Celebration of International Volunteer Day 2020 and election of outstanding volunteers’ was successfully hosted in Macao Bodhi social service building on December 12th, 2020. The activity was hosted by youth volunteers’ team in Association of Volunteers Social Service Macao, awards including Macau Top 10 Outstanding Volunteer, Macau Excellent Youth Volunteer, Macau Excellent Corporate Volunteer and Star Volunteer. Deputy team leader of MUST Social Service Team which was managed by the Student Affairs Office of MUST, WenLe Tang is awarded as Macau Excellent Youth Volunteer.
The final results of the election were selected by more than 40 judges from different schools, associations and enterprises in eight interviews for three days with test scores calculated. The awardee WenLe Tang sincerely expressed: “Before the Volunteer Awards are announced, I never thought I would win this honor. So this award means definitely a surprise and encouragement to me. I'm grateful for the judges' recognition, and the experience from every support and opportunity in Social Service Team for the past three years. Although the passion for volunteering was deep-rooted in my heart when I was a kid, I never expected it could be a possible path in my university life. And in this path, which was originated from the initial dream that I have been upholding for a long time. Looking back on the past volunteer experiences, those places measured by steps——coastline of Seac Pai Van, old streets and alleys of Macau, jungle of Ka Ho……And those immersive days and nights——held stalls, sold flags and walked for millions to fundraise for charity and every word typed down for each project, every stage property prepared for each activity……It is these experiences that give me the opportunity to know more about the world around me, to experience, to feel, and to discover the deeper part of life. And the passion for volunteering that were buried in my heart at the beginning also took root in this process and slowly grew stronger. In the days ahead, I am determined to live up to the expectations carried by this honor, hoping to keep making some subtle changes to this world.
MUST Social Service Team, which was managed by the Student Affairs Office of MUST, was established in 2014. The team offers students an opportunity to serve Macau as well as improve themselves. From 2015, there has been numerous team members who won awards from Association of Volunteers Social Service Macao, such as Macau Top 10 Outstanding Volunteer, Macau Excellent Youth Volunteer and Star Volunteer. The winning team members said that the award was a recognition of their previous work and they will further devote themselves to volunteering activities to serve the society and give back to the society.
