Love @ Po Leung Kuk

(Chinese Only)「歡迎光臨！埋嚟睇下，依到係保良蜜蜜送市集，拎本小冊子睇下呀！」踏入市集，立即迎來一句充滿朝氣的聲音。店員佩茹熟練又熱情地遞上小冊子，還不忘介紹市集的熱門產品！   佩茹是康復學員，在今次市集擔任店務員，負責招呼客人和介紹產品。問及佩茹的上班感受，她興奮地說︰「返咗一個星期工啦，好開心呀！學到好多嘢。」服務經理在佩茹身旁，跟我解釋舉辦今次市集的目的︰「今次市集搵嚟唔同學員擔任店務員，希望可以幫佢地累積工作經驗，日後走出社會容易D搵到工作。」   這次市集以共融為題，除了有學員外，還有不少青年創業者「擺檔」。「今次市集我認識到好多學員，了解到佢哋個別嘅喜好，可以調配一啲個人化嘅香水比佢哋。」Ming是一間手作香水店老闆，通過〈創業經理人〉計劃參加市集，他指市集不止可以幫到他托展業務，還可以了解更多客人需要，豐富品牌款式。   除了「攤檔」之外，市集亦設有工作坊，由青年創業者擔任導師，開幕當日更有不少學員參加工作坊。導師Cath認為現時社會缺乏共融空間，大眾難以接觸學員，而今次市集是一個難得平台，可以互相了解交流。「當接觸到學員，就會發現大家其實都一樣。喺工作坊，大家都一樣鍾意手工藝，大家都一齊努力完成作品。」

Every Saturday morning, Lawyer Wong takes the time to visit the children, playing and interacting with them, and even preparing snacks for them. “I’ve always felt very fortunate in my studies, work, and family, so I want to give back to society and bring happiness and warmth to the children!”   Lawyer Wong's connection with the children at Po Leung Kuk began in 2019. Initially, she learned about volunteer activities involving visits and interactions with children through a member newsletter from the Hong Kong Law Society. During that event, staff from Po Leung Kuk informed her about the facilities, programs, and sponsorship details. Lawyer Wong found the program meaningful and decided to become a sponsor, hoping to improve the children’s living environment and provide them with opportunities to participate in various extracurricular activities.   After completing training for sponsors, she officially began visiting the sponsored children. Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused multiple delays in visitations, it did not deter her compassionate spirit. She expressed that she enjoys every visit, fully engaging with the children, saying, “Whatever the children want to play, I play along with them, even if it’s in the garden.” She also keeps track of each child’s interests, personalities, and memories to make future visits more familiar and enjoyable.   “I remember on my first visit to one child, he asked if he could hug me.” Unfortunately, due to visitation rules prohibiting close contact, Lawyer Wong couldn’t give him a hug. However, that experience deeply moved her, highlighting the children's need for love and care. With a heart full of compassion, Lawyer Wong hopes to reach out to and visit even more children, bringing them joy. Thus, she decided to “expand her family” by increasing her sponsorship from 5 to a total of 12 children. “I hope that in the brief hour of our visit, the children can have fun and find a different experience in their daily lives at the facility; I also want them to feel that there are many people in society who care about and love them.”

因新型冠狀病毒疫情出現，影響整個社會及多個行業，作為家中經濟支柱的丈夫至今也只當過兩、三天散工，經濟負擔一下子變得沉重。面對收入驟減、前景不明，琪琪媽媽承受著生活上，以至情緒上的無比壓力。   琪琪媽媽比想像中堅強，她明白身為兩個女兒眼中的榜樣，要勇敢地守住這頭家，不讓情緒影響女兒開心的童年。   女兒琪琪就讀保良局幼稚園暨幼兒園幼兒班，去年疫情嚴峻，曾多次停課數月，長時間留在家中，琪琪媽媽要花更多時間照顧女兒、投注更多心力。例如女兒沒有上學，要額外準備平時由學校提供的奶粉、午餐等；丈夫沒工開閒待家中，沒有收入亦令婆媳關係惡化。生活上所有事情變得方寸大亂，使她很迷網，甚至手足無措。   「好感恩，好像伸手扶了我一把。」琪琪媽媽多謝保良局對她的支援，送上食物及營養包，補足小朋友基本營養需要；停課期間，老師每星期都會致電關心她們的近況，甚至提出可以把孩子送回學校暫託等支援。   保良局邀請您在這關鍵時刻伸出援手，支持保良局「關愛無限 ‧ 共跨逆境」扶弱計劃，為受影響的基層家庭，尤其是小朋友送上及時雨。   捐款支持