Pei Ho Gift a Meal

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Start the season of giving early by giving a person in need a free meal. Pei Ho Counterparts charitable meal voucher scheme allows anyone to buy a meal for someone else for $24.

Restaurant owner Ming Gor (Chan Cheuk-ming) who has been running the restaurant since 1997, after starting work there in 1983, has been giving out free meals to the needy since then. This year the restaurant and it’s team of volunteers have been giving out around 500 free meals a week.

The new fund raising effort is simple you buy a voucher for $24. On various days in Sham Shui Po the vouchers are handed out to the homeless, elderly and others in need who can then visit Pei Ho Barbecue Restaurant and it’s sister outlet and enjoy a hot meal and a drink for free.

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The vouchers can be bought directly from the restaurant at 278 Tai Nan Street in Sham Shui Po, from 7-11 or from the pop-up store in Lan Kwai Fong until the 15 December – where you can also buy a lunchbox featuring one of Pei Ho restaurant’s nine signature dishes for $32. There will be a choice of three dishes each day, served from 11:30am -2pm, or until stocks run out.

The fundraising scheme is targeting 40,000 vouchers, enough for a year of free meals. Checkout the website www.peiho.hk for more details, while the meal gift is charitable the format of the scheme means your donation is not tax-deductible. Not that that should stop you contributing.

If you would like to be involved as a volunteer, please contact Pei Ho directly [email protected]

Eco-Walk 2017

The 2017 Eco-Walk can be completed as either a 2.6-kilometre route or a 5-kilometre route, both starting from Stanley’s five-a-side soccer pitches. The destination for the short route is Ma Hang Park; while the longer route finishes at Chung Hom Kok Park.

Eco-Walk 2017
Date: 9am, 25 February, 2017
Venue: Stanley
Tickets: Charity donation, register at www.chinachemecowalk.com

Terry Fox Run Hong Kong

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The Terry Fox Run is an annual charity event inspired by a young Canadian activist who died in 1981 while running across Canada to raise money to fight cancer. The 4th Terry Fox Run Hong Kong (TFRHK) will be held on Saturday 5 November 2016 at Renaissance College Hong Kong in Ma On Shan. 

The ‘run’ is a 3km, 5km or 10km non-competitive, family-oriented run or walk. There’s no enrolment fee for participation or minimum donation required, TFRHK welcomes everyone from running enthusiasts to families with kids to school groups and corporate teams – to join.

Registration is now open.

Terry Fox Run Hong Kong
Date: 10am, 5 November, 2016
Venue: Renaissance College Hong Kong, Ma On Shan
Tickets: free with registration
More info:
terryfoxrunhk @ rchk.edu.hk

24th Great Chefs of HK – Heep Hong Charity Dinner – 12 May, 2016

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The chefs and kitchen teams of 50 restaurants and hotels joined together at the Grand Hyatt Hotel for the 24th time under the banner of the Great Chefs of Hong Kong to raise money for the Heep Hong Society, an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of Hong Kong’s children. Over 800 guests attended and enjoyed some wonderful food and wine. Click on any photo to see the full gallery of images.

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Updated: 19 May

5th FilmAid Asia Power of Film Gala 2016 – 7 May, 2016

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5th FilmAid Asia Power of Film Gala 2016 – 7 May, 2016
To honour humanitarian filmmaker Jessey Tsang Tsui-Shan
Guest of honour: Rebel Wilson.
VIP attendees include FilmAid Global Artist Council members Godfrey Gao and Jamie Campbell Bower, FilmAid ambassador Cissy Wang, Michelle Goh, and Matilda Loather.
Raising money for community outreach amongst Asia’s poor.
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Photos: Jayne Russell

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Seru Rabeni Memorial Game

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Saturday 16 April 2016 saw a gathering of players, supporters and friends, all wanting to pay their respects to, and celebrate the life of, this great man.

The Memorial started out with a video of tribute highlighting Seru’s rugby career which began in Fiji, and expanded across the globe. Playing in both the Sevens and 15s format, Seru ran on the pitch for his country Fiji, many times. He then went on to play in New Zealand for the Highlanders, in the UK for Leicester Tigers, in France for Stade Rochelais, as a player/coach in the USA for Lindenwood University and finally did service in Hong Kong for both Discovery Bay Pirates and Hong Kong Scottish.

Hong Kong Football Club pitch saw players from HK Scottish, HK Football Club, HK University, DB Pirates, Valley Fort, Typhoons and Kowloon join together to create teams to play in 3 Memorial games. The first game was a Social friendly; played by many who had “much experience over many years” (the two wingers had 116 years between them). Much heavy breathing and hands on hips was witnessed. This was followed by the Ladies 10s which was competitive, even though it was a first ever game for some.

Finally, a Performance game was played between DB Pirates/HK Scottish (“Pirate Islanders”) and a HK Barbarian team. Players gave their all, some crunching tackles and impressive line breaks. Seru would have been proud of both their performances and the camaraderie on the field. The only thing missing was the Big Man’s laughter coming from the pitch.

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The HK Barbarians were victorious in the first two, close games but the Pirate Islanders managed to take a well-deserved win in the third.

13043254_10153602492623437_2456994487471342471_nA good turnout resulted in good sales of memorial shirts as well as playing shirts, with funds raised going towards the Seru Fund. Currently being administered by DB Pirates, monies donated will go towards projects close to Seru’s heart. The Fund will seek to support work going on in Seru’s home village in Fiji and help complete the building of a school. For more information about the fund please contact [email protected]

Some of the Fund is also planned to form part of a scholarship, to identify and bring a Fijian teenager to Hong Kong to school and play rugby, and hopefully give them a springboard to a brighter future.

In life, Seru was able to bring together people from all corners, to play the game he was so passionate about. Thus, it was most fitting that the same could be done after his passing.

Watch the opening tribute and all three games here:
Opening and tribute to Seru Rabeni, DB Pirates vs HK Barbarians (social men’s game)
DB Pirates vs HK Barbarians (ladies 10s’ game)
Pirate Islanders vs HK Barbarians (men’s performance game)

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Photos: Sharon McEneff