By Priscilla Lightsey | Founder
Greetings HOPE Supporters,
The HOPE team wanted to share some good news with you. This year HOPE entered The Exemplary Program of Social Entrepreneurship Competition of 2023 Capital Volunteer Service and has won top awards!
Lucia, HOPE Program Manager, received a call last spring from a Chinese government representative. This individual invited Lucia to enter the 2023 Capital Volunteer Service Competition. Lucia thanked the caller and submitted an application for HOPE.
A bit of background: HOPE runs out of the Oriental Equestrian Training Center which is just inside the 6th Ring Road in Beijing. Currently, Beijing has a population of close to 22 million people. The city is divided into 16 districts and HOPE is in the Shunyi District. And HOPE, with our established Volunteer Training Program, provides opportunities for approximately 300 volunteers/year.
Back to the story: HOPE won the award for the Shunyi District! Lucia was then invited to enter the competition for the City of Beijing, which she did. Later the team learned that HOPE had won the Volunteer Award for all of Beijing!
In the fall, the representative called a third time to invite HOPE to submit an entry for the top award, for the entire country of China. (China has a population of roughly 1.4 billion people - it is big!) Again, Lucia applied. Guess what? HOPE came in 2nd place for the whole country, winning The Silver Metal of Social Entrepreneurship Competition of The Sixth China Youth Volunteer Service.
When asked why HOPE won, Lucia said that it is most likely because HOPE is considered a creative organization and a pioneer in the type of services offered. Additionally, she felt we were recognized for successful management during the past years, including those that were especially challenging.
We wanted to share this accomplishment and thank you for your continued support.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
In gratitude,
Priscilla, Amy, and the HOPE Team in Beijing
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