The Chinese New Year is a joyous time because it brings families together, but the epidemic has not stopped. The Lions Club of Central has never stopped caring for the elderly.
However, as the situation of the epidemic continues to fluctuate, many elderly centres were forced to close. A lot of elderlies were left alone and without support, making them feel more isolated than ever before. Therefore, during this Chinese New Year, we especially organized a Lunar New Year Lucky Bag distribution event to the elderly living alone or the two elderly living together in various districts around Hong Kong including who live far away from town to show care and spread love to elderlies in need.
In Mid February, our members gathered together to prepare 650 sets of lucky bags which contained epidemic prevention soup, white rice, hand sanitizers, masks, cakes and supermarket cash coupons. Afterwards, we visited various YWCA elderly centers to pay New Year’s greetings and handed out lucky bags and lucky money to the elderlies.