PDF@LocalHood website volunteer team
- Jan 31
- 3 min
The Sustainable Cheongsam lady: Cammie CHAN🎉🎉
We met Cammie at her boutique at the Peak Galleria on a sunny late January afternoon. It was the perfect weather to meet someone as the lovely as Cammie Chan who welcoming me warmly in a blue and pink Cheongsam. I knew that Cammie was a well-known HK Cheongsam designer to whom cheongsam aprons had been commissioned, as gifts to be given during the preceding HK Chief Executive’s travels abroad. Of course, Cammie’s cheongsams also appear in many HK charity events and exhibition
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LocalHood Events Volunteer Team
- Jan 31
- 1 min
Cheongsam Heritage Info & Try-On session with a HK designer: Thur, 9th Mar
LIMITED SEATS! Join us for this unique exciting evening! Join LocalHood and HK designers for an evening of discovering the cheongsam culture along with try outs and share some wine with us.
We will be hosted by the well-known Cheongsam designer in HK, Cammie Chan. Cammie began to design cheongsam and founded Cammie Chan Charity Cheongsam(CCCC) and Cammie Chan Cheongsam(CCC). CCCC promotes donation of 2nd hand Cheongsams and re-sell them at a discounted price. Proceeds of sal
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My Mental Health Journey: Personal RECOUNT
In this series dedicated to Mental Well Being, 2 LocalHood Members take us through their mental health challenge, what works for them and some helpful tips. Mental wellbeing is a journey...by sharing theirs, these strong women want to help decrease the social stigma attached to mental health issues and assure others going through the same path, that they are definitely not ALONE!! =============================== Hello I’m Nicola Chan. And I'm writing this article to talk abou
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@ LocalHood Events Committee
- Jan 30
- 1 min
Valentine's Day Bracelet workshop for Kids: 11th Feb 2-3pm
LocalHood invites your kiddies to unleash their imagination with some constructive, fun off-screen craft activity!! They will learn with Queen Christine, how to make stretch bracelets that won't break!! Valentine day is near...you could offer it to your teacher, a parent or to show love to yourself! Suggested Ages: 5-7 years Date n Time: 11th Feb 2-3 pm Venue : Sai Ying Pun - Exact venue will be sent to the registered participants. Craft Material: Will be provided at the venu
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LocalHood Events Volunteer Team
- Jan 30
- 1 min
FAMILY Picnic at Sun Yat Sen Park @ Sat, 25th Feb 2PM onwards
Good news...Hong Kong is finally opening up!! Another good news..Picnic season is at its BEST in February 😀!! So let's have some family fun time while getting to know people from the 'Hood. Join us with your picnic bag, kids, a bottle of wine or both in tow. Get to know new people, make new friends over a bite and a glass 😊😊. Date: Sat, 25th Feb 2PM See you there!!
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LocalHood Events Volunteer Team
- Jan 30
- 1 min
Bowen Road Fitness Trail Evening walk🚶🏻🏃♀️: For Beginners @ Fri, 17th Feb
Join LocalHood connecting HK neighbourhoods on a Bowen Road Trail Evening walk. Date: Fri, 17th of Feb'23 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Level & Duration: Beginners - 1.5/2 hours. Meeting Point: 6:50pm outside Bookazine, inside Pacific Place 3 Level & Duration: Beginners - 1.5/2 hours there and back Event contribution: 20HKD per participating ADULT by Pay me 61098138 OR Bank transfer to HSBC 607-152626-888 (with a comment "LocalHood Bowen Road Fitness Trail Evening Hike"; pls
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Culture: Avoiding a clash with the "Fan Tai Sui" in the new year
First, back to some basics: For the Chinese, time is split into 12-year cycles which in turn have five 12-year cycles to making up a larger cycle of 60 years. These different cycles represent the five elements being Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Metal, and the 12 zodiac animals. In Chinese tradition, Tai Sui, also known as the Grand Duke Jupiter, will affect some zodiac animal signs in the year. If you belong to the affected group that clashes with the Tai Sui, Chinese believe
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Fiona Lee @ LocalHood Website Content Team
- Jan 28
- 4 min
Sustainability: Interview with Tim Parker, co-founder of the Circular City
Sustainable practices are methods and means to achieve sustainable development which in turn is defined as one that satisfies the needs of the present without adversely affecting the conditions for future generations. Tim Parker, based in Hong Kong, is very close to this topic and that of circular economy. LocalHood volunteer, Fiona Lee, interviews Tim to know more about his new venture Ch00ze. In Pic: Tim Parker co-founder of Circular City, the startup behind Ch00ze, a reusa
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