09 Jun 2010
Towngas Rice Dumplings for the Community - 210,000 Rice Dumplings were packed for the Needy
Towngas organised the annual "Towngas Rice Dumplings for the Community" campaign for the eleventh year running. This year, Towngas joined with 220 Legislative Councillors and District Council members to mobilise volunteers to wrap over 210,000 rice dumplings, which were then distributed to the elderly and others in need.
At the kick-off event co-oganised with The Hong Kong Society for the Blind, Towngas volunteers and the visually impaired gathered together to wrap the low carbon rice dumplings to promote low carbon cooking. Towngas Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer James Kwan, The Hong Kong Society for the Blind's Chief Executive Maureen Tam, and renowned artist Ella Koon attended the activity to show their support for the participants.
Ella Koon, James Kwan, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Towngas, Maureen Tam, Chief Executive of The Hong Kong Society for the Blind and Pauline Wong, the Instructor of the Towngas Cooking Centre, demonstrated how to wrap the low carbon rice dumplings.
Officiating guests enjoyed interacting with the participants.
All the participants presented their rice dumplings and the day was filled with joy.