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Where? Room 235, Caritas House, 2 Caine Road.

What? The centre offers relief and rehabilitation services to disadvantaged people living in the central and western districts of Hong Kong Island.

How? The centre has a summer volunteer training programme for secondary students aged 15 or above and an Outstanding Volunteer Award Scheme with nine grades.

There is also a Summer Ice-cream programme every Tuesday from July 19 to August 9 for younger students aged 12 to 15. Volunteers will learn to cook healthy food and serve them to people in elderly homes. The cost is $150.

Children aged 11 to 13 who enjoy juggling tricks can join the centre's Volunteer Spirit programme from July 27 to August 8. Volunteers will serve the community and perform  after training. The cost

is $60.

Call 2843 4652 for more information.

Volunteer: Tse Chun-hung, 21, is a fifth former at Hong Kong Tang King Po College. He is a winner of Caritas's Outstanding Volunteer Award in the youth category.

'Initially, I became a volunteer because of the activities like camping and cycling. But soon I felt I should give something back after enjoying the fun.

We organise activities for children as well as serving elderly and mentally disabled people.

I enjoy working with children most. It is great fun to guide them. Last summer, we organised a three-day activity to educate them on the plight of people  living in poverty.

On the last day, we divided the children into three role-playing groups - the rich, the middle-class and the poor. The 'rich' kids had steak for lunch while the poor ones had noodles in a food stall on the street. Then we visited some elderly people living in the old districts of Sheung Wan. This made the children realise how lucky they are.

There was a very touching moment. An old man felt depressed after talking about the death of his son, and one of the kids in my group - who was only about eight or nine years old -  held his hands to comfort him.

There was a time when I tried to do more hours to compete with other volunteers. But I wasn't happy. I realised that the aim of being a volunteer is to serve people, not to look for rewards.'



Caritas Community Centre