E-Newsletter - Issue 2

Rotaract Club

HKUSU

R.I. District 3450 ( Hong Kong, Macao, Mongolia) Sponsored by Rotary Club of Hong Kong

I G N I T E T H E S P A R K L I G H T U P T H E D A R K

E-Newsletter ISSUE NO.2

NOV 2012

Orientation Camp

Get the Ball Rolling!

This year’s orientation camp finished successfully on 7th October. The whole programme ran smoothly and credit goes to our organizing committee members and helpers! We hope this camp have brought unforgettable and joyful memories to the freshmen. Hereby all 15 Ex-Co members of Rotaract Club, HKUSU would like to thank all for your support, we wish every one of you great success and a promising university life!

Joint University Rotaract Club

High Table Dinner 2012

In the coming November, different Rotaract Clubs from eight universities will join together to provide members with a platform to meet and mix with each other. This year, our theme is “Live your life, make your own”. Celebrities from different sectors are invited to the dinner, ranging from famous authors to politicians, to speak and share their life experiences, to give inspiration and encouragement to the university students.

Club Service Tea Gathering At the end of August, Club Service directors held a tea gathering to help freshmen make a smooth transition to university life and take their first step towards the Rotaract movement. During the gathering, we played games and conducted sharings about university life. Everyone had lots of fun making new friends in our activities and sharing their own unique experiences! Refugee Run In October, Club Service directors organized a visit to the Global Village of Crossroads Foundation where participants took part in the “refugee run” program. Through the simulation of a refugee camp, we experienced what it was like to live under prolonged hunger, corruption, lack of education and uncertain shelter and safety. It was truly an eye-opening and meaningful experience for us the fortune ones.

Community Service 2 n d Caring for the homeless 2n d Caring for the homeless was successfully held on 26t h October. We are glad to have St. James Settlement (Sai On Centre) as our partner to co-organize this event. Accompanied by social workers from the centre, we divide ourselves into three teams to visit different locations in Hong Kong Island, including Central and Western District, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay. After chatting and sharing with the homeless, participants understood more about the needs and different stories behind the homeless. They also realized the seriousness of Hong Kong’s housing issue as same as welfare problems.

International Service A Day to Explore Hong Kong With the start of a new semester, we held our f irst joint avenue function, "A day to explore Hong Kong", a s ight-seeing event for the foreign students in our university! Though it was the f irst t ime we met, a l l of us real ly enjoyed vis it ing the famous Big Buddha and the nearby Nangping Vil lage together. We even went for a boat tr ip to greet the lovely Chinese White Dolphins in Tai O! It was a nice day sharing the joy of exploring Hong Kong and we just cannot wait to meet them again!

Professional Development RTHK Firm Visit RTHK Firm Visit was held in the Broadcasting House in Kowloon on 29th October. Upon ful l attendance, part ic ipants were invited to vis it the recording rooms where l ive broadcasts are held everyday. They also took take part in a DJ sharing session where part ic ipants took the opportunity to raise questions concerning their career path in the media industry. This event helped them to gain insight in the operation and potential career prospect of broadcasting industry.

Upcoming Events…

Ro’Fest Rotaract Festival is a perfect platform for our members to know more about the Club. Projects designed by our community service directors and club service directors will be presented. Please support us by making Christmas card for the blind children or dressing up for the Joint-University High Table Dinner!

Upcoming Events… Community Service - Party with the Blind Waking up, opening your eyes. It seems like a must for everyone to see the blue sky. Indeed, there are many people living in the darkness, seeing only black colour despite the beautiful the outside world. We are going to join the monthly birthday party organized by Hong Kong Federation of the Blind for the blind people. This is part of our range of community services to let them experience the brightness of the world in coming November. It is to bring the message to them that they are not omitted by the community. So please do not hesitate to join us and share our love to them.

Upcoming Events… International Service – Advent Australia 2013 After the great success of the Mongolia trip in June, we are proud to present you all our next international delegation - Advent Australia 2013! While Australia has long been perceived as a well-developed country, we are going to reveal the less-fortunate side of Australia and to serve the needies there. This time, we have the privilage to have three Rotaract Clubs hosting us in Sydney, Southern Highlands and Canberra. This trip will definitely be a lifelong experience for all of our participants!

Upcoming Events… Professional Development – Career Development Workshop 2012 - How to survive the first 89.9 days of work? Everyone feels anxious about their new job, especially us the university students who have far less experiences. With the support of our mother club, Rotary Club of Hong Kong, we are proud to organize the Career Development Workshop 2012 on 1st December in HKU. This workshop aims to equip our members with essential “survival” skills for the first 89.9 days of work. Senior advisers from the mother club will share their precious experience on how to deal with office politics, horrible bosses and different cooperation cultures. Stay tuned for information concerning the workshop’s enrollment!

THANK YOU!

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