Sands China and Community Groups Work Together to Pack 20,000 Hygiene Kits for Clean the World
8 consecutive years of Sands China's participation in global LVS initiative
(Macao,
Dec. 16, 2021) – Team members from Sands China
Ltd. got together with volunteers from two local
community groups at The Venetian® Macao
Thursday, where they built 20,000 hygiene kits for Clean
the World, an international social enterprise that
provides hygiene supplies essential for good health to
populations in need around the globe, helping prevent
the spread of
disease.
The hygiene
kit build is an annual worldwide volunteer effort of
Sands China's parent company, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
(LVS); in 2014, Sands China was the first integrated
operator to launch such an event in Macao. The
initiative helps Clean the World distribute emergency
response hygiene kits to assist with on-the-ground,
immediate needs in times of crisis and disaster. To
date, Sands China and its community partners have
assembled a total of 300,000 kits over eight consecutive
years.
"The longevity
of our eight-year partnership with Clean the World
speaks to both its value and its success," said Dr.
Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd. "As a
socially responsible corporation, Sands China considers
it our duty to continue making positive contributions to
our community and beyond. We are grateful for the
volunteers from among our team members and the local
community for their time and energy in preparing these
hygiene kits, and thank Clean the World for the work
they do to safeguard health around the
world."
This year's
20,000 hygiene kits were assembled at Cotai Expo on Dec.
16 by a group of around 150 volunteers from Sands China,
the University of Saint Joseph and the Macao Gaming
Industry Employees Mutual Support
Group.
The assembled
kits will go to global charity Children International,
who will distribute them to families in need in the
Philippines, providing hygiene supplies that are
essential in times of
crisis.
The hygiene
kits contain soap that has been collected from hotels at
Sands China's integrated resorts and recycled through
Clean the World's soap sterilization and remanufacturing
process. They also contain a pack of facemasks and an
encouraging message from Sands China and Clean the
World.
And as with
last year's hygiene kit build, Sands China took
additional hygiene precautions to ensure safety in a
pandemic environment, including doing temperature checks
and providing hand sanitizers and disposable gloves for
the
volunteers.
Shawn Seipler,
founder and chief executive officer of Clean the World,
said: "We are honoured to partner with Sands China for
the 8th consecutive year of assembling hygiene kits for
individuals in need. The many ways that Sands China has
invested in their community is truly commendable. This
year their team will assemble 20,000 hygiene kits and
provide 80,000 bars of soap to Children
International. During this time when good hygiene is
critical, handwashing with soap remains the most
cost-effective way of preventing the spread of COVID-19
and other hygiene-related
illnesses."
Sands China's
support of Clean the World is part of Sands Cares, the global
corporate citizenship programme of Las Vegas Sands
Corp.
Photo caption: Around 150 Sands China team members and members of local community groups work together Dec. 16 at The Venetian Macao to build 20,000 hygiene kits for global charity Clean the World.