Hilton Charlotte BE Caring Team once again participated in the March of Dimes March for Babies walk in April to support prevention of pre-mature births and help babies live a healthy life.

Hilton Santa Clara Blue Energy Committee volunteered for the CityTeam Ministries to prepare food for the city’s homeless population.

Staff from Sheraton Uptown joined over 1,000 people in the community to participate in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk and completed their 5 mile walk against high winds to raise funds for cancer research.

Sacramento Marriott Rancho Cordova participated in the Susan G. Komen and IAAP Rancho Cordova Chapter Fundraiser for the Annual Cancer Walk. The staff supported the preparation work by donating box lunches for the committee.

20 staff members hosted the GEG Joyous Easter Celebration party at StarWorld Macau on 17 April for about 40 children from Macau’s Cradle of Hope and Fountain of Hope. The children had a fun and memorable time with cookies decoration taught by StarWorld Macau’s pastry chef, magical shows, and gifts that were made by members of Fu Hong Society of Macau.

Staff members of GEG made visits to two elderly homes Asili de Betânia and Lar de Idosos da Obra das Mãe with the representatives of the Public Prosecutions Office in April. Invited by the Macau Heart Foundation, the volunteers warmed the hearts of the elderly with healthy food and drinks, music performance and games.

KWIH has been a nine-time sponsor of the event Leader of the Year organized by Sing Tao News Corporation. Acknowledging the excellent contributions by Hong Kong elites and establishing role models for younger generation, the annual event held its presentation ceremony in March, while Dr Che-woo Lui, Chairman of the Group and Alexander Lui, Executive Director of KWIH were among the guests.

Echoing YMCA of Hong Kong’s idea for toys recycling, KWIH called for toys donation among its staff from February to March. KWIH’s volunteers cleaned and delivered the donation to the toy bank accounts holders, who are mainly underprivileged children, to redeem toys if they complete a stage of their personal growth plan, for example to volunteer for community service. This environmentally friendly initiative truly manifests the essence of “sharing is blessing”.

With its members’ relatives and friends, K. Wah Social Club gained sponsorship from the company to be among the walk teams in the Community Chest New Territories Walk for Millions in February. Along the 5.5 km route, the party took the first step from Pak Shek Kok Promenade to Tai Po Waterfront Park. The raised funds will be designated to support 27 social welfare agencies in providing children and youth services.

Hilton San Francisco, California conducted a Holiday Food Drive with the Second Harvest Food Bank in December to collect canned goods and non-perishable items to support the underprivileged.

Sacramento Marriott, California worked with Folsom Cordova Community Partnership to provide a gourmet luncheon to over 400 members in November. Further, in December the staff donated canned foods to the Rancho Cordova Food Locker to help the less fortunate community members.

Hilton Santa Clara, California organized a Toy Drive for Child Advocates in December, where toys were donated to the children of the Santa Clara County foster care system.

Marriott Gaslamp Quarter, California organized a team to participate in the Race for the Cure. It was a moving event as the staff walked side by side with cancer survivors and family members in honour of their lost loved ones.

Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown, New Mexico's Sales & Catering Team delivered a huge bear piñata to the local Carrie Tingley Children's Hospital for their holiday party. The piñata was filled with all kinds of toys for the children in the hospital to play with during the holiday season.

Hilton Charlotte Center City, North Carolina supported the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program this Christmas. The hotel adopted six children from the Charlotte area and bought them Christmas gifts to share the joy of the festive season with them.

GEG was the title sponsor of the GEG Macau Cup – Second Macau Cup of National Knowledge Competition for Youth held in September, with the aim of enhancing students' understanding of China.

In August, GEG gave its support to the relief work in the mudslide stricken Zhouqu of Gansu Province by donating MOP1 million to the victims through the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macau SAR.

Co-organizing with the Hong Kong Lutheran Church, KWCM's "Mentoring the Way to the Future" programme is now in its third year. This year, KWCM organized a trip to the Noah's Ark for children from single-parent families on 21 August, with over 60 participants visiting the new landmark in Ma Wan to experience the Seven Loves of the Ark through various interactive activities.

GEG collaborated with the Macau Blood Transfusion Centre in organizing blood donation campaign in July 2010. Numerous senior management and staffs showed their keen support to maintain stable blood supply in Macau.

ICGS supported Sichuan earthquake charity work in May by offering free stay to the Liu sisters, the crying girls who survived from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and comforted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

KWCM Social Club participated in the "HSBC Pok Oi Cycle for Millions 2010" in March with the aim to raise fund to support the development of Pok Oi’s social services and promote cycling as a green lifestyle.

Staff from Sheraton Albuquerque, New Mexico participated in the Carrie Tingley Mud Volleyball Tournament to raise fund for New Mexico's Children Hospital, and walked five miles along with 10,000 others in Making Strides Against Cancer Walk to spread the message.

Hilton Charlotte, California had its staff and family members teamed up to join the March for Babies campaign to support research programmes for the well-being of mothers and infants and prevention of premature babies.

To assist in relief and redevelopment efforts after the earthquake in Qinghai, Dr Che-woo Lui, Chairman of K. Wah Group, via the Lui Che Woo Foundation, and GEG pledged a donation of MOP5 million to the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau SAR in April.

K. Wah Group participated in charitable walks regularly and mobilized more than 60 staff members and their families to take part in the ten-kilometre 2008/2009 Hong Kong & Kowloon Walk for Millions on 11 January and making a donation of HK$100 for each participating staff and its family members.

In addition to supporting the living of a hearing-impaired child of Shanghai Children's Home since 2002. As regular practice, representatives from Hong Kong headquarters and K. Wah Club of Property Division in Shanghai visited the child in November and made donation for buying necessities for other children in the Home.

Dr Che-woo Lui, the Group Chairman, pledged a donation of RMB360,000 to the Aaron Diamond Aids Research Center via Lui Che Woo Foundation in support of its prevention and research projects in stemming the spread of Aids in Mainland China.

Grand Waldo Casino, a City Club of GEG, showed its support in community service for the seventh time by pledging a donation of MOP200,000 to Caritas Macau and regularly organized charity activities such as lunch gatherings and fun days for the less advantaged.

Stanford Hotel and Stanford Hillview Hotel supported the charity bazaar organized by the Society for the Relief of Disabled Children for the second consecutive year and donated 1,000 pieces of homemade cookies to raise funds for the Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital in advocating medical facilities for the disabled children.

The donation programmes for Sichuan Earthquake recovery projects initiated by the Group's member companies raised a proceed of about HK$320,000 that was sent to Hong Kong Government and Red Cross.

GEG donated MOP3 million to help Sichuan Earthquake victims via Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macau.

ICGS joined hands with the globally famous cook – Martin Yan to organize a charity celebrity dinner, raising HK$430,000 to assist relief work in Sichuan after the 8.0-magnitude earthquake.

K. Wah Group made a donation of HK$3.12 million through Lui Che Woo Foundation to China Foundation for Justice and Courage, aiming at building a society of justice.

GEG donated MOP1.2 million to Macau Red Cross to fuel post-snowstorm restoration projects.

ICGS worked with non-profit making organization Cooking for Life to host a 12-week series of cooking classes for children from low-income families so that the kids can share the joy of cooking.

Staff of the Group participated in blood donation on a regular basis, and the foreign staff of GEG actively answered the call for donation of rhesus-negative blood types in Macau, as they are major carriers of this special blood type.

The Group sponsored Zonta Club New Territories' charity dinner to raise funds for under-privileged women, elderly, children and other minorities.

Following the success of a series of activities, KWCM Social Club joined hands with Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Services – Hong Kong to start a half-year corporate volunteer service programme featuring mentor-mentee partnership and English learning group, etc, in order to guide the children to foster a positive attitude towards life.

KWCM Social Club members, frequent participants in Challenging 12 Hours Walkathon of Sowers Action, joined the benevolent activity again in 2007 with an aim to raising fund for the education of children in Mainland China.