[CANCELED] Start Saving Quit Wasting – Turn surplus food into hot meals
Abina Sze (abina.sze@ust.hk)
[This is a talk in Changemaker Gear Up Training Series (GUTS)]
When we walk on the street, we often see numerous advertisements promoting buffet or "all-you-can-eat'. Yet, have you ever wondered how the leftover food will be handled? In fact, the overproduction in hotels and restaurants has created heavy burden on the landfills. At the same time, over 1.6 million people in Hong Kong live below the poverty line with nearly two-thirds of poor households are in the state of ‘food insecurity’.
How can we build sustainability while dealing with the surplus food? Ms Aurea Yung, Head of Operations of Foodlink Foundation would share her experience in turning surplus food from the Food and Beverage Outlet into warm meals for the needy. Join us and let’s make not only environment change, but also social impact by spreading love, warmth (and meals)!
Speaker:
Ms. Aurea Yung
Head of Operations , Foodlink Foundation
A Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management graduate, Aurea began forging her career path in hospitality field by joining tourism company, members club, foodservice operation and hotels. In recognition of her outstanding achievements, she was awarded a scholarship program by the Hong Kong Hotels Association to further develop herself in Hawaii.
Her post-hospitality professional career covered management posts extending over a range of businesses including investment bank, management consulting firm, and listed high-tech company. With the latter job, she was responsible for building up a high technology R&D Headquarters for the Asia-Pacific region. Under Aurea’s management, the Headquarters grew from scratch to a 200 workforce who boasted a strong team of specialized engineers and top talents recruited from all over the world.
Aurea gained valuable multicultural experience through working extensively in Canada, the Netherlands, Taiwan, China and other Asian countries.
Given her passion for philanthropy, she joined Foodlink Foundation in 2015 serving as a volunteer. With her dedication and commitment, she became an official member of the Foundation since 2017. Aurea provides contribution to the organization in multiple ways from fundraising, engaging the donors and partners, organizing CSR events, to partaking in community service activities. She is also devoted to educating the young generation on food waste reduction, and waste upcycling initiatives.
Remarks:
1. Complete 3 GUTS talks/workshops to get a certificate of participation.
2. Priority will be given to HKUST Connect registrants (Start your changemaking journey with HKUST Connect: https://connect.hkust.edu.hk/joinus).
3. To avoid interruption and hindering the progress of the session, facilitators may not admit new participants who are late for more than 10 minutes.
4. [CORE1905] This is a recognized event in the "Self-directed Experience" component of CORE1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. You need to attend the event in full to get 1 hour.