For the fifth year in a row, Sands China holds an annual volunteer initiative – Sands Cares Global Food Kit Build of parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp. Wednesday.
For the fifth consecutive year, Sands China demonstrated the Sands Cares spirit of community service by hosting the Sands Cares Global Food Kit Build, an annual volunteer initiative of parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Close to 450 participants gathered at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, including members of social service organizations, Sands China’s Sands Cares Ambassador community volunteers, other team members, and management executives from Las Vegas Sands. Together, they assembled 5,000 food kits, which will be distributed to locals in need through Caritas Macau.
Wednesday’s event set new records in both the number of participants and the number of food kits assembled. Patrick Dumont, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., and chairman of the board and non-executive director of Sands China Ltd., showed his support in person by participating in the event in Macao, packing food kits alongside team members from 34 different Sands China departments and community partners.
This year’s 5,000 food kits, weighing 30 tons, contain 11 essential items sourced from local SMEs and soup packs from Tung Sin Tong. Each kit also includes nutritious recipe cards developed with guidance from Health Bureau nutritionists, aligning with the Macao SAR government’s Healthy Community initiative.
The 5,000 food kits assembled this year weigh 30 tons in total. Each kit contains 11 food items procured from local SMEs, including rice, cooking oil, egg noodles, and biscuits, as well as soup packs from Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society.
The food kits also contain healthy and nutritious recipe cards designed by Caritas Macau and Sands China’s food and beverage team, further enhanced with professional guidance from nutritionists of the Health Bureau.
Through this new element of the kit, Sands China aims to promote the importance of a nutritious and healthy diet to the public, in full alignment with the Macao SAR government’s Healthy Community initiative and the Healthy Macao Blueprint.
Patrick Dumont, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., and chairman of the board and non-executive director of Sands China Ltd., delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of Sands Cares Global Food Kit Build at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo.
Patrick Dumont (right), chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., and chairman of the board and non-executive director of Sands China Ltd., presents a cheque valued at MOP 880,000, equivalent to 5,000 food kits, to Judy Chiang It Sin (left), service director of Caritas Macau. The food kits will be distributed by Caritas Macau to people in need across the Macao community.
Patrick Dumont (centre), chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., and chairman of the board and non-executive director of Sands China Ltd., presents community service certificates to two elderly Caritas Macau volunteers aged over 80, in recognition of their dedication to serving the community.
Patrick Dumont said: “For more than two decades, we have proudly called Macao home, making sustained investments to support the city’s diversified development, while helping build a stronger, more resilient community through our Sands Cares corporate citizenship programme.
“The Sands Cares Global Food Kit Build is a meaningful reflection of that long-standing commitment. As the initiative marks its fifth year in Macao, and its largest edition to date, our Group’s management has returned to Macao to join Sands China team members and community partners in assembling 5,000 food kits, delivering support and care to Macao’s community.
“Together with efforts across our other operating regions, this initiative will generate 51,000 food kits worldwide this year. This spirit of community service has brought us together as one family, enabling us to make an even greater impact on communities.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Macao SAR government for its continued guidance, as well as to our team members and community partners for their unwavering support over the years. It is through your trust and support that we have been able to extend the reach of Sands Cares across Macao. Looking ahead, we remain steadfast in supporting Macao’s future. We will continue to work hand in hand with all sectors of society to help Macao build a happier, more vibrant, and more diversified city.”
Guests of honour host the opening ceremony of Sands Cares Global Food Kit Build at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo.
Pun Chi Meng, secretary general of Caritas Macau, said: “We are grateful to Sands China for its ongoing support of Caritas Macau’s charitable services over the years. This year marks the fifth year of the Sands Cares Global Food Kit distribution, and the number of food kits has increased to 5,000 in order to benefit more people in need. This caring initiative represents not only material support but also a heartfelt expression of the community’s care for vulnerable groups.
“The long-term partnership between Sands China and Caritas highlights the value of collaboration between corporations and social welfare organizations in building a caring community. These food kits will directly benefit the elderly, rehabilitation service users, low-income families, and others, alleviating their daily burdens.
“Looking ahead, Caritas hopes to carry forward this spirit of compassion, working together with the society to advance more initiatives that benefit the community, enabling care and kindness to continue spreading throughout Macao.”
The Sands Cares Global Food Kit Build initiative has prepared nearly 17,000 food kits for the Macao community to date. All food kits assembled this year will be delivered by Sands Cares Ambassadors from July to August to 34 Caritas Macau care homes and centres across multiple districts, including Fai Chi Kei, Praia do Manduco, Iao Hon, Ilha Verde, and Coloane. Caritas Macau will then distribute them to elderly residents and underprivileged groups in the community.
Tang Yuk Wa (first from right), deputy director of the Social Welfare Bureau of the Macao SAR government and Dr. Wilfred Wong (first from left), executive vice chairman of Sands China Ltd. present community service certificates to Judy Chiang (second from right), service director of Caritas Macau and Angela Ou (second from left), chairman of General Volunteers Association of Macao, encouraging broader public participation in volunteer activities to care for the underprivileged.
Wong Weng Man (first from right), acting head of Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of the Health Bureau of the Macao SAR government and Grant Chum (first from left), chief executive officer and executive director of Sands China Ltd. present community service certificates to Lai Seung Yuet (second from right), financial general of the Association of Volunteer Social Service Macao and Ho Man Wa (second from left), principal secretary of Young Men’s Christian Association of Macau, encouraging broader public participation in volunteer activities to care for the underprivileged.
Wednesday’s food kit build was officiated by: government officials from the Social Welfare Bureau and the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, representatives from Caritas Macau and other volunteer associations such as the Association of Volunteer Social Service Macao and Young Men’s Christian Association of Macau, and Sands China’s executive leadership, including Patrick Dumont, Dr Wilfred Wong, Grant Chum, and Hubert Wang.
Furthermore, Sands China presented community service certificates on-site to 70 volunteers from local social service organizations, ranging in age from 13 to 80, in recognition of their dedication to serving the community, while also encouraging broader public participation in volunteer activities to care for the underprivileged.
The four participating organizations were Caritas Macau’s Longevity Special Care Centre, the General Volunteers Association of Macao, the Association of Volunteer Social Service Macao, and the Young Men’s Christian Association of Macau.
Sands China launched the Sands Cares Ambassador Programme in 2009, becoming the first integrated resort operator in Macao to establish a volunteer team. To date, over 4,000 team members have joined the programme as Sands Cares Ambassadors, contributing a cumulative total of over 362,000 service hours.
This year’s event sets new records in both the number of participants and the number of food kits assembled. The warm and energetic atmosphere is a demonstration of the cohesive strength of Sands China team members in serving the community.
This year’s event sets new records in both the number of participants and the number of food kits assembled. The warm and energetic atmosphere is a demonstration of the cohesive strength of Sands China team members in serving the community.
This year’s event sets new records in both the number of participants and the number of food kits assembled. The warm and energetic atmosphere is a demonstration of the cohesive strength of Sands China team members in serving the community.
This year’s event sets new records in both the number of participants and the number of food kits assembled. The warm and energetic atmosphere is a demonstration of the cohesive strength of Sands China team members in serving the community.
This year’s event sets new records in both the number of participants and the number of food kits assembled. The warm and energetic atmosphere is a demonstration of the cohesive strength of Sands China team members in serving the community.
This year’s event sets new records in both the number of participants and the number of food kits assembled. The warm and energetic atmosphere is a demonstration of the cohesive strength of Sands China team members in serving the community.
This year’s event sets new records in both the number of participants and the number of food kits assembled. The warm and energetic atmosphere is a demonstration of the cohesive strength of Sands China team members in serving the community.
This year’s event sets new records in both the number of participants and the number of food kits assembled. The warm and energetic atmosphere is a demonstration of the cohesive strength of Sands China team members in serving the community.
Launched in 2022 by Las Vegas Sands Corp., the Sands Cares Global Food Kit Build is held annually in Sands’ operating regions worldwide, including Macao, Singapore and Las Vegas. The global volunteer initiative provides food support for people in need by assembling and distributing food kits to beneficiaries of local social service organizations.
It is one of three global Sands Cares initiatives, alongside the Sands Cares Global Hygiene Kit Build with Clean the World and the Sands Cares Accelerator, a programme that helps advance non-profit organizations to make greater community impact.
Through these initiatives, the Sands Cares global corporate citizenship programme has been consistently guiding Sands philanthropic efforts around the world, providing support for global communities in various aspects, including hardship relief, disaster response and preparedness, education, preservation of cultural and natural heritage, and local business and non-profit partner development.
Over the years, the Sands Cares programme has introduced numerous initiatives to give back to society and has actively collaborated with local charities and social service organizations to help build more blissful, harmonious, and inclusive communities.
