Participants in the 2008 Walk Up Jardine House are all set to conquer the 49-storey Jardine House in the fastest possible time.

'Walk Up Jardine House 2008' Sparkles for Charity

Over HK$2 million raised to fund mental health promotion programme - 'Health in Mind'

Hundreds of Jardines' staff, business associates, families, 'Health in Mind' school participants and friends joined the 'Walk Up Jardine House' on 20th April 2008, one of Jardines' most notable annual fund raising events. Participants walked or ran up 49 floors, covering 947 steps to a height of 600 feet to raise over HK$2 million.

All proceeds from the event will go to MINDSET, a registered charity established by the Jardine Matheson Group that focuses on mental health issues. As in the past few years, the funds will be allocated to support 'Health in Mind', a youth mental health promotion programme co-organized by the Hospital Authority and MINDSET. The programme is designed to increase knowledge and awareness of mental health issues among young people, their parents and teachers, and the public at large, so as to reduce stigmatization on mental illnesses in the community.

Walk Up Jardine House 2008 consisted of individual and team races, as well as a mass walk following the awards presentation. The School Relay race featured eight teams from the schools participating in the 'Health in Mind' programme. Jardines fielded 36 teams made up of staff and friends in the Inter-Divisional relay races. There were thirty participants for the Individual race, while representatives from 27 Business Associates of Jardines participated in the relay race for Associates. Dairy Farm, Gammon Construction, Hongkong Land, Jardine Aviation Services, Jardine Engineering Corporation, Jardine OneSolution, Jardine Schindler Group, Pizza Hut, Rothschild and Zung Fu are the diamond sponsors of the event.

Race Result

Walk Up Jardine House is organized by the Jardine Ambassadors, a programme established in 1982 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Jardine Matheson Group. The Jardine Ambassadors Programme involves young executives from across Group companies and supports their participation in community projects. The programme has raised more than HK$25 million for over 360 charitable projects, benefiting more than 350,000 people since 1982. Launched in 2002 and led by the Jardine Ambassadors, MINDSET is Jardine Matheson Group's in-house registered charity intended to make a difference in the area of mental health. It aims to raise awareness of mental health issues and to provide practical support for charitable initiatives in the sector.

Lucky Draw Result

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The 1st prize of the Raffle Ticket has now changed to travel coupon valued at HK$38,400.