Corporate Bits | CTM volunteer team organizes Christmas event for underprivileged families

To fulfill its commitment of corporate social responsibility, CTM has been by organizing a wide range of charitable activities, to extend support to underprivileged groups. In celebration of the upcoming Christmas and New Year season, a CTM Volunteer Team organized a Christmas gathering on Saturday with disadvantaged and single-parent families from the Women’s General Association of Macau’s Domestic Service Centre.
The Christmas gathering was held at Metropark Hotel Saturday afternoon. More than 20 CTM Volunteer Team members attended, together with the representatives of the Women’s General Association of Macau, and about 100 participants from disadvantaged and single-parent families from the Association’s Domestic Service Centre gathered together in celebration of the festive season. During the occasion, apart from gourmet food, CTM Volunteers performed a magic show and singing, as well as playing games with the children. Finally, Santa showed up and presented Christmas gifts to the kids, wishing them a happy festival.

sjm presents “chinoiserie night” charity auction and dinner

MOP4.58 million was raised at the annual charity auction and dinner hosted by Sociedade de Jogos de Macau at the Grand Lisboa on 4 December. All proceeds raised from the charity auction were fully donated to ten charities in Macau.
The high point of the evening was the auction of a watercolor of Macau’s Inner Harbour by Alexander Rattray in 1857. Rattray served as Assistant Surgeon aboard the Nankin in the China seas from 1855 to 1858, and chronicled his voyages with precise drawings and watercolors. After intense bidding, SJM, represented by its directors Dr. Ambrose So, Ms. Angela Leong and Mr. Louis Ng, was the successful bidder for this item at MOP1.6 million. The other auction items included six bottles of 50 year-aged Kweichow Moutai and a selection of French fine wines.
All proceeds raised from the charity auction were donated to ten Macau charities, namely Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society, Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association, Obra das Mães, Macau Special Olympics, Macau Holy House of Mercy, Charity Fund From The Readers of Macao Daily News (2014 Walk for a Million), Caritas de Macau (2015 Caritas Macau Charity Bazaar), Yat On Responsible Gaming Counseling Centre, Macau Social Services Centre and Macau Association of the Hearing Impaired.  A check presentation ceremony was held immediately after the auction and was attended by representatives from the ten local charities.
Dr. Ambrose So, Chairman of SJM’s Board of Directors said, “Macau’s local charities provide services of great value to the people of Macau. SJM is proud to support these organizations and to continue our tradition of giving back to society.”