Sands Cares Ambassadors Join Training Workshop to Enhance Service Skills
Part of lead-up to volunteer programme’s 10th anniversary
(Macao, March 26, 2019) – Around 40 Sands Cares Ambassadors recently completed a training workshop to help them better serve the community. The workshop aimed to enhance the service quality of their volunteer work while helping them learn more about the concept and significance of corporate volunteers.
The activity is one in a year-long series of celebratory activities leading up to the 10th anniversary of the Sands Cares Ambassador programme in August 2019, with the theme Spreading Love and Embracing Our Community.
The workshop was offered March 16 at The Venetian® Macao’s Adelson Advanced Education Centre, and was led by a professional trainer, Leo Hung, Chairperson of Supervisory of the Association for Volunteers Social Service of Macao.
Through presentations and interactive games, workshop participants examined effective volunteer strategies and skills, and discussed the nature of volunteer service and the relationship between volunteers and those they serve. They learned about international standards of volunteering and the ethics and benefits for each stakeholder involved. They also had the opportunity to share their own experiences as volunteers to gain insights from one another.
“I’m so proud to have been a Sands Cares Ambassador for nearly 10 years now, and I’m really excited about our upcoming anniversary celebration,” said one of the workshop participants. “Being a volunteer has been one of the best decisions I’ve made since joining Sands China, and attending this workshop was a really good way for me to prepare myself for continuing to volunteer with the programme. I look forward to continuing my service with the skills and insights I picked up during the workshop.”
The Sands Cares Ambassador programme was established in August 2009 to give Sands China team members an outlet for serving the local community by organising community activities and initiatives that work toward creating a better Macao. With membership of more than 3,300 volunteers from across all Sands China properties – Sands® Macao, The Venetian Macao, The Plaza® Macao, Sands® Cotai Central and The Parisian Macao – the Sands Cares Ambassadors have contributed 100,000 hours of voluntary community service since the programme’s founding.
The Sands Cares Ambassador programme is part of Sands Cares, the global corporate citizenship programme of parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Photo caption: Sands Cares Ambassadors participate in a training workshop March 16 at the Adelson Advanced Education Centre at The Venetian Macao to help them better serve the community. The workshop aimed to enhance the service quality of their volunteer work while helping them learn more about the concept and significance of corporate volunteers.
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About Sands China Ltd.
Sands China Ltd. (HKEx: 1928, Sands China or the Company) is a Cayman Islands registered company and is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Sands China is the largest operator of integrated resorts in Macao. The Company’s Cotai Strip portfolio is comprised of The Venetian® Macao, The Plaza® Macao, Sands® Cotai Central and The Parisian Macao. The Company also owns and operates Sands® Macao on the Macao peninsula. The Company’s integrated resorts contain a diversified mix of leisure and business attractions and transportation operations, including large meeting and convention facilities; a wide range of restaurants; shopping malls; world-class entertainment at the Cotai Arena, The Venetian Theatre, The Parisian Theatre and the Sands Cotai Theatre; and a high-speed Cotai Water Jet ferry service between Hong Kong and Macao. The Company’s Cotai Strip portfolio has the goal of contributing to Macao’s transformation into a world centre of tourism and leisure. Sands China is a subsidiary of global resort developer Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS).
For more information, please visit www.sandschina.com.
Sands Cares
A firm believer in the importance of corporate social responsibility, Sands China Ltd. engages with the local Macao community as a part of Sands Cares – the charitable giving programme of parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp. Sands Cares integrates the company’s philanthropic work worldwide in four key areas: financial giving, community problem solving and collaboration, in-kind donations, and team member volunteerism.
Key areas of Sands Cares in Macao include the Sands Cares Ambassador programme for volunteering in the local community; charitable contributions to NGOs and community organisations; and sponsorship of community events.
For more information, please visit www.sands.com/sands-cares/our-commitment.html.
