Charity Closet: Amanda Lee
Charity Closets With Amanda Lee
Introducing Amanda Lee and her adorable tykes Temperance (5) and Amity (3). Amanda loves to take photos of her girls, and you might recognise them from her popular Facebook or Instagram accounts. We interviewed Amanda about how she likes to clothe her girls, and her charity of choice, The Children's Cancer Foundation Charity.
Tell us about your family? How long have you lived in Hong Kong?
介紹一下你的家庭，好嗎？你在香港住了多久？
Our family is very simple: My husband and I, plus my two little girls, three dogs and one cat. Apart from the few years I received my secondary education in Vancouver, I’ve been living in Hong Kong all my life.
我們一家很簡單：我的先生和我，加上兩個小女兒、三頭狗和一隻貓。除了在溫哥華讀中學的幾年外，我一直都在香港生活。
What is the best thing about raising kids in Hong Kong?
在香港養育孩子的最大優點是甚麼?
The social diversity
多元社會
How do you like to dress your daughters and what are your favourite brands to buy for them?
你喜歡如何打扮你的女兒？你最喜愛的那些品牌是甚麼？
It really depends on the occasions, although in most cases I like them to look girly. My favourite brands? Too many.
主要視乎場合而定。不過，通常我都想她們看上去女孩子一點。我喜愛的品牌？實在太多了。
How do you feel about buying second-hand clothing? What do you do with your girls outgrown clothing?
你對二手衣物的看法如何？怎樣處理兩位女兒不合穿的衣服？
My husband and I have been buying second-hand clothing for ourselves for years. It’s an economical way to acquire high-quality clothing. And we enjoy the hunt too. As for the outgrown clothing of my girls, we used to send most of them to friends and family. Now of course we Retykle.
先生和我多年來一直有購買二手衣物，這樣可以很經濟地擁有優質服裝。而我們也很喜歡那尋尋覓覓的過程。至於女兒已經不合穿的衣服，我們從前會轉送家人及朋友，現在當然是Retykle
You have chosen to donate to The Children’s Cancer Foundation charity. Can you tell us about this charity and why it is important to you?
你選擇了捐助兒童癌病基金。可以介紹一下這慈善團體嗎？
For over 25 years, Children’s Cancer Foundation has been a driving force to support patients, their families, the doctors, the nurses, the hospitals and the public at large in the fight against paediatric cancers. Their mission, vision and values resonate with me and my husband.
兒童癌病基金在過二十五年來一直支援病人、其家庭、醫護人員、醫院以至普羅大眾對抗兒童癌症。我們兩夫婦對它的使命和價值觀深感認同。
Why do you Retykle?
你為甚麼Retykle ？
Retykle makes cleaning out our kids’ closets like a walk in the park. On the other hand, Retykle offers a wide range of high-quality brand clothing and accessories for us to shop. As mentioned above, we love the hunt.
Retykle 令清理孩子的衣櫃變得簡單。此外，Retykle有眾多服裝衣飾品牌供我們選擇。正如先前說過，我們都喜愛那尋尋覓覓的過程。
Retykle makes cleaning out our kids' closets like a walk in the park.
Amanda Lee
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