Vol. 3 2012 Thistle Magazine - Jardines

Maxim’s Expands Surplus Bread Donations
Maxim’s Group has expanded
its ‘Surplus Bread Donation
Programme’, which helps the needy.
The group currently has a total of
100 participating stores including
Maxim’s Cakes and Arome Bakery.
Initiated by Maxim’s in 2009,
the programme now contributes
surplus bread to around 40 charity
organizations. In addition to
benefitting the underprivileged, the
programme also aims to promote
waste reduction.
JOS Fun Day for Visually Impaired Children
Some 37 visually impaired children
and their families enjoyed a day of
fun at the Indian Recreation Club in
Hong Kong organized by the Jardine
OneSolution (JOS) Community Service
Team – josCare – and the Hong Kong
Society for the Blind. They were
joined by JOS Managing Director
Edmand Cheung and 24 JOS staff and
their families.
A training session was held before
the event to prepare the volunteers
on how to interact with the service
Both service users and volunteers enjoyed a fun day at the Indian Recreation Club.
Maxim’s Group shows its support for the establishment of a ‘Food Donation Alliance’ by Friends of
the Earth.
users. This proved particularly useful
when participants were conquering
the mildly challenging group games
that made use of various tools, which
included lawn bowls, soccer balls
and parachutes.