In celebration of its 50th anniversary Macau’s power utility CEM has joined hands with the Macao Youth Federation and the Youth Committee of the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) to organise the first CEM Rummikub Competition, the company said in a statement yesterday.
Rummikub is a tile-based game for two to four players, combining elements of the card game rummy and the Chinese tile-based game of mahjong.
“Rummikub is a game suitable for people of all ages, which can help defer cognitive decline and prevent dementia. Through the activity, CEM hopes to raise public awareness of dementia, arouse society’s attention to groups with special needs, improve the public’s understanding of dementia and their needs, thereby ramping up care and support for them. All proceeds from the competition without deduction of expenses will be donated to the Macau Alzheimer’s Disease Association (MADA),” CEM said in the statement.
The contest is scheduled to be held at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 15. The competition will be divided into two groups – the Middle School Group and the Open Group, according to the statement.
The statement pointed out that the competition is open to all Form 1-6 students, who can form a team of four, with each team being led by a teacher, to join the competition. A total of 40 teams are planned to be competing in the Middle School Group. The Open Group is open to Macau residents aged 18 or above, with a quota of 160 contestants. If the enrolment number exceeds the quota, participants will be drawn randomly by computer, the statement said. Each player will need to pay a competition fee of 100 patacas but the Middle School Group contestants will be sponsored by CEM. In addition, there will be a charity bazaar on site. The competition fees collected and the proceeds from the charity bazaar will be donated to MADA, the statement noted.
The enrolment deadline for the competition will be on September 23, while the entry list will be announced on the CEM Facebook fan page on September 27.
Not only does the mentally challenging game pledge support for people with dementia, the competition is also a chance for the contestants to win fabulous prizes and awards. The grand prizes for the Middle School Group and Open Group are of up to 2,000 patacas and 3,000 patacas respectively.
Anyone eager to joint can simply fill in the online enrolment form. For more details, please visit the CEM website at www.cem-macau.com.
“Stay tuned to CEM’s Facebook fan page and WeChat for more update on CEM’s wide array of celebration events for its 50th anniversary,” the statement said.
Image provided by CEM yesterday
