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I n t h e s h o r t s p a n o f t h r e e y e a r s , o u r s o c i e t y h a s u n d e r g o n e n u m e r o u s c h a n g e s - - s o c i a l s e r v i c e s m u s t t h u s a l s o k e e p u p w i t h t h e c o n t i n u o u s c h a n g e , a n d p r o v i d e t h e s o c i e t y w i t h i n n o v a t i v e i d e a s t o f u l f i l l i t s n e w e s t n e e d s .
I n o r d e r t o p r o m o t e i n n o v a t i v e c u l t u r e , s h o w a p p r e c i a t i o n t o s t a f f m e m b e r s ’ e x c e l l e n t p e r f o r m a n c e , a s w e l l a s e n h a n c e t h e l e v e l o f p r o f e s s i o n a l e x c h a n g e a n d l e a r n i n g b e t w e e n s t a f f m e m b e r s , M e t h o d i s t C e n t r e ( M C ) i s p u t t i n g f o r w a r d t h e M C A p p r e c i a t i o n A w a r d P r o g r a m m e . F o r i n s t a n c e , f r o m t h e n u m e r o u s a c t i v i t i e s w e h a v e i n t h e r u n n i n g , w e h a v e s e l e c t e d
Top 10 Signature Project
A professional adjudicating panel has selected a Champion, First Runner Up and Second Runner up from the above, whilst staff members will elect an entry for the ‘'Team's Favourite Award’ -the management and administrative team jointly participated with staff members, sharing the fruits of their efforts together.
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T h e l a c k o f p h y s i c a l a c t i v i t y d u e t o a d e c r e a s e i n o u t i n g s h a s r e s u l t e d i n v a r i o u s p a i n s a n d d i s c o m f o r t s i n a n u m b e r o f e l d e r l y m e m b e r s . T h e i r l a c k o f p h y s i c a l a c t i v i t y e x a c e r b a t e s t h e l e v e l o f p a i n t h e y e x p e r i e n c e , i n t u r n d e c r e a s i n g t h e i r i n c e n t i v e a n d m o t i v a t i o n t o g o o n o u t i n g s a n d / o r e n g a g e i n s o c i a l a c t i v i t i e s . T h i s i s a l s o d i f f i c u l t f o r t h e i r c a r e r s s i n c e t h e r e i s l i t t l e t h e y c a n d o d e s p i t e t h a t t h e a b o v e r e n d e r s a v i c i o u s c y c l e . T o a d d t o t h i s , t h e g o v e r n m e n t ' s f u n d i n g t o w a r d s c a r e t a k i n g s e r v i c e s i n t h e c o m m u n i t y d u r i n g t h e p a n d e m i c h a s a l s o b e e n l i m i t e d -c o u p l e d w i t h t h e c h a l l e n g i n g n a t u r e o f h i r i n g a d o m e s t i c h e l p e r , e l d e r l y m e m b e r s ' c a r e r s f a c e t r e m e n d o u s o b s t a c l e s
Carers will literally 'walk with' patients through a series of activities where features of rehabilitation are integrated into the games This aims at providing the urban elderly living at home with appropriate care, and assisting them in re-integrating into the society as well In the long run,
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also helps decrease patients' waiting time in the public healthcare sector, preventing a delay in their receiving treatment. This programme will also provide service users with a chance to establish a support system/network in their rehabilitation -- through receiving training from professionals, patients will be given guidance on exercising, whilst carers will be provided assistance on their caretaking duties.
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T r a n s f o r m i n g t h e P h y s i o t h e r a p y
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“ P l a y T h e r a p y R o o m ”
a b o l i s h i n g t h e b e l i e f s o f ‘ e x e r c i s e e q u a t i n g t o s t r e n u o s i t y ’
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Be Our Good Neighbourhood Project
Through connecting with and providing training to different corporates in the community to become a ‘Good Neighbor corporate’, we aim to uncover some hidden elderly members and disabled persons in the community. In a concerted effort, activities like Chinese Medical Practitioner talks, giving out ‘Free Nutritious Meals Made With Love’ to the needy, as well as ‘Getting A Taste of Exercise Day’ will be carried out in hopes of providing support to needy members of our society, such as the elderly living alone, elderly couples, hidden elderly members and ex-convicts etc. Last but not least, in order to offer our thanks to the Good Neighbor Corporates’ care and love towards the elderly, volunteers will deliver certificates of appreciation and souvenirs to the corporates we cooperated with.
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Igniting love in our society, Caring for hidden needs.
First Runner Up
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As long as everyone contributes a little bit, everyone can be a ‘Good Neighbor’ who cares for our society.
Amid the pandemic of COVID-19, families have had to undergo numerous changes to their way of life, increasing the tension between parent-child relationships -- under this, a mutual space for interactions and communications is essential in relaxing one’s body and mind in order to foster a harmonious relationship.
will conduct artistic activities and the newest trending sports for parents and children for the relaxation of one’s body and mind together. Through the above, parents and children will be able to enhance their communications and interactions with each other in the process of the activities, as well as learn to show support for and encourage one another, alleviating the stresses they face in their relationships
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Second RunnerUp
Chi Lok’s Mother (Nickname): ‘Happy Together' Community Ambassadors are filled with passion, patience and love -- they have exposed us to some novel experiences which we don’t usually come across in our daily lives, helping us regain our energy, and better prepare for our regular way of living in the future.
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Second RunnerUp
The notion of death
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worry not about postdeath affairs, focus on living out a complete life
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h o p e s t o c h a l l e n g e t h e t a b o o s u r r o u n d i n g t h e n o t i o n o f d e a t h , a n d s p a r k c o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h e l d e r l y m e m b e r s a b o u t l i f e a n d d e a t h b y u s i n g p i c t u r e b o o k s . F o r i n s t a n c e , t h e r e a d i n g p r o c e s s w i l l a l l o w t h e m t o p u t t h e m s e l v e s i n t o t h e m a i n c h a r a c t e r ’ s s h o e s - - t h i s c a n h e l p t h e m h a v e a b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f w h a t a t t i t u d e s a n d c o p i n g s t r a t e g i e s t o a d o p t w h e n i t i s f i n a l l y t h e i r t u r n t o l e a v e t h i s w o r l d , a s w e l l a s r a i s e t h e i r a w a r e n e s s o f t h e n o t i o n o f t h e i r p a s s i n g i n t h e f u t u r e . A t t h e s a m e t i m e , v o l u n t e e r s t h e m s e l v e s w i l l a l s o b e a b l e t o l e a r n m o r e a b o u t l i f e e d u c a t i o n t h r o u g h t h e g u i d a n c e p r o c e s s , w h i c h w i l l h e l p t h e m b e t t e r p r e p a r e f o r t h e i r l o v e d o n e s ’ o r e v e n t h e i r o w n p a s s i n g o n e d a y .
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Team's Favourite Award
Elderly members can participate in our centre’s affairs. Through jointly designing and creating fun games, elderly members would be able to unleash their creativity, and help add to our day centre’s fun and spark Together, we aim to create a ‘Playground of Grace and Happiness’ for our elderly members of the Methodist Grace Centre.
Everyone has an inner child. Do not underestimate the joy playing and games can bring us.
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Chan Fa’s daughter
(Nickname): My mother has been taking the initiative to share the creation process and the fruits of the ‘Playground of Grace and Happiness’. It is clear that her everyday life and her soul are now completely different.
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The Amazing Seeds in Elderly H mes
Private residential homes’ environment are often cramped and closed up, which undermines elderly members’ physical and mental well being. Even if elderly members in residential homes are able to walk around freely, their chances of outings are still limited -- coupled with how residential homes follow a strict wake-and-rest schedule on a daily basis, elderly members may even lose their sense of autonomy over their lives
h o p e s t o c r e a t e a h e a l t h i e r , m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e l i v i n g e n v i r o n m e n t f o r e l d e r l y m e m b e r s t h r o u g h e s t a b l i s h i n g a g r e e n e n v i r o n m e n t i n p r i v a t e e l d e r l y r e s i d e n t i a l h o m e s , i n o r d e r t o e n h a n c e e l d e r l y m e m b e r s ’ s e n s e o f c a p a b i l i t y a n d a u t o n o m y
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Giving elderly members yet another experience of nurturing a child, allowing them to feel the joy of ‘being needed’.
T h e A m a z i n g S e e d s i n E l d e r l y H o m e s
Ms Wong (Nickname): Life in the resid ti l home used to be monotonous, especially had to wait for others to look after m and every day; but ever since I began ca my ‘little plant’, I have come to feel a of entrustment, and have realized th actually capable of caring for a little l
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MC Caring Grassroots Family Project
M C C a r i n g
G r a s s r o o t s F a m i l y P r o j e c t
h o p e s t o f i n d a s o l u t i o n t o e n h a n c i n g g r a s s r o o t s f a m i l i e s ’ p h y s i c a l , m e n t a l a n d s o c i a l w e l l - b e i n g t h r o u g h t h i s a l l - i n - o n e a s s i s t a n c e s c h e m e , a s w e l l a s p r o v i d e t h e m w i t h a s s i s t a n c e i n t e r m s o f f u n d i n g . W e a i m t o p r o v i d e e a c h o f t h e i r f a m i l y m e m b e r s w i t h d i f f e r e n t s e r v i c e s a n d a c t i v i t i e s , m a k i n g M C a n o t h e r ‘ h o m e ’ f o r t h e m , a s w e l l a s a s a f e s u p p o r t n e t w o r k i n t h e c o m m u n i t y
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What grassroot families need are not only food and sustenance, but also the chance to integrate into and contribute to our society.
A p a r t f r o m p r o v i d i n g g r a s s r o o t s f a m i l i e s w i t h a c t i v i t i e s t h a t e n r i c h t h e i r p h y s i c a l a n d m e n t a l w e l l - b e i n g , w e a l s o p r o v i d e t h e m w i t h t h e c h a n c e t o c o n t r i b u t e t o o u r s o c i e t y , a n d a l l o w t h e m t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e t r a n s i t i o n f r o m b e i n g a s e r v i c e u s e r t o t h e s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r We hope to give them the opportunity to embrace altruism as well as enhance their self-efficacy.
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Henna Beauty
Volunteer Development Project
With more opportunities to get in touch with the minorities in our society, we will be able to remove the negative labels our society has affixed to them, and build a harmonious and loving community
Non-Chinese children and teenagers’ social circles are rather disconnected from the Chinese community, resulting in misunderstandings between the two.
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has been actively establishing a bonding between the Chinese and non-Chinese community Service users have been able to widen their exposure through drawing Henna artwork, carrying out cultural workshops and markets etc
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V o l u n t e e r D e v e l o p m e n t P r o j e c t
Ahmad (Nickname): Thanks to the social workers’ help and encouragement, we have learnt how to interact and face different people, and have become more confident… We have also come to understand that no matter what we do, as long as we put our hearts into it, others will see our efforts and appreciate it.
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Elderly Script Writing and Reader ’ s Theatre
Given how the COVID19 pandemic has resulted in a halt in face-to-face activities, elderly members in the community have also come to find their pacing in their daily lives messy Through creating a drama and play script, we hope to encourage elderly members to express and record feelings they experience under the pandemic, as well as act it out themselves, and share it with people in our community
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The play and drama allow elderly members to record the effects and impacts the pandemic has had on themselves, those around them, and society. It brings us into the inner world of our elderly members, helping us better understand them, as well as shortening the distance between them and us.
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HealthPromotionProgrammeforIndonesian in WanChaiDistrict
Wulandari (Nickname): Since we only have our holidays on Sundays, and that we don’t understand Cantonese/English, it is difficult for us to see a doctor or undergo health inspections. This scheme has provided us with voluntary interpreters, free health check-ups and a healthcare team It helps us become more aware of our health problems early on For instance, I have learnt that I need to improve my diet, and pay more attention to my health.”
Health Promotion Programme for Indonesian in Wan Chai District
appointed voluntary interpreters in our scheme during non-opening hours, it is also providing health check-ups and a healthcare team for over a hundred Indonesians, as well as workshops and vaccination booking services and vaccination days, aiming to offer them with a complete all-in-one health service The scheme has also made connections with the Indonesian Consulate of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Indonesian Healthcare Support Group, registered dietitians, activity instructors, as well as 8 private clinics in order to put forward the best service under the community and medical sector’s concerted efforts.
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Project Name
10 days Zentangle Journey
A Gaze at Life Through the Lens of Picture Books
An outreach physiotherapist-lead exercise training program for residents living in residential care homes for the elderly (RCHE) at risk of sarcopenia
Auntie Angel Programme
Be Our Good Neighbourhood Project
Community Education and On-site training for Dementia Project
Companions in Adversity Family - Support Project
Elderly Script Writing and Reader’s Theatre
"Happy Together" Community Ambassador
Health Promotion Programme for Indonesian in Wan Chai District
Henna Beauty Volunteer Development Project
Information Platform for Carer
InnoPlay Centre Parent-child Study Tour
Intergeneration Shop Manager Programme
Love in Fine-dishes Sharing Programme
Project-in-charge
So Yam Chung
Jean KOO
Maggie WONG
Angela TAM
CHAN Hau Ying
CHENG Ming Suet, CHEUNG Wing
Kei
Ray LAU
LAM Tsz Ki
Carol CHENG
Jenny CHEUNG, Daniel YU, Calvin WONG
Lam Lai Ling
Gloria TSOI, Matthew AU
LO Chun Wing
Winnie Wong
CHUNG Ho Wing
Love your Ming Wah Neighbours Building Chief Training & Tenant Matching Service Dexter
CHEUNG 22 W e t h a n k o u r t e a m f o r t h e i r p a s t t h r e e y e a r s o f h a r d w o r k i n c a r r y i n g o u t d i f f e r e n t n e w p r o g r a m m e s a n d s c h e m e s s o a s t o r e s p o n d t o o u r s o c i e t y ’ s n e e d s . H e n c e , i n o r d e r t o s h o w o u r a p p r e c i a t i o n t o w a r d s t h e i r h a r d w o r k , w e h a v e l i s t e d o u t t h e e n l i s t e d s c h e m e s a n d p r o g r a m m e s , i n h o p e s o f a c k n o w l e d g i n g t h e i r e f f o r t s (To be cont'd)
Project Name
M Power Training Scheme
MC Caring Grassroots Family Project
Project-in-charge
Lamson KWOK
Tiffany To, Sherry Xiao
Move it! -Caring Neighbourhood Sponsorship Scheme
On Life Health Project
Korie LEE, Rebecca LEUNG, Small CHENG
Queenies HUNG
Our ‘Playground of Grace and Happiness’ Percy LI
P for Play & Physiotherapy
Phoenix E-sport Competition
"Share Bread, Share Love" Programme
Speech Up
Summar Holiday from Home
The Amazing Seeds in Elderly Homes
Therapeuticgroup – The Enriched Journey
Videos with Kids
"Walk Together"Pair-up Mentorship Programme
Zoom with Kids
Joyce LAI
Candice KONG
Jacky NG
Dorothy MAK, LAU Cheuk Hay, CHEUNG Fuk Hei, ChristineTSE, CHAN Ying Sinn, TSAI Chun Fung
Thomas Tsang
SY Hiu Yan
CHAN Hong Ting
LO Chun Wing
CHUNG Ho Wing
LO Chun Wing
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Acknowledgement
The adjudicator in our programme
Mrs
(The vice chairman of the Board of Directors)
(The chairman of the Human Resources Working Panel)
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LUI Tse Sui Hung, Theresa, Ms CHAN Che Yan, Lily
Publich Date: 8 February 2023 methodistcentre1980 循道衛理中⼼ Special ISSUE 22 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong 2527-2025 www.methodist-centre.com mc@methodist-centre com MCAppreciation Award Programme
