24 Hours Charity Dinghy Race thank-you notes

24 HOUR CHARITY DINGHY

RACE THANK-YOU NOTES

Children’s Cancer Foundation

兒童癌病基金

By Ms Lucille Wong, Development Director

We cannot thank Hebe Haven Yacht Club (HHYC) enough for its warm and unwavering support to the Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF). We are pleased to be the major beneficiary of HHYC 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race since 2002. As of 2020, over HK$8M had been raised for CCF. With the selfless dedication and colossal efforts of the 24 Hour Race Committee, participants and volunteers, despite the pandemic, another successful event was held in 2021!

We must also show our deepest gratitude to HHYC for the warm support to our Sunshine Crew members since 2011. From the Pico and Quest training courses provided by professional coaches to the invitations to various regattas and the annual 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race, all of which are giving them unique and life-changing experiences, not to mention enhancing their self-confidence through the process! It is very touching and encouraging to witness the growth and transformation of our Sunshine Crew members through various trainings and competitions. We are also grateful to HHYC for providing a platform for our Foundation to promote our work and services at the carnival.

On behalf of the children and families we serve, may I once again express our heartiest appreciation for your staunch support in the past nineteen years. We earnestly look forward to the upcoming 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race and other events in 2022!

我們非常感謝白沙灣遊艇會多年來的 熱心支持。自二零零二年起，兒童癌 病基金一直是廿四小時慈善小艇賽的 主要受惠機構之一。至二零二零年， 這項賽事已成功為基金籌得合共超過 港幣八百萬元。儘管受疫情影響，有 賴賽事委員會會員、參賽者和義工的 努力付出，相信二零二一年的賽事一 定會再次成功地籌得可觀的數字。

除此之外，我們更衷心感謝白沙灣遊 艇會，自二零一一年起對我們陽光小 艇隊成員的暖心支持。由白沙灣遊艇 會的專業教練所提供的Pico和Quest 夏季帆船訓練、以至各項公開賽事和 廿四小時慈善小艇賽的參賽邀請，每 次都帶給陽光小艇隊獨特而難忘的經 驗，亦令他們的自信心增添不少。我 們能見證着一眾青年康復者在訓練和 賽事中成長和蛻變，實在是別具意義 和令人鼓舞。我們亦多謝遊艇會安排 慈善攤位，讓我們在嘉年華中宣揚基 金信念和使命。

謹代表受惠病童和其家庭，再次感謝 你們在過去十九年來的鼎力支持！我 們熱切期待往後的二十四小時慈善小 艇賽和來年的精彩活動！

From IDEAL to Hebe Haven Yacht Club

勵智協進會

By Chairperson of IDEAL Mrs. Katherine Li

On behalf of IDEAL (The Intellectually Disabled Education and Advocacy League), I would like to express my sincere gratitude towards Hebe Haven Yacht Club for organising the 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race to raise funds to help the under-privileged.

We are a self-help group formed by a group of parents with intellectually disabled children. We rely on charity funding to meet our running costs. We have been privileged to be included as a Hebe Haven Yacht Club charity beneficiary since 2009. We have been receiving donations from the annual 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race since then, plus the family fun activities, charity stores and funfairs which our member families have enjoyed very much. The donations empower IDEAL to plan long-term programmes and equip our members with the best start in life. We are really grateful for the invaluable experiences shared with the community.

我謹代表勵智協進會，衷心感謝白 沙灣遊艇會舉辦24小時慈善小艇 賽，為弱勢社群籌款。

勵智協進會主要由一群智障人士、 家長組成，依靠慈善款項來運營組 織。自二零零九年起，我們有幸參 與每年的24小時慈善小艇賽，成 為白沙灣遊艇會的受惠機構之一， 還能參與親子活動、慈善攤位和市 集，這一切我們都非常享受。24小 時慈善小艇賽所募得的款項將用以 制訂長期計劃，讓我們的成員享用 更多的資源以裝備自己。非常感謝 白沙灣遊艇會給予寶貴機會，讓我 們與社區的其他組織一同參與是次 活動！

Sai Kung District Community Centre

By Mr William Chan, Chief Executive (Acting)

Thank you Hebe Haven Yacht Club (HHYC) for inviting us to the wonderful 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race 2021 and the continuous support to Sai Kung District Community Centre (SKDCC)! We had great fun in the event and people really like our light clay and balloon twisting workshop!

We hope more people will know and support our cause and services through the event and we are looking forward to participate in next year’s 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race!

感謝白沙灣遊艇會邀請我們 參加精彩的24小時慈善小艇 賽2021以及對西貢區社區中 心的持續支持！我們在活動 中玩得很開心，大都真的很 喜歡我們的輕粘土和氣球扭 曲工作坊！

希望更多的人通過此次活動 了解和支持我們的工作和服 務，期待參加明年的24小時 慈善小艇賽！

Thank you note from TREATS

來自「親切」的感謝信

“We are grateful to have Hebe Haven Yacht Club as our partner who shares the same belief and dedication on social inclusion in Hong Kong. We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for the donation raised from the Hebe Haven Yacht Club 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race 2021 to help with our services. With the donation, TREATS will be able to continue our current Inclusive Sailing Project to bring more positive changes to teenagers of all abilities. The project aims to empower teenagers with special needs to build confidence and social skills through inclusive sailing experiences by buddying up with a mainstream teammate. We value HHYC as a close partner of TREATS, and together we are building an inclusive Hong Kong for all children.”

「我們很高興能與白沙灣遊艇會合 作，雙方對提高社會的包容性有共同 的信念。我們衷心感謝白沙灣遊艇會 2021年24小時慈善小艇賽所募集的善 款。有了這筆捐款，「親切」將能夠 繼續舉辦帆船活動，這些帆船活動旨 在協助有特殊需要的青少年建立自信 和社交技能，為青少年提供更多機會 改變自己。我們視白沙灣遊艇會為「 親切」的重要合作夥伴，合力為所有 青少年建立一個共融的香港。」

Charity No: 91 / 15775 Sailability Hong Kong Limited “Making Sailing Accessible to EVERYONE” Charity No: 91/15775

For the attention of: The 24hr Charity Dinghy Race Organising Committee HHYC 10.5 Miles Hiram’s Highway Pak Sha Wan Sai Kung Hong Kong 16th December 2021

Dear All Donation of HK$200,000 to Sailability Hong Kong Limited We write to thank you for the donation of HK$200,000 presented to us at the ‘24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race’ cheque presentation evening. What an amazing night it was and the amount donated to us was a wonderful surprise. We are of course aware how much effort goes into making this event a success and everyone concerned is to be congratulated especially with the short time scale you had to put the event together. This year really was very special and one of the best ever. Well done to you all! A very special well done to Frances and Joseph who steered the course to get us there and the raising of HK$1,000,000 for the benefit of local charities in such a short span of time was a fantastic achievement. On behalf of us all at Sailability Hong Kong Limited and in particular our sailors who joined the event; our Para Sailing Teams and their friends, SEN schools, NGOs, other charities, Scallywag Program sailors, under represented via status or ethnicity, Senior Sailors from our Elderly sailing program etc and of course our volunteers and Instructors. It really was a weekend to remember. Thank you again for this wonderful donation and your continued support. Yours sincerely Kay Rawbone

Kay Rawbone Co founder & CEO Sailability Hong Kong Limited

51 Sailability Hong Kong Limited, c/o HHYC, 10.5 Miles Hiram’s Highway, Pak Sha Wan, Sai Kung, Hong Kong Tel: +852 2719 9682 Fax: +852 2358 1017 website: www.sailability.org.hk