See SCMP today, Dec 27, 2014, page A5:Treasure Hunt boosts Operation Santa Claus charity (SCMP)From the Island Bar press release, used for part of the SCMP story:
"The city's year-end fundraiser has inspired many charitable minds to turn the campaign into a new edition of "Hong Kong's Got Talent".
Take the Lamma Island Treasure Hunt as an example. Masterminded by The Island Bar, the cross-island quest on December7 spurred the local community and their associates, including dogs, to look for hidden prizes through a set of funny clues.
"The clues take them to parts of Lamma that even locals may never have explored, and require an agile mind and a sense of humour," the organisers said of the treasure hunt's 16th year with Operation Santa Claus.
With that, Lamma residents set off their own series of charity activities designed to help Operation Santa Claus, the fundraising campaign organised by the South China Morning Post and RTHK.
Activities that challenged the mind included the Christmas Music Quiz and a 2014 In Review Quiz. Thanks to the geniuses who came up with tough - if not unanswerable - questions, donation boxes were filled to the brim.
For a test in physical fitness, the annual Santa Sprint on January 4 will see brave souls race in dragon boats on wintery waters. All proceeds from entry fees and food sales go to Operation Santa."They used a photo by Daniel Clarke that I submitted among my own shots via Dan Peterson of The Island Bar, giving Daniel credit, of course. The credits got lost in the email chain, it seems, and they credited me instead. Well, it almost makes up for not crediting me at all for my 4 Treasure Hunt photos they published last year. The story is printed and out there, too late to change, so let me give credit to Daniel once again for .
And the SCMP got one much more important fact wrong, the Yella Umbrella Fellas were third overall, not first! They won last last year, but were disappointed last year. The honour went to
Saved by Beacon, No. 1!
Here are the rankings once again.
1st Place: Saved By Bacon
2nd Place: Mental Marys
3rd Place: The Yella Umbrella Fella
Best Costume: Santaz Army
Fastest Time: And The Winners Are
Best Team Name: Independent Secular Island State
Most Excited Player: Tracey Duggan