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Rotary RainLily Project Photos
Rotary RainLily Project Closing Ceremony, 6 May 2007
Rotary
RainLily Project Fundraising Concert, 3 May 2007 (album of guests)
Rotary
RainLily Family Day (Parent-child games day), 21 April 2007
Rotary
RainLily Education Program and School Visits, October-April 2007
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Closing
Ceremony at Sheung Tak Shopping Centre, 6 May 2007
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| Rotarians inspect the Sheung Tak Shopping Centre and its vicinity to set up the closing ceremony. | ||
Program staff from
partner-in-service Association
Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women (ACSVAW) and Rotarians catch up on preparing
for the closing ceremony and displaying information on sexual
violence issues and on Rotary and its services.
Stage is ready!
Now take a break ... and
get back to the preparation....
Yoyo, program staff of
ACSVAW, works with young volunteer actors and actresses in
preparation for a parent-child role play.
Eddy Yuen of ACSVAW, MC
Fanny Lee (李漫芬), event management consultants from
Insight Promotions, and Rotarians discuss and finalize the
scripts ...
... and speeches for the
ceremony.
Rotary District 3450
Governor Tony Wong and Rotarians from Rotary Clubs of
Kingspark Hong Kong and City Northwest Hong Kong meet Eleanor
Lam and Linda Wong of ACSVAW.
Eleanor Lam, Past
Chairperson and Linda Wong, Executive Director of ACSVAW are
interviewed by Apple Daily, Ta Kung Pao,
and Oriental Daily.
Press Coverage of ACSVAW and Closing Ceremony:
 Apple Daily 7 May 2007. (Web edition 7 May 2007.) |
 Ta Kung Pao 7 May 2007. (Web edition 7 May 2007.) |
 Oriental Daily web edition 7 May 2007. |
Singer-artiste Cathy
Leung (梁雨恩) arrives to receive a quick briefing on the
rundown for the ceremony.
Take your seats....
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| The fast-paced closing ceremony kicks off with speeches by Rotary District Governor Tony Wong, Rotary Club of Kingspark Hong Kong President Patrick Wong, Rotary Club of Northwest Hong Kong President Francis Chan, ACSVAW Past Chairperson Eleanor Lam to an assembly of local residents, shoppers, Rotarians, Family of Rotary, Rotaractors, Interactors, and the media. | ||
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With acting volunteers
from among the audience and Rotarians, Eddy Yuen, Cherie Ng,
and Yoyo of ACSVAW host a parent-child role play and Q&A
on sexual violence issues.
Cathy sings to the
delight of the audience, Rotarians, and her fans, and bids
everyone to be aware of issues concerning sexual violence in
our society.
Cathy serves as judge in
a puzzle competition by parent-child teams from the audience,
with participanting school children receiving book coupons.
Interactors and
Rotarians don the smart-looking Rotary RainLily Project
T-shirt to optimize our publicity.
Cathy sings her encore song to end her warm, impressive
performance.
Award presentation for
project promotional product design contest:
The winning entry in the
Promotional Product Design Competition will be used in making
plastic jackets for Octopus debit cards for commuters and in
helping to promote the awareness of sexual violence issues.
Rotarians from Rotary
Clubs of Sathorn (Thailand) and Taipei Chung Yuan join
Rotarians, Family of Rotary, Rotaractors, Interactors,
representatives of ACSVAW, volunteers and helpers for group
photos to conclude the closing ceremony. The direct
sponsorship and participation of Rotarians from overseas
elevates the Rotary RainLily Project to a Rotary World
Community Service event.
Rotary RainLily Project
organizing committee members Perry Yu, Joyce Mak, Fergus
Fung, Anthony Chan, Edward Lau happily celebrate (with a
little RainLily Phantom) as they pack things up.
Fundraising
Concert at St John's Cathedral, Central, 3 May 2007
A warm,
passionate program of favorite selections from famous operas
and musicals is sung by the Opera Society of Hong Kong to a captive audience of over 300
Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, sponsors, supporters,
members of the public on a simmering early summer evening at
the St John's Cathedral in Central. Proceeds from the concert
will benefit our partner-in-service Association
Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women (ACSVAW) in their educational and outreach
programs for school children, parents, and members of the
local community.
The Chorus of the Opera Society of Hong Kong finishes their warm-up and Rotarians
stand by to welcome the audience into the cathedral.
At the concert reception in the adjacent Li Hall, guests
arriving early are greeted by Rotarians and Rotaractors, and
look at the beautiful rainlily postcards available for sale
with all proceeds going into the Rotary RainLily Project.
The Li Hall was set up with an exhibition on ACSVAW, its
RainLily services and on Rotary, a slide presentation of
Rotary RainLily Project programs to date, and guests help
themselves to delicious hors d'oeuvres, sandwiches, drinks,
and coffee.
Rotarians from the organizing Rotary Clubs of Kingspark Hong
Kong and City Northwest Hong Kong with our partner-in-service
ACSVAW representatives. Eddy, Cherie, and Yoyo.
Thanks to PDG John Wan who first introduced ACSVAW to Rotary
Club of Kingspark Hong Kong.
So where are the guests? ... Click here to try find yourself or your friend.
Exhibition on the
mission and services of both Rotary and RainLily (our
partner-in-service Association Concerning Sexual
Violence Against Women) at the concert reception.
Introduced by MC Vinky Lau of the Rotaract Club of Kingspark
Hong Kong, Rotary Club of City Northwest Hong Kong President
Francis Chan, Rotary Club of Kingspark Hong Kong President
Patrick Wong and Association Concerning Sexual Violence
Against Women Chairlady Lam Ying Hing give their speeches.
The concert organizing committee members Edward Lau, Joyce
Mak, Perry Yu and Fergus Fung and concert manageress Shirley
Fu of the Opera Society of Hong Kong at the cathedral
entrance.
The chorus, to be led in procession by Rotarian Perry Yu,
stands by to enter the cathedral singing the Wedding March
from Wagner's opera Lohengrin, while the chamber
orchestra begins the evening with a fervent orchestral
introduction from Bizet's Carmen.
The evening goes by fast as waves and waves of familiar tunes
from famous operas and musicals sweep clear the sweltering
heat on this early summer night. (View more
photos of the performance.)
The organizing team has a reason to smile even before the
concert comes to a close.
The Chorus and the Chamber Orchestra of the Opera Society
encore with the the energizing Anvil Chorus from Verdi's Il
Travotore to bring the concert to a knockout ending.
MC Vinky Lau calls upon our guest soloists and conductor for
a souvenir presentation.
Guest soloists David Quah and Katusha Tsui-Fraser, conductor
Raymond Fu with Rotary District 3450 Governor Tony Wong,
Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women
Chairlady Lam Ying Hing, Rotary Club of Kingspark Hong Kong
President Patrick Wong and Rotary Club of City Northwest Hong
Kong President Francis Chan.
Rotarians and Family of Rotary from the two organizing Rotary
clubs gather for a successful conclusion of the Rotary
RainLily Project fundraising concert.
Rotarians and Rotaractors of Kingspark Hong Kong smartly
snatch the concert billboard for their celebratory group
photo.
A memorable concert indeed,... and thank you to all who
donate to the Rotary RainLily Project by purchasing our
commemorative rainlily postcard sets before and after the
concert.
Mission accomplished ... and all smiles for the night.
Earlier at the dress rehearsal ...
Arriving to inspect the
concert venue, Rotarians and Rotaractors find themselves
invigorated by the music emanating from the St John's
Cathedral where the singers are in dress rehearsal.
Grace H Y Yum Hur, our
dedicated choir rehearsal pianist and orchestra keyboard, and
conductor Raymond Fu and string players in rehearsal.
Duet singers Andrew
Goatly and Herbert Tam and our guest soloists David Quah and
Katusha Tsui-Fraser practice hard but are soon tired out. Our
honor to meet Mr George Fraser, a stoic yet strongest
supporter to Katusha and all.
How soothing it must be
for our Rotarians Fergus Fung, Edward Lau, and Joyce Mak,
Rotaractor Vinky Lau, and Interactors Elaine Chik, Mandy Lam,
and Ivy Ho to plan and work on the logistics and collate the
programs for the concert as beautiful melodies spiral under
the high arches of the cathedral.
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