善導會 2023-2024年報

㼠겗佦✲ Feature Story 2023-2024 䎃㜡 Annual Report 97 At just 28 years old, John stands as the founder of GFG Coffee Co., a local coffee brand that embodies his remarkable journey. His story MW RSX NYWX EFSYX GSJJII MX VIƽIGXW VIWMPMIRGI ERH XVERWJSVQEXMSR FSVR from a challenging upbringing. Growing up in a lower-middle-class family, John often felt a sense of disconnection from his family. The relationship at home fostered a rebellious spirit within him. “I was quite a mischievous child. My parents worked long hours and struggled to GSQQYRMGEXI [MXL QI - JSYRH MX HMƾGYPX XS I\TVIWW Q]WIPJ ERH QMRSV disagreements often escalated into physical confrontations. My family felt overwhelmed and chose to let me be”, he recalls. At the age of 14, John’s life took a pivotal turn when he was caught stealing and subsequently placed in a rehabilitation programme attending a boarding school. After completing his diploma, he initially EWTMVIH XS NSMR XLI ƼVI WIVZMGI ,S[IZIV [LIR LI JEMPIH XLI TL]WMGEP test, it marked a significant turning point that would ultimately lead him to the world of coffee. Through a series of experiences, John discovered a profound passion for coffee and officially stepped into the role of a barista. Gaining extensive frontline experience, he decided to launch his own brand — GFG Coffee Co which stands for ‘Gift from Gifted’. “The name ‘GFG’ resonates with my journey. Though my life experiences may differ from the normal norm, I was fortunate to discover coffee and meet TISTPI [LS TSWMXMZIP] MRƽYIRGIH Q] PMJIƉ LI I\TPEMRW To bring his vision to life, John balanced his time between working in renovation during the day and pursuing self-study at night. He even handcrafted a coffee cart, initiating a “wedding coffee catering” service. Additionally, he ventured into coffee roasting and taught latte art classes, gradually building his own little coffee empire. 植儘 28 娔涸 John 僽劥㖒ㄳ㉱ㅷ晦չ玶㉱պ涸 ⶾ鳵➃溏♳⿡㸽➫남남涸➮Ⱖ㻜鿪剤♧⦐ ♶矦㋲涸耷巆佦✲➮僽㖈Ⱙ㘗涸㛇㾵㹻䏭Ꟁ 㣐荈㼭莅㹻➃ꡠ⤚毝ꨆ刿㔔捀㹻䏭ꡠ⤚罜 隶䖤⿾〓չ㼭儘⦬䧮僽♧⦐嫲鯱갺淼涸➃ 昿嫢鿪銴♳棵♶㣖䥢莅䧮彘鸒⸈♳䧮❠♶ 剚邍麨荈䊹♧鎊♶ざ㽠剚⹛䩛⹛艁㹻➃鿪 錏䖤䖎ꨈ❠尝剤儘꟦盘來〫㥪佞⟤䧮պ 㖈 14 娔涸儘⦬ John 穅倴㔔⩔甦鄄䯲鄄ⴼ 䠮⻋⟂Ⰵ隡㺕㺋㷸吥䖕⢵㖈俒䤊铭玑殗 噠䖕➮⾲劥䟝䫏罌嶋꣈搭罜㔔넓腋庠鑑㣟 侁罜デオ⽿䧭捀✫傈䖕涮㾝ㄳ㉱✲噠涸鱲䰑 럊 John 㖈鱚鱲꟦涮植荈䊹㼩ㄳ㉱涸慮⾩莇馱⚛ 姻䒭䫏魨ㄳ㉱䌌遤⴪㖈稡琎✫鞮㺢⵹箁䊨⡲ 竤뀿䖕 John 对㹁䒊用⦐➃ㄳ㉱ㅷ晦Эչ玶 ㉱պչջ玶ռ僽⢵荈㣔颭殯玶♧鑂㸐涸䠑 䙼騈䧮涸竤娜鿪䖎湱⡂ꧪ搭➃欰涸竤娜騈䌢 ➃剤럊♶♧垺⡎僽䎋麌䧮麂♳✫ㄳ㉱麂♳ 䍲⸔䧮涸➃⟂䧮涸➃欰剤䨾♶♧垺պ捀✫ ⶾ噠➮傍♳⨞酤⥜䊨玑㢹儻荈䧮鹎⥜刿 鸒㹹鋷䩛鸤✫ㄳ㉱鮦♧➃♧鮦涮㾝饱չ㭶㹶 ㄳ㉱ⵌ剚պ剪⹡姽㢫➮❠剤竤斊ㄳ㉱捸揭 ㄤꟚ棵來ㄳ㉱䬘蔅♧䩛♧艁䒊用饱荈䊹涸ㄳ ㉱⚆歲 䛎欰ꫭ䎃⵹騟䱳程鎙ⷔ Hang Seng Youth Career Planning Scheme ㄳ㉱䊨⡲㖷 coffee making workshop