u0022Caring Organizationu0022 Logo and u0022SME Community Participation Awardu0022, to encourage active participation in community involvement from different sectors and SMEs. In addition, awardees of 2004/05 u0022Outstanding Partnership Project Awardsu0022 also shared the key points of entering the competition.

Briefing and experience sharing of 2004/05 u0022Outstanding Partnership Awardu0022

Awarded cases and guests:

Company Programme
Ms Vivian Lau, Chief Executive Officer, Junior Achievement Hong Kong
Mrs Virginia Lo, Senior Manager of External Affairs, Group Public Affairs, HSBC

Personal Emergency Loving Link Checkup
Ms Wong Sau Ying, Head of Corporate Communications, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
Ms Esther Yuen, Assistant Public Relations Officer, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association

The awarded companies and social service organizations shared with us how they knew each other, the cooperation process, challenges that they faced and the non-monetary benefits they gained through the collaborations.

After that, Mr Cliff Choi, Business Director (Sector Development u0026amp; Partnership) of HKCSS summarized the keys points of being outstanding in the competition.

Guest shared the successful matched case

Besides, we invited Mr Joe Wong, Managing Director of Hhome Café to share his experience of a successful match. Mr Wong registered on the Caring Company Website about offering employment and training opportunities to youth and single parent women. Responses from social service organizations were overwhelming. Finally, Hhome Café partnered with the Hong Kong Employment Development Service Limited to offer a free training class for making coffee and healthy drinks. He at last highly recommended SMEs to utilize their unique business edge to serve the community, in achieving a win-win-win situation.

There were over 200 participants joined the tea gathering and the room was fully filled. They grabbed the chance to meet new friends and to become partners in the near future.

Welcoming speech by Ms Christine Fang, Chief Executive of HKCSS

Ms Vivian Lau, Chief Executive Officer, Junior Achievement Hong Kong (Right) u0026amp; Mrs Virginia Lo, Senior Manager of External Affairs, Group Public Affairs, HSBC

Ms Wong Sau Ying, Head of Corporate Communications, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Right) u0026amp; Ms Esther Yuen, Assistant Public Relations Officer, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association

Mr Cliff Choi, Business Director (Sector Development u0026amp; Partnership) of HKCSS summarized the keys points of being outstanding in the competition

Mr Joe Wong, Managing Director of Hhome Café shared his experience of a successful match