TREATS Balloon Festival 2009
One World, One Balloon Dream
 
TREATS, together with a group of talented local balloon artists, co-organized “TREATS Balloon Festival 2009” at MegaBox on October 18. More than 1,000 people joined the festivity and celebrate Hong Kong’s Balloon Festival.
 
The celebration of Hong Kong’s Balloon Festival
Through celebrating the Balloon Festival 2009, TREATS shares its vision in creating an integrated society, and promotes the 3 themes of integration: Appreciation, Acceptance and Equal Participation. The balloon artists demonstrated their unlimited creativity and talent and turned the venue into a “Balloon Amusement Park”: photo-taking areas of “little train, coffee cup and ferris wheel”, interesting balloon games, and a giant ‘Jack-in-the-Box’ which all brought the participants into a wonderful world of balloon.
 
 
Award Ceremony of “Jolly Balloons, Go! Go! Go!”
This year, TREATS has also mobilized 11 corporate teams, over 350 person-time to join “Jolly Balloons, Go! Go! Go!”, each corporate volunteer has acquired some basic skills in balloon twisting and paid visits to schools, hostels and centres and shared the joy of inclusion with deprived children and people. In recognition of their effort and participation, several awards were presented during the event.
 

List of Awards:
The Highest Fundraising Company
Colliers International (Hong Kong) Ltd
The Most Supportive Team
UPS
The Most Creative Team
Fukutomi Company Ltd
The Highest Fundraising Individual
Ms Gloria Lai (Centaline Property Agency Ltd)

 
Thank you to our Supporters
Our sincerely thanks go to all balloon artists, Colliers International (Hong Kong) Ltd, Information Technology Resource Centre, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, MegaBox, all corporate participating teams of “Jolly Balloons, Go! Go! Go!”, all volunteers and participants who made this event an ultimate success.
 

Participating Companies:
          Centaline Property Agency Ltd
          Colliers International (Hong Kong) Ltd
          Fukutomi Company Ltd
          Macquarie Group
          Mission Support Ltd
          Nokia (H.K.) Ltd
          PCCW Ltd
          SmarTone-Vodafone
          UPS

 
 
All of your support has helped more children of differing abilities and backgrounds to be accepted and respected, and to participate in the society equally. The amount raised on the day will be contributed directly to our children integration services, bringing us closer to a zero discrimination and barrier-free society.