Corporate Bits | Sands ambassadors visit elderly for spring-cleaning

Seventy-five volunteers from the Sands China Care Ambassadors programme joined the elderly residents of Seac Pai Van for a spring-cleaning session on Sunday.
This is the seventh consecutive year that the Care Ambassadors have helped Macau’s elderly residents – many of whom live alone – with spring-
cleaning to prepare for the Chinese New Year.
The volunteers helped 25 households prepare for the Year of the Monkey by sweeping, mopping and vacuuming the residences. The Care Ambassadors also distributed CNY gift packs containing staples such as rice, oil, grain and noodles.  Sands China has supported the Peng On Tung Tele-Assistance programme since 2010, and has contributed more than MOP1.2 million to the programme, benefitting more than 1,330 elderly residents.
The annual tradition is one of the important ways in which Sands China’s team of volunteers extends a helping hand to vulnerable and disadvantaged members of the local community.

macao water and sino french water host joint dinner

The Macao Water Supply Co. Ltd (Macao Water) and the Sino French Water Development Co. Ltd. (Sino French Water) co-hosted the 2016 Spring Dinner last week, with guests filling more than 40 tables in the Grant Hall of the Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre.
The companies said in a joint statement that the dinner was a show of gratitude to longtime business partners and friends from different sectors, as well as the hardworking staff of their own companies.
More than 400 representatives from political, business and academic sectors – including public utilities, community associations and the companies’ staff –  attended the banquet.
In addition to activities such as games, magic shows, lucky draws and a staff choir, the hosts also held the ceremonies for Macao Water’s Creativity and Innovation Awards, as well as the Long Service Staff and Retirement Staff Awards.

valentine’s day feast by fado

Fado, a Portuguese restaurant at Hotel Royal Macau and 2015 recipient of the Macau Government Tourist Office’s “Star Merchant Award – Deluxe Restaurant,” promises an exclusive Valentine’s menu specially prepared by Chef Luís Américo and his team. According to a Fado press release, couples can expect a special menu of “delicious crab mousse topped with fresh and roasted vegetables served with Portuguese style   gazpacho, steamed lobster with butter-lemon sauce and roasted pine nuts in rice,” among other dishes. The restaurant’s four-course Valentine’s menu will be available from February 12 to 14, with live music           to complement the romantic      atmosphere.