Sands China has marked the fifth year of its Sands Cares Global Food Kit Build, bringing together 450 volunteers at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo to assemble 5,000 food kits for distribution through Caritas Macau.
The initiative, part of Las Vegas Sands’ global programme, underscores Sands China’s long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility and the Macao community.
Supported by the Social Welfare Bureau and Health Bureau, this year’s event set records for participation and kit numbers. Each kit, weighing a total of 30 tons, contains 11 food items sourced from local SMEs, including rice, noodles and soup packs, plus recipe cards designed with nutritionist input to promote healthy diets in line with the SAR government’s Healthy Community initiative.
Patrick Dumont, chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands, joined team members from 34 departments to pack kits and present certificates to elderly volunteers.
He said: “For more than two decades, we have proudly called Macao home, making sustained investments to support the city’s diversified development, while helping build a stronger, more resilient community through our Sands Cares corporate citizenship programme. The Sands Cares Global Food Kit Build is a meaningful reflection of that long-standing commitment.”
Caritas Macau’s secretary general Pun Chi Meng praised the partnership, noting the kits will benefit the elderly, low-income families and rehabilitation service users.
Since 2022, nearly 17,000 kits have been prepared for Macao, with ambassadors delivering them to 34 care homes and centres across the city.
