About the Event
Organized by the Macau Young Volunteers Association and subsidized by the Social Welfare Bureau, the "2015 Volunteer for a Day" event will be held on August 16. The organizer hopes that by encouraging everyone to participate in volunteer work together, we can bring love and care to those around us, improve relationships between people, and make our society more harmonious.
Last year's event attracted over 1,200 citizens to sign up as volunteers. This year, the organizer has specifically set up 24 different activities related to civic education and social services for citizens to participate in.
Event Objectives
- To fulfill the Macau Young Volunteers Association's mission of promoting volunteerism.
- To help Macau citizens learn more about the current state of Macau's society, livelihood, and environment through volunteer work.
- To provide more opportunities and various types of social service activities.
- To allow busy citizens and those interested in volunteering to make one day of their lives particularly meaningful by participating in this annual event.
Event Details
- Date: August 16, 2015 (Various times and locations throughout the day)
- Overall Duration: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Service Targets & Activities
- Social Service Targets: Individuals with intellectual disabilities, individuals with hearing impairments, families, solitary elderly, psychiatric rehabilitation patients, elderly with mobility issues, elderly in residential care, and individuals with disabilities.
- Civic Service Activities: Environmental protection activities, healthy lifestyle promotion, volunteer promotion, and gambling awareness promotion activities.
