Page 27 - CESL Asia E-Newsletter - 5th ISSUE

深 盛 SOCIAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM 盛世社會發展項目 n the wake of a charity sale Before the visits, the company’s held at the AIA Tower by our President and CEO Mr. António Icompany on 10 October 2014, Trindade presented a check to the along with an internal sale within representative of the beneficiary 秋 世 the company, which raised a total at the service center. The seniors of 20,779.67 patacas for “Peng welcomed the volunteers into their On Tung” Tele-Assistance Service homes with pleasure before ex- Center, our volunteer group paid a pressing their gratitude and delight 送 集 visit the following day to some us- to the thoughtful team for their ers of the service, all of them local handmade scarves and gifts. The seniors living alone, or elderly cou- visits have deepened the volunteer 暖 團 ples. It was perhaps the warmest team’s understanding of the elder- day for these seniors this autumn, ly’s daily life and how the tele-as- as the thoughtful volunteer team sistance service has benefited the CESL Asia Warms presented our hand-knitted scarves elderly’s home safety. Our team and some useful daily necessities also expressed hopes that more Local Seniors during the visits. Each scarf was services should be introduced in this Fall given with a card that contained the future to address local seniors’ our staff’s written blessings. needs. Such a visit has also given the company’s staff valuable opportu- nities to learn how to knit scarves. Novice-knitters asking other senior knitters for guidance and opinions has been a common sight in the office over these last few months. Overall we received a total of 27 scarves in different colors from the staff as a result of their efforts. Thank you very much to everyone who has been involved in the scarf knitting, the charity sale, and the visits.