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Race to RWC Hosts an Evening of Chairty Inside the Kerry Hotel

Last week, the Race to RWC Gala took place inside The Kerry Hotel, where guests took part in a night of celebration as cyclists Ron Rutland and James Owen arrived to Hong Kong as part of their quest to cycle from Twickenham, United Kingdom to Tokyo, Japan. The initiative – Race to the Rugby World Cup (RWC) – was founded earlier this year as an unique awareness campaign to raise funding for ChildFund’s, Pass It Back program which seeks to help disadvantaged children in Asia who may not otherwise have the opportunity to take part in and learn the vital life skills that can be gained from the sport of rugby.

Together guests helped contribute to the EUR€40,000 (HK$347,996) that have already been raised throughout the 231-day journey that is set to finish in Tokyo on Thursday, September 19.

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Notable guests and sport legends such as former Manchester United player Denni Irwin, DHL Rugby ambassador Sir John Kirwan, former England Sevens captain Rob Vickermand and current Australian Sevens player and ChildFund ambassador Charolette Caslick were all in attendance.

To learn more about the Race to RWC one can visit the initiative’s website here.

The OneSky Hong Kong Gala celebrates an evening of bright stars

Last Friday, the OneSky Hong Kong Gala took place inside the JW Marriot Hong Kong, where guests partook in a night of celebration, unrestricted funding and charity. Initially founded in 1998 as “Half the Sky”, the now re-named OneSky is an NGO organisation that designs and implements affordable, replicable model programmes to help communities and caregivers unlock the vast hidden potential of the world’s vulnerable young children in Hong Kong, China, Vietnam and Mongolia.

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PC Lee OneSky Global Centre for Early Childhood Development in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong *An illustration of the future centre

Guests of the gala celebrated one truly incredible achievement – the upcoming opening of the PC Lee OneSky Global Centre for Early Childhood Development in Sham Shui Po. The centre will take the NGO’s mission to help “hidden children” to new heights by offering the local community a place for early learning childhood development, while also acting as a local community drop-in centre. Working closely with the government and key stakeholders, the centre will train caregivers, thus reaching thousands more children right here in Hong Kong, as well as across all OneSky programs.

Thanking attendees for their continued generosity and support, CEO and Founder Jenny Bowen addressed the gala crowd with gratitude, expounding that their help has allowed OneSky to touch the lives of children in not only in Hong Kong, but in China, Vietnam and Mongolia. Other highlights of the OneSky Hong Kong Gala included live and silent auctions, where a considerable sum was raised thanks to the generous supporters and prize sponsors that evening.