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Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration 2024

The annual Mid-Autumn Festival celebration of SAC Center was a heartfelt occasion, themed “Three Decades Together, Embracing the Future.” We are committed to continuing our journey forward with our dedicated members, fostering a strong sense of community and support. In addition to participating in games, lucky draws and gift packs sharing arranged by volunteers and center staff, over seventy members enjoying delicious food and chatting in a restaurant for celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival together. A special thanks goes out to Maxim's Group and our private donor for their contributions of mooncakes and gifts, which made the celebration even more memorable. To ensure that everyone could partake in the festive spirit, mooncakes and gifts were also delivered to the homes of those who could not join us in person. Together, we look forward to embracing the future with the same spirit of unity and togetherness that has guided us for the past three decades.

2024 SAC Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony

We are always at deepest pride and greatest pleasure to be supported by our volunteer team. SAC Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony was held on 11 July as to commend the volunteers of SAC Center for their contribution in the past year. In addition to reviewing the past work with the volunteers and presenting certificates of commendation, we also discussed the direction of future development and new year planning with the volunteers. Through training and various service opportunities, volunteers can enhance their self-understanding, communication skills and contribute themselves with full potential.

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration 2023

The annual Mid-Autumn Festival celebration of SAC Center was held on 19 September with the theme of “Be Together for Glorious Future”. We hope that members can support each other and live a wonderful life. Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic in the past three years, no dining was arranged for the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering. In addition to participating in games, lucky draws and gift packs sharing arranged by volunteers and center staff, nearly fifty members enjoying delicious food and chatting in a restaurant for celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival together. We would like to give a big applause to all sponsors and our private donor for the generous donation of mooncakes and gifts to support our activity. For those who could not attend the celebration in persons, to share the joy of the festival, mooncakes and gifts were delivered to their homes.

Events

SAC Health Talk Series 2024

With the sponsorships of Gilead Science and GlaxoSmithKline plc, SAC Center held a health talk on the theme of "Knowing More About Shingles" on August 10. We are honored to have invited Dr. Ho King Man, a veteran dermatologist and venereal disease specialist, to give a lecture on the causes, symptoms, who is at higher risk of shingles, treatment and prevention. In addition, Dr Ho also shared the information of two vaccines to prevent Shingles to help us know when we should be vaccinated for protection.

SAC Health Talk Series

With the sponsorships of Gilead Science and GlaxoSmithKline plc, SAC Center hosted a health talk with the theme "Understanding Chronic Inflammation and Management" on July 20. We were honored to invite Dr. Chan Man-chun, Consultant from the Department of Medicine & Geriatrics of Prince Margaret Hospital, to be the guest speaker. Dr. Chan mentioned that from 1984 to 2021, close to 20% of HIV patients were diagnosed over the age of 50. Managing multiple medications, treating comorbidities, regular screening, and improving the health-related quality of life of patients are key to achieving the 4th 90 target.

Mental Health Educational Workshop - " Aging in Place"

'Together We Love – Mental Health Support Project' is supported by the Mental Health Initiatives Funding Scheme under the Health Bureau. The project aims to enhance knowledge on mental health and motivate the elderly with HIV infection and their carers to seek help. On 18 June, a mental health workshop titled 'Ageing in Place' was organized and we were honored to invite Ms. Chan Ka-hei, the Unit-in-charge of Carer Support Service from the Mong Kok Kai Fong Association Chan Hing Social Service Center to share the updated information of elderly care services in Hong Kong to our members. The content covered community support, long-term care services, and caregiver support, with the aim at enhancing members’ knowledge on supporting networks of elderly service and hence increasing the confidence and sense of competence in facing their aging life.

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