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Between 12th March and 5th May, 2016, the Welfare Council conducted its Charity Raffle 2016. The Sheng Kung Hui province, churches, schools, social service units and supporting organisations once again showed enthusiastic support, paving the way for the smooth execution of the event. To raise public awareness towards the Welfare Council and its charity raffle, for the first time, it set up 12 booths at MTR stations and malls to sell raffle tickets and achieved an ideal response. The Charity Raffle 2016 raised some HK$4 million, which would go to the Welfare Council’s social support services, including Project "Act of Love", counselling services, the S.K.H. Stroke Rehabilitation Charity Fund, as well as other innovative services and community education schemes.   On 6th May, 2016, the Welfare Council conducted the raffle draw at the Good Kitchen. A total of 61 prizes were drawn under the witnesses of the draw included the Rt Revd Dr Timothy Kwok, Bishop of the H.K.S.K.H. Diocese of Eastern Kowloon, Mr Lo Kin-ming, Hon. Treasurer of the Welfare Council Board of Directors, consultants for the Charity Raffle 2016, representatives from sponsors, an auditor and service users of the Kei Oi Neighbourhood Elderly Centre, with the top prize being a HK104,999-worth KIA Morning LX sponsored by Kia Motors (Hong Kong) Ltd. The Welfare Council also presented Sheng Kung Hui secondary schools, primary schools and kindergartens, as well as churches from the Hong Kong Island, Eastern and Western Kowloon Dioceses who raised the most funds with “Most Caring Awards” as a token of appreciation for their efforts.

Charity Raffle 2016 has come to an end. Thanks for your generous support. Below is the Lucky Draw result on 6th May 2016:     Winners should register by calling 2521 3457 and collect the prizes at the Welfare Council's Headquarters during office hours between 13th May 2016 and 14th June 2016 or else prizes will be forfeited.   Address：12/F, 112 Kenndy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong Office Hours：Mon-Fri: 9:00am-5:30pm (Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)   Lottery Licence No.：4521

Having served the community for 50 years, the Welfare Council had many moving stories shared between its employees and service users. Inspired by these stories, a six-episode television series, "Life Companion", which is based on real-life cases and captures the professionalism of social workers, was jointly produced by the Council and the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). The premiere was held at a cinema on 18th April, 2016 and an audience of two hundred friends of the Welfare Council came to enjoy the screening. Organisers also hosted a sharing session on how to help young people cope with adversities. The session included sharing by the case subject and social workers, and discussions among the case subject, social workers, director, actors and audiences about how teenagers could deal with stress.

The Tung Chung Integrated Services inaugurated mentors of “Sky Strikers” – a Child Development Fund Project on 19th March 2016. Invited as officiating guests were Miss Annie Tam, GBS, JP, Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare and Mr Robert Shum, Independent Director of the Welfare Council Board of Directors. Dr Jane Lee, JP, Director of the Welfare Council and about 120 mentors and participants of the scheme were also present to show their support. “Sky Strikers” was a three-year project that served children and young people aged 10 to 16 by providing them with mentorship services, including establishing and enacting their personal development goals, establishing social networks and realising their dreams, from 50 individuals from various fields. After the inauguration ceremony, participants turned their attention to the carnival organised by the centre, where fun and games designed by some of the mentors and mentees attracted over 1,000 community members in a fun-filled atmosphere.

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With its person-centred service focus, the Welfare Council understands the worries and needs of individuals with loved ones who have gone missing. Thus, the Council created Hong Kong’s first mobile application—"Act of Love ‧ Trace Me” that uses the power of social media and online platform to mobilise voluntary search teams to help trace missing persons. "Act of Love ‧ Trace Me” was made possible by the sponsorship and design of cherrypicks, and was launched on 11th December, 2015. Friends and relatives of missing persons may submit details on their lost loved ones to the app for other registered users to access as they join the trace. Users may also share the information through social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp to increase the chances of finding missing persons.    How to download: Go to http://actoflove.hkskh.org/appinst.html. Choose "iOS" or "Android" and download. Go to "App Store" in smart phoes using iOS or "Play Store" in Android smart phones. Search "心意行動‧尋人網" and download. Scan the QR code below: