HandsOn Hong Kong

🏛️ Connecting Generations Through History & Heart Recently, 8 wonderful volunteers from Schroders paired up with 19 elderly residents from Kwong Fuk Estate for a beautiful day of history, connection, and community support! Here is a glimpse into our day together: 🕰️ A Step Back in Time: We kicked off the morning with a guided tour of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Exploring the exhibitions together sparked wonderful nostalgia and brought back fond memories for the seniors. 🍴 Good Food & Great Chats: Over a relaxed lunch, volunteers and seniors swapped stories, shared plenty of laughs, and truly bonded. 💛 Community Walk: In the afternoon, the team walked around Kwong Fuk Estate with the residents, learning firsthand about the community's ongoing recovery after the recent fire. By simply listening and being there, the volunteers created a warm space where the seniors felt deeply valued and heard. ❤️ 🙌 A huge thank you to the Schroders volunteers for their warmth and patience, and to our partner, Good Neighbour Network Kwong Fuk, for making this meaningful day possible!

As part of ongoing recovery efforts after the Tai Po fire incident, S&P Global volunteers brought comfort, community and practical support to Wang Fuk Estate residents over tea and an interactive workshop to help protect them from scammers who might advantage ☕✨ Residents put their skills to the test spotting AI-generated images, shared real-life scam experiences, and learned practical ways to avoid phone and SMS fraud. HandsOn Hong Kong and Baptist Charis Social Service (Tai Po Baptist Church Social Service) extend our warmest thanks to the incredible S&P Global volunteer team for bringing care and connection and making this program possible 💙

Cathay Pacific volunteer ambassadors teamed up with students from the "I Can Fly Youth Academy"—Cathay Pacific’s flagship program empowering local youth through aviation, personal development, and community service. ✈️🌟 They joined forces 🤝 at Luk Heung Commons for a meaningful Community Engagement Day! Divided into teams named after iconic aircrafts ✈️, volunteers tackled two hands-on sustainability projects: ⛰️ Teams Anson, Dakota & Catalina: Mastered traditional stone basket braiding—a sustainable trail restoration technique that protects Hong Kong's countryside and keeps hikers safe. A big thank you to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department for guiding and facilitating the session! 🎨 Team Electra: Got creative with upcycling! They transformed discarded aluminum cans and colorful chalk art into a vibrant, unique artwork. HandsOn, Luk Heung Common and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department would like to say a huge thank you to Cathay Pacific and their brilliant "I Can Fly Youth Academy" students for making the day such a success. 🌟

❤️ Bringing Love and Connection to Tai Po! Recently, 13 amazing volunteers from North Rock Capital Management, LLC teamed up with our NGO partner, UCN Good Neighbour Network (Kwong Fuk), to bring some extra warmth to the Tai Po community! The volunteers visited 10 elderly households in Kwong Fuk Estate, delivering daily essentials and gifting 13 handmade puppy crafts to brighten the seniors' day. 🐶✨ For everyone involved, the highlight of the day was sharing heartfelt conversations and smiles with the seniors, making them feel truly valued and loved.  🙌 A massive THANK YOU to all the North Rock Capital Management, LLC volunteers who brought so much care, energy, and joy to our community members!  

A little bittersweet news from the HandsOn family! 💙 We recently said goodbye to our incredible Communications Director, Fiona Barker, as she wrapped up her journey with us to head off to her next adventure. 🚀 Fiona truly left a lasting mark on both our team and community. During her time with us, she brilliantly led the Comms team and spearheaded key HandsOn events—from our annual Serve-a-thon and charity golf day to the launch campaign for LeadOn. Thank you for your dedication, your hard work, and all the laugh, Fiona. You are already deeply missed, but we can't wait to see what you conquer next! 🌟 Drop some love 👇 in the comments to wish Fiona the absolute best in her next chapter!

We are thrilled to share that Florence Wong and Anson Bailey (eMBA) are joining the HandsOn Board of Directors. 🌟 Both Florence and Anson bring a wonderful blend of passion, leadership, and a deep commitment to serving the Hong Kong community: Florence Wong leads Human Resources for Hong Kong at Standard Chartered Bank. A seasoned HR leader, Florence is a natural at driving strategic people initiatives and building strong, collaborative communities—a passion we completely share. Anson Bailey (eMBA) Bailey is a Partner and Head of Consumer & Retail, Asia Pacific at KPMG China. Passionate about driving innovation and mentoring the next generation of leaders, Anson is also incredibly dedicated to local community outreach and making Hong Kong the best city it can be. As HandsOn continues to grow and empower change across Hong Kong, their deep experience in community engagement, strategic planning, and leadership will be so valued. Please join us in giving Florence and Anson a warm HandsOn welcome. ✨

What a fantastic morning! RPC volunteers joined forces with new friends from The ONE Support Service Centre for Ethnic Minorities for a creative workshop faciliated by Joy Connect Limited 社企同行. Working side by side, we made kid-friendly fruit crayons for the mums to take home, packed extra sets for kids in the community, and practiced everyday Cantonese vocabulary to build up conversation confidence. Our thanks to everyone who brought their energy and passion! It was the best kind of community connection. 💛🌟

Our Community Champion, Partners Group, kicked off their Serve-a-thon by volunteering with Food Grace to support senior residents in Kwai Chung’s Shek Lei Estate. In just three and a half hours, this amazing team tackled a packed agenda: 🍲Preparing and boiling nutritious soup 📦Packing food and daily essentials ✉️ Writing heartfelt care cards 📞Making pre-visit phone calls to the seniors 💛Delivering items doorstep-to-doorstep and spending quality time chatting with residents Thanks to their incredible dedication, 23 seniors received fresh, hot soup, essential supplies, and a thoughtful card from the volunteers. A huge thank you to the Partners Group team for bringing so much warmth and joy to the Shek Lei Estate community - and for standing with us as Community Champion of Hong Kong's 10th Community Service Week!

Our long-term partner, ONE Ocean Network Express, recently joined us at the Feeding Hong Kong warehouse to support local communities facing food insecurity. A dedicated team of volunteers rolled up their sleeves to inspect, categorise, and pack surplus food for delivery. In just one session, their incredible teamwork achieved great results: 📦1,354 kg of surplus food rescued and sorted 🌱2,573 kg of carbon emissions offset by keeping waste out of landfills HandsOn and Feeding Hong Kong extend our heartfelt thanks to the ONE team. Thank you for your hard work in preventing food waste and ensuring vulnerable groups have access to nutritious meals! 

🌟🐶Getting our hands dirty for rescued animals! 👉We kicked off our very first volunteer program with Boehringer Ingelheim, and we’re thrilled to say it’s only the start of an exciting partnership. With six volunteer programs scheduled, there is a lot more to come! 🧽🧹Alongside our NGO partner, Hong Kong Saving Cat and Dog Association, 18 dedicated volunteers supported more than 100 rescued dogs at the shelter in Yuen Long. The team worked hard cleaning cages and grounds, clearing drains, and packing waste. 💌A huge thank you to the Boehringer Ingelheim team for showing up with such "paw-sitive" energy and passion. We're looking forward to getting hands-on again!