About Lingnan C_♥Connects

With the University’s motto "Education for Service", community service is always an integral part of campus life. The University tries every means to provide students with not only opportunities for participation in an active campus life but also experiences to care for the welfare of the community. With the theme "Care for Community^．See the Connections", the Lingnan C_♥Connects Programme aims to:

1. raise the level of social awareness of students and encourage them to care for the community;
2. help students to develop a right attitude in life;
3. learn about people from different walks of life;
4. enhance students’ organizational, management and communication skills;
5. connect students’ experiences, own potentials and lifelong goals.

Programme Outline

Training Programmes

Serve the University

Serve the Community

Recognitions

Application

Programme Outline

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Training Programmes

You are highly encouraged to join the following programmes which can help equip you with useful skills in volunteer service. Spaces are limited. Do enrol now!

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Serve the University

As a Lingnanian, you are always encouraged to contribute your part and carry out your ambassadorship in supporting various University’s initiatives and programmes.

Examples include, but not limited to:

• Student Helpers supporting the Congregation
• Student Helpers supporting the Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions
• Student Helpers supporting Lingnan University Sports Day / Aquatic Meet
• ILP Ambassadors
• Peer Counsellors
  
  … many more …

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Serve the Community

Structured Community Service Programmes

(The list will be updated from time to time.)

You are most welcome to join these structured community service programmes based upon your interests.

Enrol Now	Projects	Co-organizer(s)	Beneficiaries
	Mentor@Home Scheme 家「友」良師計劃 2022-23	Centre for Harmony and Enhancement of Ethnic Minority Residents (CHEER) 融匯少數族裔人士支援服務中心	Ethnic minorities (EM) residents who are unable to attend formal language classes
	Principal Chan Free Tutorial World - LU Volunteer Teachers Scheme 陳校長免費補習天地 - 嶺大義師計劃	Principal Chan Free Tutorial World	Primary/Secondary school students
Details will be available soon	LU Service Day 嶺南大學義工服務日	Office of Student Affairs	The public
Details will be available soon	第20期「夜貓大使」網上朋輩輔導義工計劃	香港小童群益會 - 夜貓Online網上青年支援	Internet users between the ages of 6 and 24
Details will be available soon	Hong Kong Young Ambassador Scheme 香港青年大使計劃	The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups	The public
Details will be available soon	"Strive For Success" Tuen Mun District Primary Students Award Scheme – A Day at University for Primary School Students 「成功有約」屯門區小學生獎勵計劃 – 做個大學生體驗活動	Tuen Mun District Youth Programme Committee, Tuen Mun District Office	Primary school students
Application Closed	聯院社會服務研習 - 「義仁同恆」和富義行者計劃大專生義工招募	Wofoo Leaders' Network	The public
Application Closed	智綠安居劏房計劃大專義工招募	Hong Kong Red Cross	Households living in unsuitable accommodation in Yau Tsim Mong District, Sham Shui Po and Kwai Chung
	Lingnan University Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps Officer Trainee Programme 嶺南大學香港航空青年團長官學員訓練計劃	Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps	The public
	WebOrganic i-Mentorship 「有機上網」i．師友計劃	WebOrganic	Primary/Secondary school students
Application Closed	東華三院青少年家庭服務 – 同行鍊身術計劃 Together, We Dare to Transform	Tung Wah Group of Hospitals	Youth
Application Closed	Orbis Eye Brightening Advocate Program 奧比斯「亮麗眼睛」守護者	Orbis Hong Kong	The public / Visually impaired
Application Closed	香港青年協會賽馬會建生青年空間 - 耆青傳耆II - 長青號	The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Jockey Club Kin Sang Youth S.P.O.T.	The elderly
Application Closed	Big Brothers and Sisters Volunteer Service Project『大手牽小手』離異家庭兒童･大哥哥大姐姐伴行計劃	Hong Kong Family Welfare Society	Children from the divorced families
Application Closed	集合吧! STUDY GROUP ! 集合吧! STUDY PARTNER ! - DSE考生網上義補計劃	香港基督教女青年會將軍澳綜合社會服務處	DSE examinee
Application Closed	「Care Angels9」保良局3-6歲家舍院童義工計劃	香港基督教女青年會 將軍澳綜合社會服務處	長期住宿院舍之3-6歲院童
Application Closed	Tung Chung Full of Joy 「涌滿童心」社區網絡計劃	涌滿童心 - 社區發展推動基金	Child and Primary school students
Application Closed	聖雅各福群會Career Sparkle生涯規劃體驗館 - 活動領袖	聖雅各福群會 Career Sparkle生涯規劃體驗館	Secondary School Students
Application Closed	ICAC Ambassador Programme 廉政大使計劃	ICAC	The public
Application Closed	「環保基金 - 石縫中的公平永續生機」計劃 – 學生大使招募	Fair Trade Hong Kong	The public
Application Closed	Lingnan Student Voluntary Tutoring Scheme: Online Tutoring for Rural Students in China (Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province) 「嶺大學生線上支教（廣東肇慶地區）計劃」	STEAM Education and Research Center at Lingnan University 嶺南大學STEAM教育及研究中心	Underprivileged children in China

Other Community Services Opportunities

1. Agency for Volunteer Service (AVS) (義務工作發展局)
   • Lingnan University is a Corporate Member (團體會員) of AVS.  Lingnan students can join AVS’ listed volunteer services for free.
   • Browse the website of AVS for the volunteer services that you are interested in: https://www.volunteering.org.hk/campaign_search .
   • Download the application form here in order to apply for the volunteer services that you wish to join.  Return the completed application form to AVS via vrs@avs.org.hk for their processing (Corporate Membership Number of Lingnan: CM000479) .
     • AVS will generally process the application and inform the applicants with the result in 3 working days.  Successful applicants will then receive a “Confirmation Email” from AVS around 1 week before the volunteer services, delineating the details and arrangement of the volunteer services.  Please attend the volunteer services as scheduled and in a punctual manner.
2. You are most welcome to regularly look for available volunteer services opportunities which are available in Lingnan Off-campus Volunteer Experience (L.O.V.E.). The website of L.O.V.E. is updated from time to time with new opportunities.
3. In addition, you are always encouraged to participate in many other volunteer services which are arranged on your own.

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Recognitions

Devoted C_♥Connects Crew Members will be recognized !

• Outstanding and devoted C.Connects Crew Members will be nominated for Hong Kong Volunteer Award (Individual Award) .
• The service hours are counted and accumulated from 1 January till 31 December of the same year.

How to have your service hours counted?

Structured Community Services Programmes

• For C_♥Connects Crew Members who have successfully completed the entire structured community services programme(s), the Office of Student Affairs will arrange to collect the service record(s) from the cooperating organization(s) and the service hours contributed will be automatically recorded by the end of each term.
• Submission of supporting documents will not be necessary.

Other Community Services Opportunities

• For C.Connects Crew Members who have successfully completed those AVS’ listed volunteer services by using the Corporate Membership Number of Lingnan (i.e. CM000479), the corresponding service hours will be recorded by AVS directly.  Submission of supporting documents will not be necessary.
• For C_♥Connects Crew Members who have successfully participated in self-arranged volunteer services or those community services opportunities available in Lingnan Off-campus Volunteer Experience (L.O.V.E.), please input your service records and upload the supporting document(s) in the C_♥Connects Online Platform for Volunteer Service Record Submission within one month upon completion of that particular volunteer service.
• To certify your volunteer service record, please provide us with one of the following information as supporting document(s):
  • Certificate / letter issued by the corresponding organization, with the details and service hours of the volunteer service being stated
  • “Volunteer Service Record Sheet” endorsed by the corresponding organization. Please click here for downloading the template
  • Any other documentary proof that can certify your participation and service hour at that particular volunteer service
• Upon submission of service record, your information will be reviewed and endorsed, if applicable, in about 10 working days. You will be informed by a separate email for the endorsement status in due course.

Please approach us for advices if you have any enquiry.

C_♥Connects Online Platform for Volunteer Service Record Submission

A one-stop online platform for you to:

• Input your self-arranged community services records, as well as to upload the supporting documents
• View the accumulated service hours in that particular academic year (September to August of the following year)

Please click here to enter the platform.

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Application

1. WHO could apply?
   • Full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students of all years
   • Enthusiastic in serving the community
   • C_♥Connects crew membership will last for whole study period at Lingnan
2. WHAT do we expect from applicants?
   • Applicants should have a keen interest in serving the community.
   • Once enrolled, applicants should be committed to the training programmes and community service programmes / volunteer services and never be absent without unexcused reason.
3. HOW to apply?
   • To join us as C_♥Connects crew, interested parties are welcome to click here for online application.
   • Successful applicants will receive email confirmation.
4. WHAT else should you know?
   • Updates of the Lingnan C_♥Connects Programme (e.g. application schedules of various structured community service projects / community service awards / scholarships / international conferences & programmes) will be disseminated to C_♥Connects crew via emails from time to time. C_♥Connects crew are highly recommended to check your Lingnan email account regularly and make sure it is ready for receiving new emails.

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Enquiries

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