In this current environment, many adults are now working from home and students learning through on-line platforms. YM Volunteers can likewise continue to contribute to the community by providing help from home. We encourage our volunteers to keep on using their talents to teach activities online such as drawing, magic, cooking, and handicrafts, so as to provide encouragement and good cheer to our community.
A group of university volunteers produced homemade hand sanitizer for use during the current epidemic. Two bottles of sanitizer were sent to every member of the University & College YMCA Department. The members were encouraged to share one with a needy individual in the community, and in this way to spread the message that while hoarding causes shortage, sharing leaves everybody with more.
To help protect those who are more vulnerable during the coronavirus epidemic, volunteers from the YMCA's Hing Keng Centre sent medical resource packs to the underprivileged in the community, including cleaning workers and the elderly. The group of volunteers also prepared coffee for members of the A&E Department of Prince of Wales Hospital in order to express gratitude for the hard work of their medical staff.
Volunteers from Hing Keng Centre took part in a show performance in Shatin carnival, in which They also introduced a new sport of Taspony. Taspony was introduced by YMCA as an activity for elderly who are undergoing rehabilitation.
To promote the benefits of keeping fit and to generate awareness of alternatives for exercise, volunteers from the Kornhill Centre carried out an activity to promote the Finnish game of Mölkky to members of the community.
To help protect the vulnerable in view of the coronavirus outbreak, volunteers from Tin Shi Wai Tin Chak Centre delivered resource packs directly to homes of the needy.