The company was presented with the gold award in the volunteer team category and the silver award in the enterprise category of the programme organised by the
The prestigious gold award crowns a milestone year for the CLP Volunteer Team which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2019. Set up in 1994 by a group of frontline employees to provide free rewiring services for underprivileged elderly people, it has blossomed into a team of more than 1,600 current and retired employees, family members, and friends, and is one of the largest corporate volunteer teams in
The team is dedicated to caring for the community and serving a wide range of beneficiaries to promote social diversity and inclusion. The services provided by the team have become increasingly diverse and far-reaching with the support of an expanding circle of
As well as rewiring services, the CLP Volunteer Team today organises power safety and energy-saving workshops, caring visits, beach clean-up activities, and English tutorial classes, and supports the CLP Hotmeal Canteen service. In 2018, it organised a 'Be Dementia Friendly - Home Visit' programme which CLP volunteers pay regular visits to give support and training to elderly people with early sign of dementia in the Kwun Tong district.
CLP Power Managing Director Mr T K Chiang said: 'CLP Power promotes energy saving and care for people in need through a wide variety of community initiatives, and we would like to give heartfelt thanks to our NGO partners for their stalwart support through the years. CLP volunteers are dedicated to spreading warmth and care to the community.'
The silver award in the enterprise category recognises
In addition to the work of the CLP Volunteer Team,
The company's Hotmeal Canteen service, for instance, provides nutritious hot meals at a nominal cost to low-income families, unemployed people, and elderly people in
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