Disney Children’s Fund announces donation recipients for 2011

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort held a ceremony on 11 September, 2011 to announce the nine recipients of the Disney Children’s Fund for 2011. They will share HK$1 million in funding to run creative child development projects that improve family relationships. Christine Fang, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, who attended the ceremony, said that the Fund can improve relationships between family members and strengthen the linkage between generations. In addition, Disney VoluntEARS from different lines of business will share their professional knowledge and skill with the recipient charities.

This is the fourth year since launching the Disney Children’s Fund, and through it, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort has donated a total of HK$3 million to 26 organizations over the past three years, benefiting. The list of fund recipients for 2011 are as follows (in no particular order):

– Hong Kong Federation of the Blind – u0022Friends with A Capellau0022
– Hong Evangelical Church Bradbury Sheung Shui Family Centre – u0022Fun for Kidsu0022
– Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China Tuen Mun Special Child Care Centre – u0022Music Therapy: A Joyful Journey for Children with Disabilities and Their Parentsu0022
– St. James Settlement – u0022Learning with Vision and Exploration Challenging Schemeu0022
– HK PHAB Association – u0022Capture My Life: Youth Photographers Training Programmeu0022
– United Nethersole Community Health Service – u0022Family Time Capsuleu0022
– Community Drug Advisory Council – u0022Healthy Family’s Wonder Worldu0022
– Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Tuen Mun Integrated Services Jockey Club Youth Express – u0022Same Dream Under the Same Skyu0022
– Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council – u0022A Window of Smilesu0022

For details: http://www.hongkongdisneyland.com/eng/discover/childrenfund_opening.html

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort announces the nine recipients of the Disney Children’s Fund for 2011.

Andrew Kam, Managing Director of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort says, u0022Apart from our commitment to giving sponsorships from the Disney Children’s Fund, our Disney VoluntEARS will help to facilitate the development of the funded projects this year.u0022

Christine Fang, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, says that Disney Children’s Fund can improve relationships between family members.