Sands Cares Ambassadors Pack Typhoon Emergency Kits with Macau Red Cross

(Macao, August 8, 2019) – Sands Cares Ambassadors helped pack emergency typhoon response kits at the Macau Red Cross headquarters Aug. 1 and distributed them on Aug 6, in an initiative by the company to help enhance the Macao community’s precautionary measures ahead of typhoon season.

The activity is also one in a year-long series of celebratory activities leading up to the 10th anniversary of the Sands Cares Ambassador programme this month, with the theme Spreading Love and Embracing Our Community.

Around 30 Sands Cares Ambassadors assembled 500 kits in total at the event, which Sands China co-organised with the Macau Red Cross several months ago. The kits were then distributed on Aug. 6 to people living in the low-lying areas of San Kio and Patane to help them better prepare for typhoons. The areas served were selected according to the Macao SAR government’s emergency response plan. A second batch of 500 kits is planned for a later stage.

The kits were customised and sourced using MOP 280,000 in donations to the Macau Red Cross, which were collected in February 2019 during Sands China’s team member talent competition Start Your Show. Each kit contains a variety of emergency items inside a waterproof bag, including a radio, flashlight, first aid pack and blanket, whistle, bottled water, biscuits, and other items, including an emergency response leaflet, provided by the government.

Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd., said: “Sands China believes in helping the community, especially in times of need, and this initiative is one of those important efforts. We are thankful to the Macau Red Cross for their collaboration and to the Social Welfare Bureau for their leadership in this area.”

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.