2024 Zhongshan Charity Parade Carnival and Charity Bazaar took place at the Zhongshan Fitness Square on December 30, 2023. The Bokai Community Expat Service Center booth made its debut and attracted many residents.

Jerry Grey, a British cyber influencer, attended the event and did a signing for his charity riding photo album. Jerry has been living in Zhongshan for 20 years and engaging in charitable causes for long. In 2013, Jerry and his friend have traveled across China by bike. He put what he saw and heard into a photo album, 57 Days across China, hoping to present a true China to others.

▲Jerry Grey's 57 Days across China photo albums and the postcards brought by Maya from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Many special items are displayed at the Bokai booth, such as the eye-catching stainless steel bottle opener produced with 3D printing technology. This product is made by a mould company run by British businessman Gordon Styles. He hoped more residents and students could learn about this high-tech production technique through this charity bazaar. Popular items also included baseball-themed cultural products donated by Panda Sport and hand-painted postcards donated by artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

▲Gordon Styles and Jerry Grey sharing their stories with young people.

▲Maya sets up the booth with volunteers. She brings some hand-painted postcards her friends specially created for the charity bazaar.

▲The event receives support from English major students of UESTC Zhongshan Institute and volunteers of Bokai Community.

Set up in 2022, Bokai Community Expat Service Center offers visa consultation, temporary residence registration and other convenient services to foreign residents, as well as organizes various cultural activities to juice up international exchanges.