A Word from the Executive Director At Kids4Kids, we understand the importance of artistic and creative expression in leading a meaningful life and know that these skills must be nurtured at a young age. As parents, educators and as a community, we can come together to provide suitable environments to foster creativity in children. Creative writing is one such skill that enables one’s ability to communicate, to solve problems, to share ideas and learn, all vital skills for leading a successful life. This year, Writing for a Cause has grown to encompass a greater number and diversity of students. We have made a concerted effort to engage more local, under-resourced primary schools in our creative writing and illustration workshops to inspire, motivate and encourage those students to share their stories. In 2015, we reached over 1300 students through our My Story Creation workshops. By reaching out to local primary schools and offering free creative writing workshops, we have been able to make the 2015 Writing for a Cause competition more inclusive for all children from all backgrounds. This year, our winning stories collection, Treasury 5, sees entries from 13 local schools and 6 international schools. We look forward to reaching out to more schools to inspire and nurture the creative spirits of our future generations.
Danielle Stutterd Executive Director
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CONTENTS A Word from the Executive Director
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Contents 2 About Kids4Kids
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Foreword
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Spotlight on...
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Perspective
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Kids4Kids Programs
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Gallery
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And the winners are...
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Writing for a Cause 2015 participants
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Acknowledgement
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Kids4Kids Kids4Kids is a Hong Kong based non-profit organization developed to inspire young people in Hong Kong to take action and make a positive social impact. Kids4Kids aims to develop social awareness and responsibility by providing platforms that empower kids to enact positive change in their community. To date, Kids4Kids has partnered with over 50 schools, 35 community centres, and has involved over 15,000 students.
Our Mission Through service and creativity, Kids4Kids develops platforms to empower all young people to be socially responsible and community minded.
Our Vision Kids4Kids believes in a world where all young people should, by the power of their positive actions, have the opportunity to make a difference.
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Foreword by Martha Keswick If only there had been a competition like Kids4Kids ‘Writing for a Cause’ (WFAC) when I was a child. I remember handing in stories to my English teacher and never receiving much feedback so was always left wondering whether I could actually write. And that is what I love about WFAC as it is all about nurturing budding young authors and illustrators, helping to inspire those who may never otherwise engage in a creative process. It is surely a life changing moment for children to see their work being published in a beautiful bilingual collection. Now in its 9th year, and with 40 schools and learning centres taking part, WFAC has served over 5,500 participants and published 57 stories. I have thoroughly enjoyed being on the judging panel these past 3 years and part of a team that offers such an extraordinary experience to Hong Kong’s Local and International school students. We are all authors and illustrators. Anyone can write or draw a book. For me, the most daunting part of writing is the first line and I can imagine for the illustrator, it is the first stroke. But we all need to begin somewhere, even when we are not sure we are heading in the right direction. And this is where it falls to the amazing teachers who dedicate energy to encourage young talent to believe in themselves and take up the challenge of creating a publication-worthy story. My advice would be never wait for perfection, just start today!
Martha is one of the core judges of Writing for a Cause 2015. A Putonghua speaker herself, Martha has created many bilingual children’s books: ‘Max and Mei’ the Chinese zodiac series, the ‘Pangu’ comic book series, and now she’s working on ‘Zhongguo Mingren’, stories about famous Chinese people.
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Spotlight On...
What do they think about Yannis Chan, student Writer and Illustrator of “Pandora”
Q: You wrote Pandora’s Box. Did you write the entire story by yourself? Yes, I was the one who came up with the plot of the story. If there were any words that I couldn’t spell, I would ask my teacher to help me. Q: It’s wonderful. How did you manage to do that? Before the competition, Kids4Kids gave me the opportunity to participate in storywriting workshops that taught me how to write a story.
Yannis, 10, one of the Overall Winners of Writing for a Cause 2015. Yannis is studying in Kowloon Rhenish School.
Q: Is there a message in your story? Kindness begets kindness. Pandora did everything she could to save the birds, and that led the baby birds to take care of Pandora in return. Q: That’s a lovely message Yannis. So what do you think was the biggest challenge writing the story? I think just getting down all the details of the plot into my story in order to make my story more well-rounded. Q: Can you give me an example? For example, explaining how Pandora took care of the birds in the story and how exactly did that lead to the birds leaving behind the eggs for Pandora. Q: What do you think is the most special part of being an author? An author is basically a storyteller. I feel happy just by making stories for other people.
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Q: Have you ever got a writer’s block? How did you get over it? Sometimes. If that ever happened, I just read other books in order to gain some inspiration.
Writing for a Cause? Q: Do you think Yannis has developed over the course of this competition? Yannis has always enjoyed drawing and writing. This competition really allowed her to develop her interests in these areas.
Mrs. Chan Ching Yee, Yannis’ mother
Before joining Writing for a Cause, Yannis would simply tell me her ideas about different stories that she was thinking about. But during the competition, she learnt to develop her ideas from a rough draft into an actual storybook complete with details. Her writing and drawing abilities have greatly improved, and she also became very persistent and diligent in completing her story. After all, story writing is quite a long process. I really think these two aspects were what she gained most out of joining Writing for a Cause.
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Spotlight On...
What do they think about Belinda Tse, student illustrator of “Reef Savers”
Q: Why did you join the competition? I wanted to make books! I saw books created by others and I wanted to make one too. I like to write, but I was mostly interested in drawing, so I got a writer to work with me. Q: What have you gained from the overall experience? I’ve learned to work in a team. Sometimes I didn’t agree with my friend, and I talked to her about that, and we tried to do something that we both liked.
Belinda, 8, one of the Most Promising Illustrators of Writing for a Cause 2015. She’s studying in Year 3 in the Chinese International School.
Q: Is there a message in your story? It’s about keeping the world clean. In the story, people keep throwing rubbish into the sea, and there’s this dolphin and her friend who work together to take away all the rubbish. Q: What has been the biggest challenge during the creative process? It was a bit confusing when my friend was doing the writing and I the drawings. Sometimes I drew the pictures, but my friend had changed the story. We discussed this and in the end my friend gave me an outline of each page and I was able to finish the work. Q: How do you feel as a winner? I feel proud and happy, and I am encouraged to try again next year.
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Writing for a Cause? Q: What did you think of this year’s submissions? There was a lot of variety. Very creative stories and the artwork exceeded my expectation. Some stories have great twists at the end which surprised me. It was really fun to read them all.
Howard Wong, competition judge
Q: In what way do you think the competition benefits kids? It gives them a goal. A lot of kids – I have kids myself – are very goal-oriented. The competition gives them a drive and a purpose to create a story and finish it, which is fantastic because I know some kids have a problem with finishing a task. So, with a contest and a deadline, they have to do it and do it well. Q: Why did you get involved in Writing for a Cause? I’m a writer myself and I didn’t get involved in a lot of contests growing up. So, if I could go back in time, I would probably have liked to do contests, to hone my writing skills and give myself a purpose to write. That’s why I think this competition is very good and I’d like to get involved.
Howard is a creative consultant and writer from Canada working in animation, branding, comic books, education and video games.
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Spotlight On...
What do they think about Charlotte Kuan, teacher Q: Do you feel Writing for a Cause has benefited your students? The competition has given students a chance to get together to work on their stories, something they hadn’t done before. When they finished, I could see that they felt a true sense of satisfaction for what they’d achieved.
Ms. Kuan, English Panel Chairperson of C.C.C. Chuen Yuen First Primary School
Q: Will the school take creative writing further? After the writing workshop, my colleague and I got some inspiration and we did a follow-up. We have a creative writing class now. It is a continuation of what Kids4Kids has done.
Eva Hui, teacher Q: Have your students been given any guidance in creating storybooks? Kids4Kids provided two workshops for our students, one in writing and the other in drawing. They were very helpful in giving students guidance in creating their own stories. Q: Would you recommend this competition to other schools and why? Yes, I would highly recommend it. Not just because of the two valuable workshops, but that Kids4Kids gives very good support to the students. They’re given the opportunity to make their own ebooks. They’re very happy and are really proud of it.
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Ms. Hui, Teacher Librarian of C.C.C. Heep Woh Primary School
Writing for a Cause? Jo Au, writing instructor
Jo conducted My Story Creation Workshops. She is a final year student at the University of Hong Kong, studying English Education.
Q: What do you think about Kids4Kids? Kids4Kids offers a good platform for students to exercise their creative and critical thinking. I have conducted several English creative writing workshops for Kids4Kids, and have volunteered in the Buddy Reading scheme for quite some time. I find that these workshops enable students to immerse themselves in a rich and fun English environment! Q: From your observation, what are the common difficulties students experience when they write stories? Students tend to have trouble with spelling and expressing ideas in written English. The spelling difficulty often stems from not having a good grasp of the letter-sound relationship. Q: How do My Story Creation Workshops help students with their story creation? Kids4Kids provides a well-designed story writing guide which helps students write a story step by step. We also use memo stickers to help them organise their ideas. Q: Can you give some advice to students who are interested in writing stories? A simple way to start is to read a lot of stories. This will give you creative ideas, and you can learn how to tell a story.
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Perspective
A Gratifying Summer By Priscilla Ngai Priscilla is in her final-year studying Education at the University of Hong Kong. Over the last summer, she conducted more than a dozen My Story Creation Workshops for Writing for a Cause. Her dream is to empower young people regardless of their diverse talents, with critical thinking and leadership.
I spent my summer working for Kids4kids for two months last year. I had little idea what I was going to encounter, but the experience opened my eyes to the amazing capabilities of children when they were given a chance to try their hands on something. “Writing for a Cause” has different meaning to different students. For some, it is just another writing exercise with which they are very familiar and comfortable. They are able to fluently create a piece of work with little assistance. While for others, it is a rare opportunity which they had never been exposed to. While assistance is needed, they are amazed how “crazy” and imaginative their ideas can be, and they treasure very much what this competition can bring them. The competition provides fantastic atmosphere for the school to promote creative writing. The ‘My Story Creation’ workshops, together with guidance from their teachers, have helped them overcome their struggles and the “writer’s block”. The experience was not only helpful to creative writing, but also to their personal growth. From preparing the workshops to conducting the
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workshops myself, I came to see how the material works differently with different students. These unfamiliar concepts of “setting”, “characters” and “plots” may at first sound vague and puzzling, yet with the My Story Creation Workshops Booklet provided as well as the examples, these concepts become more real and relevant. Once they are able to identify these elements in the stories they have read, they get an idea of how to apply them in their very own stories. The workshops, I believe, are helpful in guiding them relate their daily reading, to their own writing experience. The illustrations also go hand-in-hand with the writing and it gives them even more motivation, as they can tell their stories not only with words, but also by bringing the pictures they have in mind to life. It has been a heart-warming experience working for Kids4kids and seeing how writing empowers many children who join the competition. “Writing for a Cause” is more than a competition; it’s an experience that will no doubt improve a kid’s patience, observation and creativity.
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Kids4Kids Programs
Literacy Development Kids4Kids hold My Story Creation workshops for children attending lowresourced primary schools in Hong Kong. The workshops develop children’s creative writing and illustration skills. Finished works can be entered in the Writing for a Cause competition.
Writing for a Cause is a territory-wide creative writing and illustration competition. The most creative and meaningful stories are selected by a panel of judges to be published in fully illustrated bilingual storybooks that are sold online and at retail stores across Hong Kong...
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...But these are just part of our effort in Literacy Development in children. Each week, trained volunteers of our Buddy Reading program visit low-resourced local schools and community centers to share their love of reading with small groups of children, bringing them the enjoyment and benefits of storytelling.
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Kids4Kids Programs
Youth Empowerment Kids4Kids is keen to help young people develop their leadership skills and increase their awareness for social and environmental issues, to prepare them to become change agents for a better world.
Powered by Service is high-energy, transformative learning experience delivered to students attending low-resourced secondary schools.
Powered by Youth is an annual, two-day forum that brings like-minded secondary students together to discover their power and passion, and produce ‘Community Act!on’ projects to solve real-life social issues.
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Act!on for a Cause is a competition open to secondary school students across Hong Kong. Students propose solutions to real-life issues and present their ideas as ‘Community Act!on’ projects. A panel of judges select the best projects, and winners receive HK$3000 grants to bring their projects to life under the guidance of a mentor.
2015 Winners of Act!on for a Cause IMPACT Project Challenge
The Second Strings Project
Design for a Cause
ZacSnax
Support a Sport
Arts4Kids
Cooking for a Cause
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Gallery
Happy Creating... Snapshots of children having an engaging and productive time learning how to write their own stories, and do the illustrations. Over 1,300 students participated in these My Story Creation workshops last year. These workshops are provided by Kids4Kids free of charge to low-resourced primary schools.
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Gallery
Happy Celebrating! Over the last year, more than 450 kids participated in Writing for a Cause 2015 and proudly created their own storybooks. On top of that, some Kids4Kids volunteers have generously supported the Buddy Reading program, and some others have proposed and executed their own community projects under the banner of “Act!on for a Cause”. We congratulate and celebrate all those who have done so well in these activities. Here are some photos from our celebration event, the first annual
“Kids Change Makers Awards” gathering, held at Asia Society Hong Kong Center on 5th March, 2016.
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And the winners are... Over 450 kids took part in Writing for a Cause 2015. They may have enrolled as an individual participant, or may have joined the competition through their schools or learning centers. After two rounds of selection, our judges came up with the Overall Winners, the Most Promising Writers, the Most Promising Illustrators and Spark Award winners. (PP.23-26) Out of all the stories submitted, the ten best stories from “Writing for a Cause” competition 2015 are put together in a beautifully printed Kids4Kids Treasury Volume 5.
Top 10 Stories: A Batch of Trouble, written & illustrated by Andrea Wong, Caryn Niem (Hong Kong International School) A summer day at Grandma’s house turns troublesome. The children break a vase and then bake cupcakes to show that they are sorry. What happens next is a total icky, sticky mess! Dream,
Dream, written by Ho Pan Man & Wing Yiu Tang; illustrated by Tsz Ching Leung & Wing Yiu Tang (Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School) Sally dreams of being a painter but everyone says she is not good enough. One day, she ends up in hospital after a car accident, but the time she spends there changes her life forever.
GT2567, written & illustrated by Samuel Eilot Tam (HKUGA Primary School) Tony walks through the forest on his way to school. As he gets closer, a gigantic sparkling object falls in the field not far from him. What happens to him next is a very alien experience!
Next Station: Sham Shui Po, written & illustrated by Ambrose Chan (Renaissance College Hong Kong) When a family hands out Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes to the poor who live in cage homes, they are surprised at what they see. They learn that true happiness comes from family and a kind heart.
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Pandora, written & illustrated by Yan Hei Yannis Chan (Kowloon Rhenish School) Pandora lives on her own but longs for someone to keep her company. One day, she finds two hurt sparrows and nurses them with love and care. They return her favour in a most magical way.
Sam the Elephant, written & illustrated by Agatha Chung (Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary School) Sam is a big, strong elephant who can lift up 98 rabbits and 70 logs at the same time. But he also has a gentle heart, so can he persuade the other animals to stop teasing him?
Funny Farm, written & illustrated by Charmaine Shun-Yuk Wong, Charis Chan & Charlotte Kei-Yuk Wong (Chinese Methodist School, Tanner Hill) Pickles the hamster loves to play all day, digging holes in the carrot field. That is, until the angry farmer carries him off into his kitchen and almost puts him in his soup!
The Missing Trees, written & illustrated by Eryn Su & Ningjing Huang (Chinese International School) In a lush, green forest live an owl named Twilight and a wolf named Shadow. One day, they wake up to find the trees disappearing. Quickly, they come up with a clever plan to end the destruction.
Stronger Together, written & illustrated by Ezra Wing Chun Ng (Open Category) After a football match destroys their anthill, an army of soldier ants must work together to outwit a hungry woodpecker, some scary fire ants and a hungry bear. Will they be able to find a safe home again?
The Buffet Kingdom, written & illustrated by Grace Ho, Chung Yan Shum & Yan Ki Yeung (C.C.C. Heep Woh Primary School) Two hungry bunnies are looking for food when they spot a sign for Buffet Kingdom. But in order to be allowed in, they must first go on a few adventures to prove their courage.
** You can purchase the Treasury through the Kids4Kids website and various bookstores.
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Writing for a Cause 2015 Participants and Winners Overall Winner Most Promising Writer
Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary School Ching Ying Chan Chin Fung Wong Ching Ying Chan Hannah Chung Hei Tung Pang Hiu Ki Hannah Ma Ho Laam Siu Jan Hau King Fung Wan Lee Yan Wong Lok Tung Kennice Leung Lok Yiu Yu Long Long Branson Lau Oi Lam Au Pan Ching Ho Sze Wan Kylia Chan Sze Ue Lau Tze Lok Lee Tsz Long Lee Tsz Tung Fu Wan Ki Lau Wing Kiu Lau Yat Nam Wong Yu Hei Chung Yu Kai Chung Zheng Moses Lin
C.C.C. Chuen Yuen First Primary School Annie Kwok Cheong Shing Liu Chi Wai Liang Ching Fu Chui Wan Cai
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Chun Hong Huang Chun Wing Wong Hoi Yan Lam Hoi Yip Chau Ka Ki He Ka Ying Li Kam Ho He Man Yap Tung Sum Wun Wang Sze Kei Chan Sze Ki Ko Sze Ki You Sze Wai Wu TakHin Wong Tsz Pan Chan Wai Ming Chong Wing Sz Ip Wing Yan Liu Wing Yi Shen Yao Hui Chen Yat Kin Chan Yi Wing Lu Yuen Ying Li Yui Sen Kwok
C.C.C. Heep Woh Primary School
Cheuk Hang Tang Cheuk Hung Wong Cheuk Yiu Kwan Ching Nam Ip Chor Kiu Lo Chun In Mathew Chan Chung Yan Shum Grace Ho Hau Yin Tse Hei Man Wong Ho Yau Chan Ho Yee Chow Hoi Ching Ng
Most Promising Illustrator Spark Award Hoi Yan Law Ka Chun Matthew Li Ka Man Cara Li Ka Wing Chan Ka Yu Cheng Yan Ki Yeung Lok Hin Wong Lok Wai Larry Leung Long Ching Chien Long Fung To Mei Yin Ho Nei Cherie Law Nga Ying Tam Ngai Kiu Cheng Pok Man Chan Seen Yan Leung Sze Ching Wong Sze Yu Chu Tik Sang Lam Wai Yan Shin Wing Yeung Yan Ki Yeung Yan Tung Cheung Yiu Yeung Li Yuet Yee Cheng Yuet Yi Kan Yuk Yu Cheung
Chinese International School Aerin King Amanda Ho Annabelle Morrow Audrey Awong Belinda Tse Caelyn Chang Caitlyn Tang Charlize Bates-Prew Danielle Ip Dominic Cheng
Eryn Su Gabriel Poon Guan Ho Jonathan Hui Jason Louie Katherine Law Katrina Hsieh Kristen Liang Laura Wang Mia Ho Mia Pao Michael Tay Nathan Tang Nicholas RochenkoHighfield Ningjing Huang Olivia Zheng Sherry Shen Tingting Siyi Zhang Trini Chan Tung Wang Tsun
Chinese Methodist School, Tanner Hill
Charis Chan Charlotte Kei-Yuk Wong Charmaine Shun-Yuk Wong Chi Ching Chong Ching Man Chan Ching Man Ke Ching Man Sonia Lee Chi Mong Chow Ching Yee Siu Chiu Tung Chan Claire Siu Ting Ku Eldon Ho Hang Hang Iris Lam Hang Yi Lam Hi Ching Lam Ho Yin Tsui Hoi Lam Tsoi
Iman Yip Jasmine Ashley Nazal Kyrie Ho Nicholas Cheuk Ming Li Shing On Mason Lai Shing Shung Chan Shuk Hing Chiu Tian Cheng Zhou Tin Wai Chu Wan Yin Tsui Wing Tsun Cherry Fung Yat Laam Ashley Leung Yee Tak Yim Zi Kiu Issac Lam
Delia School of Canada
Advitya Singh Arjun Aditya Aryan Aditya Ayaka Tsubota Darin Lei Harshitha Reniguntla Hyunwoo Yeo Joon Hun Choi Kausik Vaibhav Patra Kosuke Sumihiro Kushaj Dwivedi Logan Lem Markus Choon Han Toh Nakul Biju Narayanan Natasha Denny Naya Nassri Nishita Hemlani Nomin Zorigt Nur Nabila Izzati Binti Roslan Raghav Raman Ranjan Rhea Pramod Sai Ray Sanwarya Sajish Mavila Veettil Ponnon Saransh Sahoo
Seoyeon Kang Shivansh Anand Soichi Hyodo Sota Nakao Subhranjoy Basu Tepp Anna Saito Zara Atif
Discovery Mind Primary School
Chun LokKwong Isa Sobhani Isabella Mari Gough KoheeGurung Luiz Eduardo Strelow Max Severs Mia Hannond Oisin Mccormack Shaqed Miryam David
HKUGA Primary School
Adrian Chung Yiu Ho Hoi Ching Melissa Lee Kin Long Darrell Shek Samuel Eliot Tam Tiffany Wing Yan Lee Tsz Ching Cheng Tze Kwan Marcus Chan
Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School Cheuk Long Tse Chung Hei Yue Chung Yuen Man HeiYiu Kwok Hoi Ying Tam Pui Yu Lai Wai Ying Viann Ho Wan Yiu Pok
Hong Kong International School
Adya Sandip Patil Allison Choi AmaeyaAwasthy Andrea Wong Anglina Wah Wai Ling Anika Kamat Anupriya Roy Ashley Whee Benjamin Pak Benjamin Sim Carly Parker Caryn Niem Chelsea Hwang Coco Yuen Darcy Lin Darius Alu David Kim Derek Zhang Diana Butler Eliora Kwok Ella Chang Elliot Ave-Lallemant Emi Blakely Emily Jones Erika Hornmark Gaia Meyers-Spector Gabriela VazquezGullen Gillette Leah Hanah Ciccarelli Hyeri Han Janice Shen Jodie Eilers Kate Nielsen Lucy Lu Lecholas Njomin Madison Hua Maika Yoshioka Mariana Tenorio Matthew Lee
May Chui Zhi Qing Myra Watanabe Nova Northman Sammy Hwang Sarrah Petladwala Sowoon Choi Teri Shim Tree Kiki Madden Yoon Jung Choi Zan Thompson
Kowloon Rhenish School Ellie Yuen Ting Kwong Hing Sui Sidney Ngai Ka Yuet Cheng Lok Tung Wong Wang To Ng Wing Sum Wong Yan Hei Yannis Chan Yen Kei Jasmine Wong Yui Hei Cheng
Lam Tin Methodist Primary School Ching Fung Chu Hoi Yu Cheung Sze Yan Li
Lok Sin Tong Lau Tak Primary School Chin Yuet Wong Chui Chi Lai Hiu Tung Wang Ho Nam Kwan Hoi Man Tang Hok Yau Cheng Ka Lai Lau Ka Ying Li Ka Yiu Li Lok Kan Lee Man Tin Wong Mei Yee Wong
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On Ni Yang Ota Ryuki Po Pan Law Tsz Hang Yu Tsz Long Kung Wai Hei Chung Wai Nok Joseph To Xiannan Cai Yan Lo Yan Tung Fong
Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui Primary School
Ka Hei Wong Shi Kit Fung Wai Lung Tsang Wan Yiu Michelle Kwok Wing Tung Yeung Yin Tung Lau Yuen Ting Kwan
Lok Sin Tong Leung Wong Wai Fong Memorial School Cheuk Yin Zhong Chun Hei Ko Hau Ling Lam Hung Yan Law Ka Hei Hon Ka Po Yu King Yuen Zhang Kwan Wai Chan Ming Yuk Ma Monaza Muhammad Saim Ahmed Po Yee Huang Tsz Ki Mak Tsz Tung Lee Wen Rui Liu Wing Laam Chiang
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Wing Yee Wu Yee Lam Yeung Yi Tai Ouyang Yu Wong
Lok Sin Tong Primary School
Chun Yu Johnny Chan KaMan Li Ka Yan Lai Kam Wai Cheung Khotsa Thaksaporn Man Tik Yip Oi Lam Maggie Chan Ping Shin Tse Sze Man Natalie Lam Thongplang Athichana Tiffany Sum Yee Yeung Tsz Tuag Lee Wen Jing Law Wing Sum Lee Xiu Ying Lu Xuanni Lyu Yun Jing Chen
Renaissance College Hong Kong
Aibhe Maria McCann Ambrose Chan Anika Cheung Anna Desfretier Audrey Wan Sum Lau Audrey Wong Bridget Lam Byunghan Kang Charis Tai
Cheryl Hong Ethan Ka Leung Ho Euan McCann Fei Fei Wong Hailey Tang Harry Yu Izen Kwan Jacie Chan Jasmine Dunn Joyce Kei Justin Chow Marco Croce Padmini Ananthanpillai Pak San Ng Phoebe Kwok Rex Fung Serena Wong Shannon Ng Shriya Srinivasan Sophie Fong Sophie Liu Ted Ho Trevor Lui YatYiu Pang Zia Chan
The ISF Academy
Chun Yan Sabrina Wong Dylan Gabriel Huang Elodie Ching Yip Gabrielle Stella Wong Hanna Derun Sun Jade Xiaoyan Chen Ka Lam Kathie Lau Lok Hay Wong Mei Ying Emma To See Hei Lau Sophia Yuxin Jiang Sum Ki Natalie Cheung Ping Thomas Leung Tin Cho Nicholas Ng Tongfei Zhu
Tsz Kiu Kate Chang Tsz Lu Inez Lau Valerie Maida Stacey Valerie Kaitlyn Huang Victoria Hui Qi Lee Zachary Tianyi Tang
Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School Cho Yiu Yeung Chun Fai Li Chun Hang Tse Chun Loi Leung Chun Pong Li Enoch Chan Gianna Tang Hau Suen Cheung Hiu Ching Tang Ho Tung Ng Ho Yin Kwan Ho Yin Tam Hon Pan Man Lok Him Yue Nam Chun Wong Pak Hei Yeung Sau Ching Leung Siu Au Suet Ching Wan Tsun Hin Choy Tsz Ching Leung Tsz Kin To Tsz Man Chan Tsz Wan Lo Wing Yiu Tang Wing Yu Lam Yan Kiu Chan Yu Yee Chan Yuet Tung Fung
The Open Category Participants
The Open Category Finalists
Abigail Wong Alpha Ngai Alysha Lai Arwen Godingen Bowen Chung Cayden Wong Chloe Lui Chloe Tan Christopher Cheng Darren Mathew Lam Fiona Shinran Fu Hazel Tsz Tsun Wong Hedia Hoi Kiu Wan Ho Tzit Chan Huen Kiu Ng Igal Lau Jack Archer Josh Lee Justin Hui Kylie Kun Lauren Shaw Lok Tung Gladys Woo Lorenzo Godingen Lucas Lai Madeline Jinrue Tsang Megan Ching Michelle Kwan Michelle Ngai Nicole Lit See Ching Cheung Shraddha Rajesh Sze Ching Chow Sze Ching Helicia Cheng Venus Lai Tung Chiu Wing Man Lo Yan Portabella
Athena Cheng Charlotte Tsang Chiu Chun Au Eden Yee Tan Leung Eunice Ng Ezra Wing Chun Ng Gordon Chow Hilda Lam Ho Ching Lau Katrina Fong Katrina Soong Man Wing Ng Ming Wai Wong Rachel Hoi Ching Kwan Ronald Chung Samantha Yee Sum Leung Sophie Vallis Valarie Poon Wai Huen Wong Eden Yee Tan Leung Yin Tung Lim
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Participating schools and community centers of My Story Creation Workshops 2015-2016 Asbury Methodist Social Service 循道衛理亞斯理社會服務處 Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary School 浸信會呂明才小學 Bishop Ford Memorial School 福德學校 Caritas Community Centre – Ngau Tau Kok 明愛牛頭角社區中心 Catholic Mission School 天主教總堂區學校 Chai Wan Baptist Church Social Service 柴灣浸信會社會服務處 C.C.C. Chuen Yuen First Primary School 中華基督教會全完第一小學 C.C.C. HeepWoh Primary School 中華基督教會協和小學 ChickenSoup Foundation Limited 心靈雞湯兒童基金 Chinese Methodist School, Tanner Hill 丹拿山循道學校 Discovery Mind Primary School 弘志學校 Emmanuel Primary School 靈光小學 Haven of Hope Christine Service 靈實白普理景林社區健康發展中心 Hennessy Road Government Primary School 軒尼詩道官立小學 Hong Kong and Macau Lutheran Church Primary School 港澳信義會小學 Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Kowloon City Children and Youth Integrated Service Centre 香港聖公會九龍城青 少年綜合服務中心
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui St Matthias’ Integrated Service – Jockey Club Youth Express 香港聖公會聖馬提亞 綜合服務
Immaculate Heart of Mary School 聖母無玷聖心學校 Lam Tin Methodist Primary School 藍田循道衛理小學 Lok Kwan Social Service Wong Kwong Hon Community Centre 樂群社會服務處黃光漢社區服務中心 Lok Kwan Social Service – North Point Centre 樂群社會服務處北角服務中心 Lok Sin Tong Lau Tak Primary School 樂善堂劉德學校 Lok Sin Tong Leung KauKui Primary School 樂善堂梁銶琚學校 Lok Sin Tong Leung Wong Wai Fong Memorial School 樂善堂梁黃蕙芳紀念學校 S.K.H. Fung Kei Primary School 聖公會奉基小學 S.K.H. Tin Shui Wai Ling Oi Primary School 聖公會天水圍靈愛小學 St. Edward’s Catholic Primary School 聖愛德華天主教小學 St. John The Baptist Catholic Primary School 聖若翰天主教小學 The Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod Choi Wan Rhenish Integrated Children and Youth Services Centre 禮賢會彩雲綜合青少年服務中心 The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Jockey Club Verbena Youth S.P.O.T. 香港青年協會賽馬會茵怡青年 空間
Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School 天水圍循道衛理小學 Toi Shan Association Primary School 台山商會學校 T.K.D.S. Fong Shu Chuen School 東莞同鄉會方樹泉學校 TWGHs Ma Kam Chan Memorial Primary School 東華三院馬錦燦紀念小學 H.K.Y.W.C.A. Sham Shui Po Integrated Social Service Centre 香港基督教女青年會深水埗綜合社會服務處
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Acknowledgement We wish to thank the following organizations who have supported Writing for a Cause 2015: Major Sponsor:
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Writing for a Cause 2015 Review Editor: Pearl Tong Design and Layout: Christine Chow, Crystal Leung, Katherine Li, Kenneth Tong, Lauren Ho, Martha Fung Project Coordinator: Alexa Li