SENIORS
Stichting Familie Man 新今日鄉情
The main WhatsApp group. Announcements from the board, photos after a celebration, and contact among the older generation.
You already belong –
no membership required
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We have no members. Anyone related to the Man family by blood or by marriage can simply pull up a chair: no registration, no fees, no vetting. All you need to know is where and when – and that’s exactly what this page is for.
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01 · STAY IN THE LOOP
Two groups, two paces
You can be in more than one group. The invite links aren’t on the site: you ask for access and someone from the board adds you.
THOSE WHO GREW UP HERE
SFM Connect 聚通會
A WhatsApp community with announcements of Connect events, workshops and get-togethers – and beneath it Connect Café for everything in between.
ASK FOR ACCESS
Let us know you’d like to be in
Tell us briefly who you are and which branch of the family you belong to. The group holds family members’ phone numbers and photos, so every request gets a quick look first. You’re usually added within a few days.
Coming to a celebration? Then it’s quicker: there’s a QR code at the reception desk and you’re added on the spot, no form needed.
Mind your number. In a WhatsApp group your phone number is visible to everyone else in the group. Rather not? Take the newsletter – that goes by email, and addresses stay hidden from one another.
02 · THE NEWSLETTERKeep up to date
Keep up to date
with our newsletter
Announcements of celebrations with the date and how to sign up, and reports with photos. In Dutch; unsubscribe whenever you like.
03 · LENDING A HAND
An afternoon of your time is plenty
The association runs on volunteers – nineteen at the last Mid-Autumn Festival. You don’t have to commit for a year.
More is needed than hands on the day itself: giving a workshop, interpreting, a prize for the raffle, printing, or a venue through your own business. It’s all on one page.
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ON THE DAY
Reception and name badges
Two hours at the door: welcoming people, handing out badges, pointing out the seating plan. The easiest way in if you don’t know anyone yet.
THROUGH THE YEAR
Photos and reports
Taking photos during a celebration, or writing the report for the newsletter afterwards. Handy if you’d rather do something at home than stand in a hall.
LANGUAGE
Translating and interpreting
Letters and announcements into Cantonese or English, or sitting next to an older relative at a get-together who doesn’t follow the Dutch.
THE LONG HAUL
Family tree and archive
Filling in names and generation lines, scanning old photos, recording interviews with the oldest relatives before those stories are gone.
Something else in mind?
Becoming a regional coordinator, cooking one time, or putting forward your own idea – let us know and the board will be in touch within a week.
04 · JUST COME
To the calendarThe quickest way to get involved is to turn up
You can sign up for a celebration without being in a group or on the newsletter. See what’s coming up.