07 Jun 2015
330,000 Rice Dumplings Bring Warmth to Community
This year, Towngas continued to organise the “Towngas Rice Dumplings for the Community”, joining hands with over 240 Legislative Councillors, District Councillors and 16 local organisations to mobilise volunteers from all over Hong Kong to wrap a broken record of 330,000 rice dumplings that will be distributed to the elderly who live alone and others in need during the Dragon Boat Festival.
With holding the “Towngas Low Carbon Rice Dumplings Bring Warmth to SAHK” event on 7 June, we kicked off the annual charitable campaign “Towngas Rice Dumplings for The Community”. We invited Towngas Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer – Utilities Business Peter Wong Wai Yee, Chief Executive Officer of SAHK, renowned artist Andy Hui Chi On and the service users of SAHK joined hands to make healthy low carbon rice dumplings to spread love and care to the community.
“Towngas Rice Dumplings for The Community” is one of the company’s largest annual community and charity event, which has been held for 15 years.
At “Towngas Low Carbon Rice Dumplings Bring Warmth to SAHK” event, Peter WY Wong, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer – Utilities Business of Towngas and renowned artist Andy Hui Chi On together with Fong Cheung Fat, Chief Executive Officer of SAHK, and two children from SAHK successfully wrapped the “Low Carbon Rice Dumplings” under the guidance of the Towngas Cooking Centre’s instructor, Pauline.
With the help of Peter WY Wong, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer – Utilities Business of Towngas and Towngas volunteer, SAHK service user successfully wrapped many beautiful low carbon rice dumplings.
Participants had their first hands-on experience in making rice dumplings and cheerfully showcased and took photos of their finished products.