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St. James’ Settlement 75th Anniversary Flag Day Achieved a Great Success
St. James’ Settlement 75th Anniversary Flag Day Achieved a Great Success 2025-04-07
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7 April 2025
St. James’ Settlement 75th Anniversary Flag Day Achieved a Great Success
Around 5,000 Volunteers Unite with Smile to Rally Support
Around 5,000 Volunteers Unite with Smile to Rally Support
Organised by St. James’ Settlement under the theme of the 75th anniversary slogan, ‘Connecting Smiles, Empowering Lives’, the territory-wide Flag Day was successfully held last Saturday, 5th April 2025. The event received huge support from all sectors of society, including around 5,000 street and online volunteers, corporate partners, organisations, and schools. The donation raised during the event will go towards supporting our social services, including Charity Services, Continuing Care Services, and Rehabilitation Services, ensuring timely and appropriate assistance reaches those in need.
Connecting smiles and supports
On the morning of the event, energetic volunteers were seen across various districts in Hong Kong, spreading warmth with their cheerful smiles and distributing five specially designed, brightly coloured flag stickers featuring joyful smiley-face imagery. Inspired by the volunteers’ positivity, many residents stopped to learn more about St. James’ Settlement and expressed their support by making donations.
Ms. Josephine Lee, Chief Executive Officer of St. James’ Settlement remarked, “We are deeply thankful to every volunteer and supporter, including individuals, corporations and partners, who contributed to the success of our Flag Day. The generosity and enthusiasm empower St. James’ Settlement to continue providing timely and appropriate services to those in need. We will strive to bridge gaps in needs of social service, ensuring that more service users receive the help they need.”
Advancing Diverse Services
For 75 years, St. James’ Settlement has been dedicated to providing a wide range of social services and actively collaborating with different sectors to improve lives. The Settlement welcomes continued support through donations via the website https://sjs.org.hk/en/support/online-donate.php, by crossed cheque payable to ‘St. James’ Settlement’, or by direct deposit into HSBC Account No: 848-0-72427292. Together, we can connect more people through smiles and create boundless possibilities for those in need.
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Photo 1 and 2: St. James’ Settlement 75th Anniversary Flag Day brought together individuals of all ages and backgrounds, each contributing to support those in need. Parents brought their children to participate and learn the value of finding joy in helping others.
Photo 3: Ms. Josephine Lee, CEO of St. James’ Settlement, expressed heartfelt gratitude to all volunteers and supporters, reaffirming the organisation’s commitment to bridging gaps in social services and providing timely assistance to those in need.
About St. James’ Settlement
Founded by the Rt. Rev. Bishop R.O. Hall of the Anglican Church in 1949, St. James’ Settlement began as a club for boys and girls in a temple in Stone Nullah Lane, Wanchai. It was then developed into a six-storey building on Kennedy Road in 1963 to provide diversified services, including children and youth services, elderly services and rehabilitation services. In 1987, the headquarters was opened in Stone Nullah Lane so that the scope of services could be further extended. Our first centre outside Wanchai (named Central and Western District Elderly Community Centre) was established in 1990. Since then, different service centres have been developed and most of them are located along the north coast of Hong Kong Island, from The Belcher’s in Western to Hing Wah Estate in Chai Wan. In recent years, in view of the society’s ever-changing needs, we have opened service centres in Kowloon and the New Territories. To date, our 114 service points are in operation across Hong Kong, serving more than 3.5 million person-times, and our target beneficiaries include children, teenagers, families, the elderly and people with disabilities.
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