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Aug 2007
OHEL LEAH MURAL PAINTING PROJECT
THANKS TO GENEROUS FUNDING FROM OHEL LEAH SYNAGOGUE CHARITY, YAF PAINTER MURPHY TSAI WILL CREATE A MURAL PAINTING AT THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE WARD AT KAI CHUNG HOSPITAL. A MURAL IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO BRIGHTEN UP THE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG IN-PATIENTS.
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27 July 2007
CREDIT SUISSE ART ANGELS SUMMER INTERNS PROJECT
FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF THE SUMMER INTERNS MOSAIC PROJECT WITH THE KADOORIE SCHOOL IN 2006, THE 2007 INTERNS FROM CREDIT SUISSE HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTIST TO ENABLE THE CHILDREN FROM THE SKH ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOME TO JOIN IN A UNQUE ENVIRONMENTAL PUPPET SHOW AND WORKSHOP ABOUT TREES, THE EARTH, TIME AND OUR CONNECTION TO NATURE.
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30/6/2007
DEUTSCHE BANK ART ANGELS DRUM JAMMING
DEUTSCHE BANK VOLUNTEERS ENABLED A GROUP OF CHILDREN FROM THE SPASTICS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG JOIN IN AN AFRICAN DRUM JAM FUN DAY AND MADE THEIR OWN TRIBAL MASKS.
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13-21/6/2007
RMJM ENVIRONMENTAL ART PROJECT
A GROUP OF LOCAL STUDENTS FROM CNEC LAU WING SANG SECONDARY SCHOOL WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE KADOORIE FARM WITH INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTS FROM RMJM AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS LUKE CHING & HO YUEN LEUNG, WHO WILL HELP THEM CREATE A SERIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ARTWORKS. THE WORKS WILL BE PROFESSIONALLY PHOTOGRAPHED AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS EXHIBITED AT THE FRINGE CLUB FROM THE 13-21
JUNE 2007.
SUPPORTED BY RMJM, THE ART PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTAL ART WORKS THAT WILL INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
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07/06/2007
ART ANGELS CSR NETWORKING COCKTAILS
CORPORATIONS IN HONG KONG ARE MORE WILLING TO ENGAGE IN SOCIAL SERVICES THAT WILL CREATE A POSITIVE IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY LIVE AND OPERATE. IN VIEW OF THIS, YAF ART ANGEL VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME HAS BEEN RUNNING VARIOUS COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECTS FOR BUSINESSES THAT ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE.
DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FROM OUR LAST CSR NETWORKING COCKTAILS, WE ARE PLANNING FOR ANOTHER GATHERING WHICH PROVIDES CORPORATIONS WITH OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND SHARE EXPERIENCES ON CSR. WE WELCOME INTERESTED PARTIES TO JOIN. RSVP: LUCY@HKYAF.COM
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19/05/2007
HYSAN ART ANGELS MURAL PROJECT
AS A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS, HYSAN IS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT VARIOUS CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. THIS MAY, YAF IS DELIGHTED TO WORK WITH THE HYSAN VOLUNTEER TEAM ON A MURAL PROJECT AND HELP A GROUP OF UNDERPRIVILEGED TEENAGERS TO DEVELOP THEIR ART TALENTS.
THE HYSAN VOLUNTEERS WILL CREATE A MURAL PAINTING WITH THE STUDENTS OF THE CCC KEI SHUN PRIMARY SCHOOL IN KWUN TONG.
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5/5/2007
LITERACY PROJECT
YAF IS RECRUITING CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS FOR ITS UPCOMING STORYTELLING AND SHADOW PUPPET WORKSHOP!
YAF, IN COLLABORATION WITH A LOCAL THEATRE COMPANY, HAVE CREATED A STORYTELLING AND PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP THAT TEACHES STUDENTS THE ENJOYMENT OF STORYTELLING USING THE CLASSIC CHILDREN'S STORY "WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" BY MAURICE SENDAK.
PROJECT FEE PER COMPANY (10 VOLUNTEERS): HK$10,000
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2007
YAF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER LOGO 2007
YAF IS LAUNCHING A COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER LOGO TO CELEBRATE THE COMPANIES AND PARTNERS WHO HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! WE'D LIKE YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE WONDERFUL CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES THAT YOU SUPPORT. DISPLAY YOUR LOGO WITH PRIDE ON PROMOTIONAL AND CORPORATE MATERIALS, YOUR WEBSITE, NAME CARDS AND STATIONARY.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU!
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04-06/ 2007
GOLDMAN SACHS COMMUNITY TEAMWORKS 2007
COMMUNITY TEAMWORKS (CTW) IS AN ANNUAL GLOBAL INITIATIVE THAT GIVES THE PEOPLE OF GOLDMAN SACHS ONE DAY OFF FROM WORK EACH SPRING TO VOLUNTEER IN A TEAM-BASED PROJECT WITH A LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. CTW IS AN EXTENSION OF GOLDMAN SACHS' COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEIR PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE.
YAF IS DELIGHTED TO BE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP AGAIN WITH GOLDMAN SACHS ORGANISING A SERIES OF COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY TEAMWORKS PROGRAMME. THIS YEAR, WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH SEVEN SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOLS & SOCIAL ORGANISATIONS.
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30/3 - 1/4/2007
FACE PAINTING AT THE RUGBY SEVENS
YAF WILL BE FACE PAINTING AT THE RUGBY SEVENS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE HKRFU CHARITABLE TRUST FUND, EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. EXPECT TO SEE SOME CREATIVE & EXCITING DESIGNS! THE PROFESSIONAL YAF ARTISTS (HEADED BY UK ARTIST CAT FINLAYSON) HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMMISSIONED TO PAINT THE BODIES OF 7 YOUNG MEN (NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT!!) IN THE STYLE OF A RUGBY STRIP!!! YOU CAN FIND US PROMINENTLY POSITIONED IN 3 LOCATIONS… GET PAINTED AND SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF RUGBY IN HK!!
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25/3/2007
EMPEROR FOUNDATION MURAL PAINTING PROJECT
SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMNET IN 1942, THE EMPEROR GROUP HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY MAKING DONATIONS AND PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. IN 1997, THE GROUP FOUNDED TEH "EMPEROR FOUNDATION", TO CO-ORDINATE THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE GROUP AND YAF IS DELIGHTED THAT THIS YEAR THE FOUNDATION IS SUPPORTING OUR ART ANGEL VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME.
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24/03/2007
STORYTELLING & PUPPET MAKING PROJECT
AS ONE OF CANADA’S LARGEST CORPORATE DONORS AND SUPPORTS HEALTH, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, ARTS AND CULTURE WITH A FOCUS ON YOUTH, SUPPORTS YAF AGAIN IN ORGANISING A STORYTELLING AND PUPPET MAKING PROJECT THIS MAY. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SHK ST CHRISTOPHER’S HOME LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE DEVELOPING THEIR OWN CREATIVE SKILLS.
IN COLLABORATION WITH A LOCAL THEATRE COMPANY, YAF HAS CREATED AN ENVIRONMENTAL PUPPET SHOW AND WORKSHOP WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN KADOORIE FARM. THE PERFORMANCE IS AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL PUPPET SHOW ABOUT TREES, THE EARTH, TIME AND OUR CONNECTION TO NATURE. AFTER THE SHOW, YOUNG PEOPLE, ASSISTED BY THE VOLUNTEERS FROM CIBC, WILL PARTICIPATE IN A PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP TO CREATE THEIR OWN SHADOW PUPPET PERFORMANCE.
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10/2/2007
STARBUCKS COFFEE MURAL PAINTING
STARBUCKS IS DEDICATED TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORTS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, PARTICULARLY IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND PUBLIC ART CREATION. IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR STARBUCKS COFFEE HONG KONG AND HONG KONG YOUTH ARTS FOUNDATION JOINTLY PRESENTED “STARBUCKS COFFEE BEAN ART EXHIBITION” WHICH WAS EXTREMELY WELL RECEIVED. IN 2007 STARBUCKS COFFEE HONG KONG AND YAF WILL PARTNER AGAIN FOR A LARGE COMMUNITY PUBLIC MURAL PROJECT IN STANLEY PLAZA. PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS FROM YAF WILL LEAD A TEAM OF ENTHUSIASTIC STARBUCKS VOLUNTEERS AND A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM STANLEY TO CREATE A PAIR OF THREE-METER HIGH MURAL PAINTINGS THAT WILL REFLECT THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT IN STANLEY.
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9/2/2007
BAKER & MCKENZIE ART ANGELS MOSAIC PROJECT
THE SOCIETY OF BOY'S CENTRE WAS ESTABLISHED TO CARE FOR YOUNG BOYS WITH BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS - WWW.CYCSCHOOL.EDU.HK. THEY RECENTLY OPENED A NEW CENTRE SCHOOL. IN JANUARY 2007, VOLUNTEERS FROM BAKER & MCKENZIE WILL HELP CREATE A MOSAIC MURAL FOR THE PLAYGROUND OF THEIR NEW CAMPUS. THE COLOURFUL MOSAIC MURAL WILL BE CREATED UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST AND WILL INVOLVE VOLUNTEERS WORKING ALONGSIDE THE STUDENTS.
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28/1/2007
TOWNGAS MURAL PAINTING DAY
TOWNGAS IS COMMITTED TO GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY. TO PUT THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INTO PRACTICE, TOWNGAS CONTINUE TO INCREASE INVOLVEMENT IN CHARITABLE PROGRAMMES AND PROVIDE A RANGE OF SERVICES FOR THE NEEDY AND UNDERPRIVILEGED. IN JANUARY 2006, TOWNGAS WILL RECRUIT GIRL GUIDES AGED 8 TO 12 TOGETHER WITH THEIR PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN YAF ARTS ANGELS VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME. OVER 60 VOLUNTEERS WILL SPEND A DAY IN THIS MEANINGFUL EVENT, CREATING A MURAL PAINTING IN KWONG WAH HOSPITAL UNDER YAF ARTIST’S GUIDANCE.
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