Crossroads – Volunteers needed

Ladies Circle and Crossroads have a long standing relationship with our ladies volunteering over many years. We have a regular group of ladies who try to meet up at Crossroads as often as possible on a Tuesday or Wednesday. This often leads to 4-5 ladies working in the stationery Department each week. We run a car pool system for those who wish to come and help out.

The job entails both unpacking donated items and packing up orders for many different countries around the world. Many developing countries need supplies for schools,education and industry, others may need help following natural disasters.

I would like to appeal to any ladies who would like to volunteer to let us know. This does not have to be regular. It can be a one off just to see Crossroads itself, which is well worth the visit; or you are welcome to let us know if you are free to come along any week.

 ** Next week URGENT help is needed. ** We have a big order in for Uganda needed before CNY. We would welcome a few extra pair of hands. If any one is interested to come for a one off or to see for yourself the volunteer opportunity with Crossroads, please let us you know as would be very welcome.

Please email hklccommunity@gmail.com or hklctreasurer@gmail.com if you are available to come.

A New Years Message from Ladies Circle International

“Hello dear freinds all over the world,
 
At this time of year I would like to send all of you the LCI Board greetings.
 
We wish you all happy holidays with your loved ones, full with love and friendship.
Remember to share and care (:)
 
all my love,

*Sharon Taitz*
*LCI President 2011-12*
Sharing Is Caring”

January Dinner Information

Our next dinner will be on the 12 January 2012 at the Aberdeen Boat Club at 7 pm.
Here is a bit of information about our main guest speaker for the night.
Make 2012 your best year yet..
Most of us will again have the goal to get fit/ lose weight/ eat more healthily as one of our 2012 New Year’s Resolutions.. only to succumb to the seduction of Chardonnay and cheese burgers. Join Jennifer Sheppard who will share how you can remove internal impurities through detoxing. Regular detoxing can help reduce the daily onslaught of pesticides, bad fats and additives in our food and drink and strengthen the organs that have to deal with them. As well as weight and inch loss, by following a detox, you can expect to feel and look younger and leaner with more energy, confidence and reduced cravings.. all whilst eating real food! Give your body a break and feel great.

Since her teens, Jennifer has been passionate about proper nutrition andthe body’s amazing potential to transform and heal.

Originally from South Africa, Jennifer is a UK qualified
Chartered Secretary and has worked around the world in the offshore
finance industry.

Jennifer has been detoxing for many years but it was only after having her
daughter at 40 that Jennifer was able to leave the corporate rat race and
focus on supporting others in their journey to detoxification and
transformation through nutritional cleansing.

Like all the Downtown Detox divas, Jennifer is US trained and is also
studying for a UK diploma in holistic nutrition.

Look forward to seeing you there. Members, guests and friends are most welcome.

Please RSVP to our secretary if you would like to attend.

Upcoming Event: Jason Wordie walk through the Walled City in Kowloon

Mark your diaries!

Our next JASON WORDIE walk will take place on the morning of SATURDAY 4th FEBRUARY (am).

We’re going to explore the WALLED CITY in KOWLOON. $325 HKD / person.

Please let Jane know if you and your friends would like to join us!! Everyone is welcome.

December Drinks Drop-In

Our December drinks drop-in raised a very handy $800 for our Small Homes Charity. A wonderful way to end off the Hong Kong Ladies’ Circle year by raising a drink with friends.

A huge thanks for Lucy for hosting our final drinks of the year.

Looking back on the last few months ….

As Christmas and the New Year draw nearer, it is nice to look back and be grateful for what we have been able to achieve as a group in the last few short months ….

Since September 2011 …

 * Funds raised for Small Group Homes to date *

$28,858

* Highly successful voting for $100,000 proceeds from Pedal Kart Race 2010 *

All seven charities received a donation

* Christmas paper packing for The Duchess of Kent Hospital *

1200 sheets

* Jenny Dev’s Drop-In in aid of Hong Kong Cancer Research raised *

$1600

* Two evenings packing/checking boxes for Box of Hope *

132 Boxes

* Cake stall at The Duchess of Kent Fair raised *

approx. $9000

* Gi Gi Hill talked to us about the 24 hour relay race that

she and West Island School were to run to raise funds for

“Running to Stop Traffik”

That evening LCHK raised *

$2170

* Christmas card packing and envelope sorting for The Duchess of Kent Hospital *

2670 Cards

2000 Envelopes

* Raffle, after Jason Wordie’s talk, for his nominated charity

Sir Lindsay and Lady Ride Memorial Fund, raised *

£3700

* Helen Hazell’s Mahjong Evening raised *

£250

* Clothing bought from Society for the Relief of Disabled Children

$2300

 delivered to Christian Action’s Chungking Service Centre

for refugees and asylum seekers *

75 items of warm clothing

 

This is an amazing achievement in such a short space of time.

Very many thanks for all your help and support.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

Duchess of Kent Cheque Presentation

On Wednesday 14th December, a great evening was enjoyed by over 150 staff and volunteers from the Duchess Of Kent Children’s Hospital, Sandy Bay, Pokfulam.

The Annual Dinner celebrated the achievements of everyone at the hospital and Jane Towns (President HKLC 2011/12) was pleased to attend on behalf of our organisation.
It was a fun packed evening, with lucky draws, bingo games and quizzes.  Jane had an opportunity to present our cheque to the SRDC for $16,000.  This money will be used to buy puppets for the Kids On The Block Project – an English speaking, primary education initiative that promotes children’s understanding of what it is like to live with a disability.
HKLC was also thanked for the voluntary work that ladies have completed over the last year, including the packing of thousands of Christmas Cards!
HKLC looks forward to a continuing partnership with The Society For The Relief Of Disabled Children in 2012.

Flo’s Flower Arranging Demonstration 7th December

Yet again Ladies Circle had the pleasure of welcoming Lucy’s mum to demonstrate her amazing skill, sharp wit and jolly banter.

Around 20 ladies spent the morning with Flo, showing us 3  fantastic creations grow before our eyes while enthralling us with her tales of Westminster Abbey and the Queen, Lucy’s childhood secrets and much more aside. As well as a few extra arrangements she made earlier, including reusing a lampshade she made herself 50 years before!

Then her skills were really tested, as some real amateurs attempted and we are pleased to announce succeeded in arranging and taking home some wonderful creations from the mixed bunches of flowers they supplied. The flowers brought in ranged from huge bunches purchased from the flower market earlier in the week to last minute dashes that morning to the supermarket…with vases from all continents…including a cut down plastic bottle!

We raised $850 from raffling her creations. Brilliant.

What a blast we all had and we must say a special thank you to Flo. Looking forward to next year.

Sharing the fun with our families …

Our first Hong Kong Ladies’ Circle Christmas Party took place last Saturday with 26 kids joining in the fun at the Aberdeen Marina Club. The children got to take part in various activities including decorating a Christmas photo frame, making Christmas decorations, decorating festive cupcakes, getting their faces painted and acquiring a Christmas tattoo. The face painting was amazing with lots of fun and colourful designs.

The festive cheer continued with games like pass the parcel, Christmas dancing, Carol singing and a Christmas story. All the children had a wonderful time. Smiles beamed from everyone as they laughed and enjoyed the fun. There were prizes and goodie bags for every child.

After the fun and games the kids had loads of party food to enjoy. They were able to sit down, eat and meet new friends. It was a wonderful opportunity for our children to share in the experience we have with our Ladies’ Circle meetings.

 

A huge Thank You to Jane for organising and running the Christmas Party.

Riding the Hong Kong Party Tram …

It is with great sadness we farewell our Immediate Past President Jodie as she and her family relocate to Australia.

What better way to celebrate her friendship and service to Hong Kong Ladies Circle than with a tram party through the centre of Hong Kong Island!

A large group of members old and new jumped on the party tram to enjoy time with Jodie.  Champagne corks flew, and champagne flowed as everyone laughed and chatted, reminisced and enjoyed the scenery as it rattled past.

The tram left from Whitty Street Depot and slowly made its way through Sheung Wan, Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay where it turned around to come back. The tram rolled past the skyscrapers in Central as they performed their festival of lights with vibrant colour.

All up the trip took about two hours with plenty of drinks and nibblies to keep everyone happy.

Jodie, thank you for everything you have done and contributed in your time with Ladies’ Circle Hong Kong. Be well, travel safe, and keep in touch!

If you’d like to see more photos from the night, take a look at our Facebook page.

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