{"id":26723,"date":"2025-04-30T12:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T04:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/2025\/04\/30\/ymca-2025-april-perspective\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T10:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T02:13:51","slug":"enewsletter202504","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/2025\/04\/30\/enewsletter202504\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA 2025 April Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26723\" class=\"elementor elementor-26723 elementor-26685\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9eb524 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9eb524\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4ffc1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"5c4ffc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_imgtxt_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-5c4ffc1\" class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider pos-rel text-center lqd-imgtxt-slider-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-inner\" data-active-onhover=\"true\" data-active-onhover-options='{ \"triggers\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav a\", \"targets\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-images .lqd-imgtxt-slider-img\" }'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-images lqd-overlay z-index-1 pointer-events-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-img elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav h4 d-inline-flex\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"reset-ul d-inline-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-inline-flex elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-link d-block pos-rel z-index-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"Cover Story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Cover Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1187742 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1187742\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3f8c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee3f8c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\">YMCA presents &#8220;Lyrics of the Soul&#8221; Cantopop Mental Wellness Contest to express emotions through music <\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Organised by our YM Volunteer Working Group from October last year to April this year, the &#8220;Lyrics of the Soul&#8221; Cantopop Mental Wellness Contest attracted over 250 entries. After the judging, a music exchange and award ceremony was held on April 18 at Western Market in Sheung Wan. This contest used Cantonese songwriting as a springboard to integrate mental health education, ditching the usual preachy approach and giving young people a platform to create music and express themselves. It also offered listeners a way to process their emotions and let out all that pent-up emotions, and share a message of hope to society.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279e57b elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"279e57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"279e57b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Photo 4\uff1a\u300a\u5fc3\uff0e\u8046\u6b4c\u8a5e\u300b\u5ee3\u6771\u6b4c\u586b\u8a5e\u6bd4\u8cfd4\u670818\u65e5\u5047\u4e0a\u74b0\u897f\u6e2f\u57ce\u8209\u884c\u97f3\u6a02\u4ea4\u6d41\u6703\u66a8\u9812\u734e\u79ae\u3002\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU1MzcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDRcL1Bob3RvLTRcdWZmMWFcdTMwMGFcdTVmYzNcdWZmMGVcdTgwNDZcdTZiNGNcdThhNWVcdTMwMGJcdTVlZTNcdTY3NzFcdTZiNGNcdTU4NmJcdThhNWVcdTZiZDRcdThjZmQ0XHU2NzA4MThcdTY1ZTVcdTUwNDdcdTRlMGFcdTc0YjBcdTg5N2ZcdTZlMmZcdTU3Y2VcdTgyMDlcdTg4NGNcdTk3ZjNcdTZhMDJcdTRlYTRcdTZkNDFcdTY3MDNcdTY2YThcdTk4MTJcdTczNGVcdTc5YWVcdTMwMDIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMjc5ZTU3YiJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Photo-4\uff1a\u300a\u5fc3\uff0e\u8046\u6b4c\u8a5e\u300b\u5ee3\u6771\u6b4c\u586b\u8a5e\u6bd4\u8cfd4\u670818\u65e5\u5047\u4e0a\u74b0\u897f\u6e2f\u57ce\u8209\u884c\u97f3\u6a02\u4ea4\u6d41\u6703\u66a8\u9812\u734e\u79ae\u3002.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Photo-4\uff1a\u300a\u5fc3\uff0e\u8046\u6b4c\u8a5e\u300b\u5ee3\u6771\u6b4c\u586b\u8a5e\u6bd4\u8cfd4\u670818\u65e5\u5047\u4e0a\u74b0\u897f\u6e2f\u57ce\u8209\u884c\u97f3\u6a02\u4ea4\u6d41\u6703\u66a8\u9812\u734e\u79ae\u3002-1200x590.jpg\" alt=\"Photo 4\uff1a\u300a\u5fc3\uff0e\u8046\u6b4c\u8a5e\u300b\u5ee3\u6771\u6b4c\u586b\u8a5e\u6bd4\u8cfd4\u670818\u65e5\u5047\u4e0a\u74b0\u897f\u6e2f\u57ce\u8209\u884c\u97f3\u6a02\u4ea4\u6d41\u6703\u66a8\u9812\u734e\u79ae\u3002\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9f016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e9f016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">At the live music showcase, two young buskers and three youth bands mentored by our outreach team performed the award-winning and outstanding songs, turning the songwriters&#8217; personal journeys into truly moving music.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The &#8220;Lyrics of the Soul&#8221; Cantopop Mental Wellness Contest invited a judging panel featuring Ms. Norris Wong, director of &#8220;The Lyricist Wannabe&#8221;, and Dr. Kenneth Chan, psychiatrist and lyricist. The overall winner will receive professional recording, a music video, and a song release opportunity. From the Open Group, Warren scooped the top prize with his song &#8220;\u5931\u8a9e\u75c7&#8221; (Aphasia) about someone who stops speaking after a traumatic experience. Many other powerful lyrics explored themes of mental health from personal perspectives, or from the viewpoint of carers and supporters.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The contest was divided into two categories: the Open Group and <br>the YM Volunteer Group for our young volunteers. The YM Volunteer Group featured two workshops on mental health and lyric writing for participation. In particular, Ms. Norris Wong led the &#8220;Lyric Writing 101&#8221; workshop, sharing her own stories of setbacks and encouraging the teenagers not to be afraid of failure. Meanwhile, our Counselling Unit also ran &#8220;The Human Library&#8221; session, helping participants connect with their emotions and turn them into lyrics. Norris commented, &#8220;Both groups delivered lyrics that were spot-on and personal. The Open Group were generally more experienced with melody, and there were some seriously inspiring entries!&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The top entries are now on Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ymvlyrics\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ymvlyrics\/)<\/a>, sharing the lyrics and creative ideas of the participants. We also set up the \u201cChillest Song Award\u201d for public voting to pick the most touching entry, which reached over 23,000 votes, bringing everyone along on a journey of hope and support through music.<span class=\"EOP SCXW1694269 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245417\":false,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb4a9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fb4a9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e740a41 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"e740a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_imgtxt_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-e740a41\" class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider pos-rel text-center lqd-imgtxt-slider-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-inner\" data-active-onhover=\"true\" data-active-onhover-options='{ \"triggers\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav a\", \"targets\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-images .lqd-imgtxt-slider-img\" }'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-images lqd-overlay z-index-1 pointer-events-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-img elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav h4 d-inline-flex\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"reset-ul d-inline-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-inline-flex elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-link d-block pos-rel z-index-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"Featured Programme\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Featured Programme<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a435435 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a435435\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6878f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6878f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">YMCA Institute of Christian Ministry GROW Micro-Credential Courses Promotion\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e77d30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e77d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">This May, our <span class=\"TextRun SCXW142243879 BCX8\" lang=\"ZH-TW\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142243879 BCX8\">Institute of Christian Ministry <\/span><\/span>is offering two GROW micro-certificate courses focused on nurturing believers&#8217; spiritual lives and ministry skills. We encourage ministry leaders and teachers to sign up.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2338f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2338f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601e1d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"601e1d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a36d5c0 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"a36d5c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a36d5c0\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"GROW\u79d1\u76ee\u63a8\u4ecb\uff3f\u559c\u6a02\u7684\u5152\u7ae5\u4e8b\u5de5\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYzMjEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0dST1dcdTc5ZDFcdTc2ZWVcdTYzYThcdTRlY2JcdWZmM2ZcdTU1OWNcdTZhMDJcdTc2ODRcdTUxNTJcdTdhZTVcdTRlOGJcdTVkZTUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYTM2ZDVjMCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GROW\u79d1\u76ee\u63a8\u4ecb\uff3f\u559c\u6a02\u7684\u5152\u7ae5\u4e8b\u5de5.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GROW\u79d1\u76ee\u63a8\u4ecb\uff3f\u559c\u6a02\u7684\u5152\u7ae5\u4e8b\u5de5.jpg\" alt=\"GROW\u79d1\u76ee\u63a8\u4ecb\uff3f\u559c\u6a02\u7684\u5152\u7ae5\u4e8b\u5de5\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2c78d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae2c78d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70edfef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70edfef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The Joyful Children&#8217;s Ministry Course covers understanding the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children, exploring the characteristics of different activity formats, and partnering with parents in their children&#8217;s spiritual nurture, which will equip children&#8217;s ministry leaders to plan diverse and engaging sessions with ease and effectiveness, so as to create a church environment where children love to come and are nurtured in their faith.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Instructor: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW178887706 BCX8\" lang=\"ZH-TW\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178887706 BCX8\">Pastor<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW178887706 BCX8\" lang=\"ZH-TW\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW178887706 BCX8\">Ruby Leung <\/span><\/span>(Superintendent of UniKids, Fanling Assembly of God Church UniKids; Master of Arts in Christian Education \u2013 Children&#8217;s Christian Education, Hong Kong Evangel Seminary)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Dates: Thursdays on 15, 22 and 29 May and 5 June 2025<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Time: 7:30 pm &#8211; 9:30 pm<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Format: Online<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Fee: $800*, or $700* per person for groups of three or more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">*A one-off $100 registration fee applies for first-time GROW course participants.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Registration form: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/ySbbzeZDBcWtBe9XA\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/ySbbzeZDBcWtBe9XA <\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Deadline: May 6 (sign up now)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b377c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9b377c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-981f5c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"981f5c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f255eb elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"2f255eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2f255eb\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"GROW\u79d1\u76ee\u63a8\u4ecb\uff3fR.E.A.L.\u7537\u4eba\u4e8b\u5de5\u555f\u822a\u8a13\u7df4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYzMjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0dST1dcdTc5ZDFcdTc2ZWVcdTYzYThcdTRlY2JcdWZmM2ZSLkUuQS5MLlx1NzUzN1x1NGViYVx1NGU4Ylx1NWRlNVx1NTU1Zlx1ODIyYVx1OGExM1x1N2RmNC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyZjI1NWViIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GROW\u79d1\u76ee\u63a8\u4ecb\uff3fR.E.A.L.\u7537\u4eba\u4e8b\u5de5\u555f\u822a\u8a13\u7df4.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GROW\u79d1\u76ee\u63a8\u4ecb\uff3fR.E.A.L.\u7537\u4eba\u4e8b\u5de5\u555f\u822a\u8a13\u7df4.jpg\" alt=\"GROW\u79d1\u76ee\u63a8\u4ecb\uff3fR.E.A.L.\u7537\u4eba\u4e8b\u5de5\u555f\u822a\u8a13\u7df4\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f8172 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24f8172\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b1525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b1525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">R.E.A.L Men&#8217;s Ministry Boot Training is designed for leaders who are interested in participating in men&#8217;s ministry, introducing a new &#8220;Fun, Feast, Fight&#8221; ministry model, through the process of experiencing and becoming a &#8220;R.E.A.L. real man&#8221; in a small group, providing six practical steps to help men &#8220;regroup and start again&#8221;, and then help the church or community to establish a men&#8217;s ministry and expand the kingdom of God.  <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Instructor: Rev. Daniel Tse (Rev., Island ECC; Master of Christian Studies, China Graduate School of Theology). Pastor Daniel Tse has nearly two decades of experience coordinating and promoting men&#8217;s ministry and has been involved with Pure Desire Ministries since 2012. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Dates: Wednesdays on 21 and 28 May, and 4 and 11 June 2025 <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Time: 7:30 pm &#8211; 9:30 pm <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Format: In-person teaching <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Location: Institute of Christian Ministry, 3\/F, Administration Building, 23 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Fee: $800*, or $700* per person for groups of three or more. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">*A one-off $100 registration fee applies for first-time GROW course participants. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Registration form: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/NUDLBaM4fAgNC89B9\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/NUDLBaM4fAgNC89B9<\/a> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Deadline: 12 May (sign up now) <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2f77f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a2f77f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ef3af elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"d3ef3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_imgtxt_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-d3ef3af\" class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider pos-rel text-center lqd-imgtxt-slider-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-inner\" data-active-onhover=\"true\" data-active-onhover-options='{ \"triggers\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav a\", \"targets\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-images .lqd-imgtxt-slider-img\" }'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-images lqd-overlay z-index-1 pointer-events-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-img elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav h4 d-inline-flex\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"reset-ul d-inline-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-inline-flex elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-link d-block pos-rel z-index-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"What&#039;s News\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>What&#039;s News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fddcffa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fddcffa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe5ade1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe5ade1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chinese YMCA College student and athlete wins gold for Hong Kong\n <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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Athletics Team to participate in the Asian Junior U18 Athletics Championships in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, where she threw 54.04m in the women&#8217;s U18 javelin,, achieving the top position in Asia, and rising to second place in the world rankings.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Kwan has been training with Chinese YMCA College alumnus and coach Mr. Chow Pui Yin since the start of secondary school. She has already enjoyed considerable success this year, winning the girls&#8217; U18 javelin throw at the first leg of the 2025 Hong Kong Junior Age Group Athletics Competition on 2 March, where she also broke the Hong Kong U18 record. She followed this up with a silver medal and a new meet record in the girls&#8217; javelin at the Inter-School Athletics Competition on 12 March.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e24f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8e24f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c354fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c354fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> \n\n\u201cMindfulness through Sports\u201d new website is now on live <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef23184 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef23184\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35037b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b35037b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2d946 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6f2d946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/JCMS_Website_Index.jpg\" alt=\"JCMS_Website_Index\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e171bc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e171bc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9772be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9772be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The Jockey Club Active Elders Programme \u2013 Mindfulness through Sports project has launched a brand new website! Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulness-sports.org\">https:\/\/mindfulness-sports.org<\/a> to access a wealth of resources and information on mindfulness and exercise, designed to help those aged 55 and over learn about the programme, stay up-to-date on the latest activities, and develop healthy habits for mind, body, and spirit.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The new website features:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Exercise Tutorials: Learn mindful movement techniques to help you keep active at home.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Online Games: Five interactive games, each with a different theme to introduce mindfulness concepts, encourage self-awareness, and promote relaxation and stress reduction. These can also help improve reaction time and cognitive skills.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Mindful Trails: Enjoy virtual tree walks and short mindfulness exercises with 20 videos showcasing the mindful tree trail at the <span data-teams=\"true\">YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Articles: Read insightful articles on mindfulness and exercise.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Media Resources: Download WhatsApp sticker packs, phone wallpapers, and more.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Events: Find the latest information on experiential sessions and mindful movement training courses offered by the programme. Register for a free account to sign up \u2013 all activities are completely free of charge. <br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Feel free to share this programme and website with anyone aged 55 or over. For more details, stay tuned to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mindfulness.sports\/\">Facebook page<\/a> or visit the website for the latest announcements<strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f9fbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63f9fbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8055cb8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"8055cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_imgtxt_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-8055cb8\" class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider pos-rel 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Centre<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd9331 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abd9331\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0879ee4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0879ee4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e36067 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"9e36067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/f60d2564-9252-4d88-a688-14e3204fcfe9-1-1-700x560.jpg\" alt=\"f60d2564-9252-4d88-a688-14e3204fcfe9 (1)\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef7d25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bef7d25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdc1cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdc1cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">To celebrate Children\u2019s Day and mark the 100-day countdown to its 50th anniversary, the Chai Wan Centre Youth Team hosted a &#8220;CHAIKAWA&#8221; experience centre on 4 April, featuring a range of activities designed for families to enjoy together while also introducing the centre&#8217;s services to members and the wider community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">On the day of the event, Chai Wan Centre was transformed into an interactive experience centre with six themed zones. Families had 30 minutes to explore each zone, which included brain-teasing puzzles, takoyaki making, writing &#8220;Letters to My Future Self (100 Days Later)&#8221;, a commemorative photo booth, a &#8220;shout-out&#8221; decibel challenge, and fun sports challenges. The event attracted 222 participants who enjoyed a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere as they tackled the various challenges and games together. At the end of the day, Chai Wan Centre showcased the centre&#8217;s services and invited participants to join in the upcoming 50th-anniversary celebrations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a276cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a276cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318b0a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"318b0a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover Guangzhou: Cultural Exchange and Service Trip<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3db54c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3db54c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8eabf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af8eabf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ceb8ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"9ceb8ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-26723 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"9ceb8ba\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"GZ Trip 03\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYzNDUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0daLVRyaXAtMDMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOWNlYjhiYSJ9\" href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GZ-Trip-03.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 836 627&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GZ-Trip-03.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GZ-Trip-03.jpg 836w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GZ-Trip-03-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" data-aspect=\"1.3333333333333\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105ad84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"105ad84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283b934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"283b934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">From 28 to 30 March, the University and College YMCA led a group of 19 students from various institutions on a cultural exchange and children&#8217;s service trip to Guangzhou. The group participated in an urban orienteering activity to learn about Guangzhou&#8217;s history and culture, and joined a cultural carnival to share diverse international cultures with local youth and children. They also experienced an intangible cultural heritage activity focusing on martial arts and visited young lupus patients at a local children&#8217;s hospital, where they set up stalls for cultural exchange and offered computer game experiences related to immune system diseases. The trip deepened the participants&#8217; understanding of mainland Chinese society, development, and culture, and fostered cultural integration between local and non-local students.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965b8f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"965b8f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ede5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8ede5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chillax Y2K Youth Mental Health Support Programme <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">In response to the needs of students taking this year&#8217;s Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) exams, Chai Wan Centre, Kornhill Centre, and Siu Sai Wan Centre have joined hands to launch the Chillax Y2K DSE Support Programme. This initiative provides a range of services to support students before, during, and after their exams, including access to study rooms, individual counselling sessions, post-exam activities, and results day support groups. On the key exam dates of 2 and 3 April, encouragement packs \u2013 including specially designed bookmarks created by students engaged in the programme \u2013 were distributed to students at seven secondary school exam centres in Chai Wan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Our Principal Programme Secretary of Siu Sai Wan Centre Ms. Jessica Mo also appeared on RTHK TV 31&#8217;s \u201cHong Kong United\u201d programme on 3 April to discuss strategies for DSE candidates to manage stress, and highlight the support available through Chillax Y2K. The full episode is available at https:\/\/youtu.be\/ipujrnOM0o8?si=rKkHBQ-Ihd5nMKaK&amp;t=190<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ipujrnOM0o8?si=rKkHBQ-Ihd5nMKaK&amp;t=190\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ipujrnOM0o8?si=rKkHBQ-Ihd5nMKaK&amp;t=190<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e0bb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18e0bb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c7959 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"b6c7959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_imgtxt_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-b6c7959\" class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider pos-rel text-center lqd-imgtxt-slider-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-inner\" data-active-onhover=\"true\" data-active-onhover-options='{ \"triggers\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav a\", \"targets\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-images .lqd-imgtxt-slider-img\" }'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-images lqd-overlay z-index-1 pointer-events-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-img elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav h4 d-inline-flex\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"reset-ul d-inline-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-inline-flex elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-link d-block pos-rel z-index-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"ESG Focus\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>ESG Focus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73343bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73343bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c8632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01c8632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Our commitment to the principles of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) since 2019 reflects the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our organisation&#8217;s approach to development and the YMCA 2030 Vision for sustainable development in Hong Kong. Apart from publishing the ESG Impact Report, YMCA also endeavours to integrate ESG concepts into our daily operations. This column is dedicated to sharing with our members our ESG initiatives regularly.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f5008 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7f5008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5dd55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed5dd55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">YM Volunteer@SCHOOL Programme: SDGs on campus<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb342e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bb342e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Our YM Volunteer Working Group launched the \u201cYM Volunteer@SCHOOL\u201d programme in 2022 to promote volunteering in schools, cultivating a spirit of service among students and raising awareness of ESG and SDGs in everyday life. Participating schools that meet the programme&#8217;s criteria will receive a certificate from YMCA and invitation to an awards ceremony, and have the chance to win the \u201cHighest Volunteer Service Hours Award\u201d and the \u201cSDGs Themed Story Award\u201d. The following are the winning schools for the 2023-2024 academic year, showcasing how students are addressing the SDGs through innovative volunteer services.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbd711d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbd711d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a8040 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5a8040\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeec570 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"eeec570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 2048 2048&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26354 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489909058_1091458139688248_6138962672258469012_n.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489909058_1091458139688248_6138962672258469012_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489909058_1091458139688248_6138962672258469012_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489909058_1091458139688248_6138962672258469012_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489909058_1091458139688248_6138962672258469012_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489909058_1091458139688248_6138962672258469012_n-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489909058_1091458139688248_6138962672258469012_n-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489909058_1091458139688248_6138962672258469012_n-760x760.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The champion of the SDGs Themed Story Award went to Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (Yuen Long) for their \"\u6350\u6350\" (Donate and Share) project. Students and teachers collaborated to collect unsold vegetables from market vendors, which were then sorted by students and redistributed to elderly people in need within the community. Students also organised stalls to collect second-hand items and donate usable goods to those in need.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d355bd1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d355bd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96268b5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"96268b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 2048 2048&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26363 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489801172_1091458136354915_5624443562979636946_n.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489801172_1091458136354915_5624443562979636946_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489801172_1091458136354915_5624443562979636946_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489801172_1091458136354915_5624443562979636946_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489801172_1091458136354915_5624443562979636946_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489801172_1091458136354915_5624443562979636946_n-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489801172_1091458136354915_5624443562979636946_n-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489801172_1091458136354915_5624443562979636946_n-760x760.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Kwun Tong Kung Lok Government Secondary School won the first runner-up prize for their \"\u74b0\u4fdd\u6709\u7de3\u4eba\" (Recycling Buddies) project, which gave old items a new lease of life. Inspired by students' experiences of finding unwanted but still usable items while clearing out their homes, the school organised an event where students first identified items they needed and then encouraged the entire school community to bring in unwanted items for a swap shop, promoting reusing resources and reducing waste.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede14f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ede14f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a05303b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a05303b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 2048 2048&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26360 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489409233_1091458113021584_3839686076493947365_n.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489409233_1091458113021584_3839686076493947365_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489409233_1091458113021584_3839686076493947365_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489409233_1091458113021584_3839686076493947365_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489409233_1091458113021584_3839686076493947365_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489409233_1091458113021584_3839686076493947365_n-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489409233_1091458113021584_3839686076493947365_n-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489409233_1091458113021584_3839686076493947365_n-760x760.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Liu Po Shan Memorial College secured the second runner-up prize for their \"\u300c\u8006\u300d\u5999\u4eba\u751f\" (Wonderful Lives of the Elderly) project , creating memory books documenting the life stories of elderly people. This project encouraged students to slow down in our fast-paced city life, care for the elderly around them, and listen to their stories. Beyond expressing care for the elderly, some of the stories even became a source of inspiration for the students.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69012e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69012e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35dd41f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"35dd41f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 2048 2048&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26357 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489914385_1091458133021582_7135108659248255138_n.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489914385_1091458133021582_7135108659248255138_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489914385_1091458133021582_7135108659248255138_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489914385_1091458133021582_7135108659248255138_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489914385_1091458133021582_7135108659248255138_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489914385_1091458133021582_7135108659248255138_n-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489914385_1091458133021582_7135108659248255138_n-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/489914385_1091458133021582_7135108659248255138_n-760x760.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School received the Highest Volunteer Service Hours Award for their various service-learning projects, including oral history documentation and visits to subdivided flats. These initiatives allowed students to connect with the community and capture its spirit, and more importantly, raised awareness of and provided support to vulnerable groups.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a7087 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5a7087\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d15e10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d15e10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">These award-winning volunteer projects addressed the UN SDGs, specifically SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), where the students also demonstrated significant personal growth through their participation, becoming more proactive to engage with diverse members of the community and strengthening their connection with society.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e0582 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0e0582\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b6612 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"09b6612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_imgtxt_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-09b6612\" class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider pos-rel text-center lqd-imgtxt-slider-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-inner\" data-active-onhover=\"true\" data-active-onhover-options='{ \"triggers\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav a\", \"targets\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-images .lqd-imgtxt-slider-img\" }'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-images lqd-overlay z-index-1 pointer-events-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-img elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav h4 d-inline-flex\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"reset-ul d-inline-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-inline-flex elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-link d-block pos-rel z-index-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"PAIN Kick Zone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>PAIN Kick Zone<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a7dae6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a7dae6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9579d47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9579d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em>As city dwellers who often work overtime and frequently perform repetitive motions, we are more susceptible to joint pain or sports injuries that can affect our quality of life. The Association\u2019s Health Care Professions Department is launching a regular monthly column and publishing short articles about self-care. Topics covered will include arthritis, joint pain and self-healing. For more detailed health-related information, please visit our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/hcp.ymca.org.hk\">hcp.ymca.org.hk<\/a> <\/em><em>or call <\/em><em>2783 3616<\/em><em>for inquiries.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8831fb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8831fb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28dcb27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28dcb27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does Bending Over to Pick Things Up Always Hurt Your Back?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3064d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed3064d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Many people believe that bending over to pick things up will increase the risk of back injuries. Actually, this is a common misconception. In fact, Lumbar spine is naturally designed for movements like bending forward, backward, side bending, and rotation. Bending is not only natural but also essential for maintaining spinal flexibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The problem isn\u2019t bending itself\u2014it\u2019s the modern sedentary lifestyle that weakens core muscles and reduces back endurance. Even when using so-called &#8220;proper posture&#8221; to lift objects, insufficient muscle strength can still lead to injury. <br>To truly protect your back, we recommend:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">To truly protect your back, we recommend:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Break up long periods of sitting\u2014stand up and move every hour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Gradually strengthen your core\u2014with exercises like bridging.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Develop a regular exercise routine\u2014to improve overall muscle strength.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Increase movement range progressively\u2014warm up first to avoid sudden, excessive bending.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Remember: Bending is a natural movement\u2014maintaining muscle strength and mobility is the real key to a healthy back!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a29e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27a29e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b0792 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"a2b0792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_imgtxt_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-a2b0792\" class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider pos-rel text-center lqd-imgtxt-slider-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-inner\" data-active-onhover=\"true\" data-active-onhover-options='{ \"triggers\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav a\", \"targets\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-images .lqd-imgtxt-slider-img\" }'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-images lqd-overlay z-index-1 pointer-events-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-img elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav h4 d-inline-flex\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"reset-ul d-inline-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-inline-flex elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-link d-block pos-rel z-index-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"Discovering YMCA Channel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Discovering YMCA Channel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca9495 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dca9495\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0082cc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0082cc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ec01d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36ec01d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SDGs Themed Story Award - Champion: Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (Yuen Long)<br>Rescuing market vegetables for the elderly and giving second-hand goods a new life through street stalls\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1bab58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f1bab58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/GDhysHQp9pQ?si=WC9W9nEYqcggtvTr&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d4bbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26d4bbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e55011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e55011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SDGs Themed Story Award - 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