Four Year-12 Students To Tackle Hong Kong’s Longest Trail to Raise Funds for The Child Development Centre (CDC) for Children with Special Needs

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach –  9 March 2021 – From 27 to 29 March 2021, four secondary school  students will challenge themselves to complete the longest trail in Hong Kong –  the 100km MacLehose trail. Their aim is to raise essential funds for The Child  Development Centre (CDC), a non-profit organisation that supports children with  special educational needs. We envision that every child should succeed in their unique learning journey. It is our mission to provide quality learning experiences for the individual child and empower their families.The CDC is one of only two government-supported Early Education and Training Centres (EETCs) in Hong Kong which provide programmes and services in both English and Chinese, serving more than 400 children per year.

Please support and  donate to this cause at  https://www.simplygiving.com/100km-hike-for-special-needs

Jack,  Jaden, Gabriel, and Martin are year-12 students at an international school in  Hong Kong. The hike they will complete is not only daunting in length, but also  challenging due to the elevation of 5,053 metres. The students chose the CDC as  the sole beneficiary as Jack’s younger sister previously attended an early  intervention programme there. “This  organisation (the CDC) is very close to Jack’s heart, as he has a younger  sister with Down’s Syndrome, and understands the difficulties that families  face when raising and educating special needs children to reach their full  potential, which is something that every child deserves.

“Money  donated to the CDC will go towards programme and service expenses, allowing  them to aid even more families, and provide even better care with their top  notch teaching specialists and therapists. Furthermore, it is no doubt that  under the current COVID-19 pandemic, non-profit organisations like this will be  impacted the most, so any money donated will be especially helpful now more  than ever.  We would really appreciate your support on our journey and cause!”

Dr. Yvonne Becher, the Chief Executive of  the CDC, expressed her gratitude to the students for organising this meaningful  event, “we are grateful for Jack’s and  his team’s initiative, and are glad that the CDC’s work is being recognised and  has created such positive value to families throughout the years. Hope everyone  can also feel the love and faith that Jack has for his sister, and spread the  positive energy to many other children with additional needs in our society.”

Based  on each child’s needs, the CDC’s multidisciplinary team offers services such as  assessments, early intervention programmes, speech therapy, occupational  therapy, and targeted support programmes addressing social skills, sensory  processing, attention, behaviour, early literacy and numeracy, and more. The  CDC is also committed to supporting parents and professionals through
counselling services, outreach screening, and child development training.

This  press release is distributed by The Child Development Centre  and supported by Media OutReach Newswire