OREANDA-NEWS. October 31, 2014. CLP Volunteer Team has won the Champion award in the General Corporate Group category of the “2013-14 Best Corporate Volunteer Service Project Competition” with its “Rewiring and Home Electricity Safety Service Programme” at the “2014 Corporate Volunteering Award Presentation Ceremony”.

In addition, the “CLP Green Volunteers for Seniors Programme” was also awarded an Outstanding award in the same category, recognizing CLP volunteers’ continued effort and contribution to the community.

Established by frontline staff in 1994, the CLP Volunteer Team has been serving the community for 20 years. The “Rewiring and Home Electricity Safety Service Programme” is its first large - scale programme for the volunteers to make use of their skills and power expertise to help the needy, especially the single or elderly couple living in public housing estates or remote villages. CLP volunteers help rewire obsolete wirings for these needy and repair their electrical appliances. During caring visits, our volunteers also share the proper use of electrical appliances and energy saving tips, helping the needy improve household electrical safety and save energy expenditure.

Over the years, CLP Volunteer Team has been active in providing a wide range of community services. Projects include installing flashlight doorbell for people with hearing impairment, delivering and installing refurbished electrical appliances for needy families, organising energy saving workshops and Chinese medical health advice sessions. CLP volunteers also provide English tuition lessons for new immigrants and children from low-income families.

The team had only a dozen members when it was established. Today, its members total over 800
including current employees, retirees and their families and friends.