SWD RECREATION CLUB AND STAFF VOLUNTEER SERVICE 15.25 In 2009-10 and 2010-11, the SWD Recreation Club organised a variety of recreational activities, staff volunteer service and major staff activity for SWD staff and their families, with a view to enabling them to relax in leisure time and to relieve their work pressure.   Recreational Activities 15.26 Recreational activities were arranged as follows:       (a) Sponsorship was provided in supporting district’s sports/recreational activities, e.g. trips to “Ap Chau, Kut O and Tung Ping Chau”, “Geological Park and Grass Island”, “Po Toi O”, “Sham Tseng”, “Po Pin Chau and Yim Tin Tsai” and badminton/basketball activities     (b) Sponsorship was provided in supporting staff to join competition events, e.g. Dragon Boat Racing Competition, Ma On Shan Cup 8K race, Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2010, Social Work Cup 7-a-side Football Competition, Social Work Cup Basketball Competition and Corporate Games Basketball Competition.     (c) A total of 25 interest classes, such as Yoga, Pipa, Chinese Calligraphy, Line Dance and four interest groups, namely the SWD Choir, the Running Team, the Basketball Team and the Football Team, were organised. Staff Volunteer Service 15.27 Staff volunteer service was arranged as follows:       (a) The Staff Volunteer Team participated in the Project “Angels’ Action” by paying regular concern visits and arranging outdoor activities for Director of Social Welfare (DSW) wards under out-of-home care, with a view to enabling the latter to have a taste of tender and joyful family life during holidays. As at 31 March 2011, there were 147 volunteers including staff and family members in the Project, forming 46 teams to serve 47 DSW wards.     (b) To commend the DSW wards for their improvement and outstanding achievement in their conduct, study and other areas showing their potentials, the Award Presentation Ceremony for the DSW wards with Best Achievement/Improvement sponsored by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals was organised in 2010 and 2011.   Major Staff Activities 15.28 Two major staff activities, namely the “SWD Staff Games Day 2009” and the “Badminton Competition 2010-11”, aimed at fostering a sense of belonging and promoting team building among service branches and districts were organised by the SWD Recreation Club on 14 November 2009 and from November 2010 to January 2011. Each function was participated by over 200 SWD staff members who shared the joy together.