We want to show our care and love for the vulnerable local families with young kids as we are living in this beautiful city. We are ready to use full strength and do our best to go the extra miles to support Po Leung Kuk “Love to Learn, Learn to Love” program.
We are not record runner however we have a strong belief that our team can together achieve and deliver the love, care and joy to the less privileged children. Let’s help light up these young’s life!
All your support is needed and every dollar counts to the good cause to make this a better place !
ABOUT SOCIETE GENERALE EXTRA MILE
As part of Societe Generale’s 2021 Group Charity Challenge, the 'Extra Mile' is a one-week initiative inviting all staff across Asia Pacific to form teams and take a collective sporting challenge for a good cause.
To confirm participation in the event, each team is required to
raise funds to support youth education programmes of local
charity partners in the region. Then, from 1 to 7
September 2021, all teams will have 1 common objective:
completing 20,000 km for a donation of 20,000 euros from
Societe Generale to the charity partners*.
ABOUT PO LEUNG KUK
Po Leung Kuk (PLK) supports children and young people admitted to PLK residential care and mainly coming from families with disadvantaged backgrounds.
The funds raised will support the programme 'Love to Learn. Learn to Love' that provides to 350 children and young people aged from 3-18 years old, fun and interactive English and Putonghua classes as well as cultural, social and sporting events on the weekends and during holidays.
*Matching by Societe Generale:
1 euro raised by staff = 1 additional euro given by Societe
Generale, up to 40,000 euros;
1 kilometer generated by staff
= 1 euro given by Societe Generale, up to 20,000 euros.
