BR I NG I NG BACK S I NGAPORE ’ S L ARGEST CHAR I T Y FEST I VAL Returning after a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Sands for Singapore Charity Festival attracted more than 5,000 visitors for an array of philanthropic activities, entertainment, shopping, dining and crafting. Festival proceeds and pre-event fundraising generated $3 million for local charities, with $23 million contributed since 2013. More than 1,100 TeamMembers volunteered for activities, such as painting shelter units for the AsianWomen’sWelfare Association, assembling and delivering food kits for The Food Bank Singapore, and donating blood to the Singapore Red Cross. The festival’s Giving Marketplace enabled visitors to shop while benefiting nonprofits and social enterprises, with all proceeds retained by participating organizations. Local small businesses also committed at least 10% of their Giving Marketplace proceeds to charities, and Marina Bay Sands’ restaurants donated their proceeds to Community Chest. The resort amplified these efforts with $90,000 in funding for programs that support the elderly, individuals with special needs and art awareness, among others. Sands China worked with Caritas Macau on the global food kit build and celebrated 10 years of support for Macau Holy House of Mercy in 2022. Team Members again assisted the welfare shop by delivering food hampers to disadvantaged families, aiding more than 3,400 families facing financial difficulty since the partnership began in 2013. Homelessness: Sands continues to lead the private sector as a champion for addressing youth homelessness in Las Vegas, where the incidence rate is among the highest in the United States. Since 2014, we have contributed more than $2 million in funding to help Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) with immediate relief, housing solutions, advocacy and capacity building for vulnerable youth. Over the past three years, we shifted our support to enable NPHY to use critical funding for pandemic triage, as youth faced exacerbated challenges around healthcare, employment and education. Our partnership with NPHY on the Southern Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit, which we co-founded in 2017, became even more important as the forum for uniting the community around strategies to address the evolving environment. Disadvantaged Populations: Our regions have created long-term partnerships with the nonprofit organizations aiding their community’s most vulnerable people. In 2022, Sands China provided funding and volunteer support to the Peng On Tung Tele-Assistance Service program, Caritas Macau and the Fuhong Society of Macau. A special highlight was the presentation of the Special Olympics’ Golisano Health Leadership Award to Sands China, one of seven global recipients, for its ongoing sponsorship of the Macau Healthy Athlete’s program, which provides health screenings for people with intellectual disabilities. Since 2014, the program has enabled 5,500 screenings for more than 500 Macau Special Olympics (MSO) participants. Sands China also hosted a Flag Day Prize Ceremony and miniature golf outing for MSO athletes to promote social inclusion through sports, with Sands Cares ambassadors facilitating the golf experience for participants. In Singapore, Marina Bay Sands again provided funding and volunteer time for the annual Community Chest Heartstrings Walk and Vertical Marathon to benefit community members in need. The resort’s ongoing work with Care Corner Singapore included a visit to the i Light Singapore art installations, and Team Members conducted guided tours for seniors. Culminating our global efforts to support disadvantaged populations, the annual Sands Cares Global Hygiene Kit Build produced 57,000 kits to aid people facing hardship. Since 2014, Team Members have assembled 938,000 kits for Clean the World. APPENDIX GOVERNANCE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OUR PERFORMANCE INTRODUCTION OUR STRATEGY 33 CLOSING
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