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Hotel donates booth rental fees to children’s charity
SHANGHAI, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hilton Shanghai Hongqiao today heralded the season of goodwill and giving with a splendid Christmas bazaar, kids' carol singing, spectacular lighting-up ceremony and generous gift to needy migrant children.
Organised by the Community Center Shanghai, the bazaar featured 85 booths offering a plethora of gift options for early Christmas shoppers. The hotel donated all proceeds from the booth rental fees to the Stepping Stones charity, which provides English teaching and other support for migrant children in Shanghai. The charity has earmarked the RMB14,000 gifts to cover the cost of eye tests and glasses for needy children.
Following an afternoon of feverish shopping, all eyes turned to the hotel lobby in anticipation of the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Apart from a huge tree as a centrepiece, a smaller tree formed part of a backdrop featuring a gingerbread house fronted by six little gingerbread men.
Guests were entertained with a medley of Christmas carols and songs performed by a choir from Yew Chung International School of Shanghai.
The highlight of the evening came when Hilton Shanghai Hongqiao General Manager Michael Williamson invited the children from Stepping Stones to join him in turning on the spectacular lighting decorations on the Christmas tree.
Mr.Williamson said the hotel intends to adopt Stepping Stones for all its future charity events, and invited guests to make their own donations. Details can be found at http://steppingstoneschina.net/.
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