Gaming operators Wynn and SJM have again made donations to the local community to help families and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wynn said in a statement yesterday that it is donating two million patacas to purchase anti-epidemic supplies so that SMEs, teaming up with the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM) can distribute them to local enterprises in need, in the hope of combating the epidemic in conjunction with the local community.
According to Wynn’s statement, the two million-pataca-worth of hand sanitisers from local suppliers are expected to reach members of the Macau Chamber of Commerce and local SMEs in stages from March 23 to April 17.
The Wynn statement said that the initiative would benefit over 13,000 SMEs while also supporting the local production of anti-epidemic supplies.
Wynn also said in the statement that the company was also planning to allocate resources to assist local SMEs with online promotion and marketing, and cooperate with the Macau Chamber of Commerce to stimulate consumption in the short-term to boost the local economy, and stabilise employment and market confidence, in the hope of accelerating economic recovery.
Meanwhile, SJM said in a statement yesterday that the company’s volunteering staff delivered on Friday a total of 800 Macau “Jiayou Bags” containing daily necessities and epidemic prevention supplies to Macau Special Olympics and Macau Association of the Hearing Impaired for distribution to Macau’s neediest families.
“Jiayou” is Putonghua meaning “add oil”, a Chinese expression of encouragement. In Cantonese the term is pronounced “ga yauh”.
The SJM statement said that its volunteers also helped by providing a door-to-door delivery service to the elderly and recipients with reduced mobility. According to the statement, the Jiayou Bags contain rice, noodles and toilet paper, as well as facemasks and hand sanitisers, with all items purchased from local SMEs as a sign of SJM’s continued support at this critical time.
The SJM statement outlined that the 800 Jiayou Bags are part of its earlier pledge to donate a total of 3,000 bags worth 1.5 million patacas to the city’s “neediest families” via six local community associations, aiming to benefit solitary and vulnerable elderly, single-parent families, the chronically ill and people with disabilities.
