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Cindy Sui
SCMP Contributor
Leader of annual fundraising drive notes shift towards far more sophisticated projects this year.
Initiatives by Habitat for Humanity and Tai Po Baptist Church Social Service provide furniture and community support to displaced residents.
Annual fundraiser by RTHK and South China Morning Post hits nearly twice its target after intensified fundraising in the wake of Tai Po blaze.
Deacons law firm, a major supporter of Operation Santa Claus, lends a hand to Farm the City, a charity promoting urban farming and food security for the elderly.
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Love 21 Foundation, among 13 NGOs selected for Operation Santa Claus funding, offers nutrition and fitness training for those with Down’s syndrome, autism or other conditions.
Treats’ ‘EM-SPARK’ project will train 30 teens from ethnic minority groups to coach 3,504 mainstream primary school students and community members.
Hong Kong charity Talents Foundation, an Operation Santa Claus beneficiary, aims to teach young people how to manage their finances.
Splash began by teaching domestic helpers, and later expanded to include children with physical or mental disabilities, low-income families and ethnic minorities.
Rugby For Good, an Operation Santa Claus beneficiary, uses sport to help students of all backgrounds find common ground on and off the field.
‘We found that when we took kids outdoors for activities, the results were very good,’ Gaia Education chief officer says.
Farm the City is charity founded in 2018 by three farming enthusiasts to share benefits of connecting with nature with city dwellers, especially elderly residents.
The Home of Loving Faithfulness provides lifelong care for people with severe disabilities and is among Operation Santa Claus’ beneficiaries.
Kids4Kids also strives to promote ‘three Cs’ – creativity, character and community – to help children become future changemakers.
Hong Kong Workers’ Health Centre will be able to help 120 people and their carers next year with funding from Operation Santa Claus.
Major philanthropic organisation urges Hongkongers to support smaller, lesser-known charities.
Uplifters and EmpowerU join forces to train domestic workers as community leaders who can support their peers.
Hong Kong Paediatric Rheumatism Association subsidises medicine and provides support for children with rheumatic diseases and their carers.
Mind HK charity to reach more students with mental health support after strong early intervention results with school‑based initiative.
Annual charity drive aiming to raise HK$11 million to support community projects helping the city’s most vulnerable.
This year’s theme, ‘Building Bridges’, calls for using power of compassion to connect people and inspire collective action for a better community.
‘It’s great … the company has given us such a good platform to play ball and at the same time help disadvantaged groups. It’s a very meaningful activity,’ employee says.
Be Priceless will offer courses and workshops to more children with special education needs using funding from Operation Santa Claus.
Kids4Kids equips young people, regardless of their socioeconomic background, with the right skills to create positive change.
Parks and Trails works with wheelchair users to identify wheelchair-friendly trails and Operation Santa Claus funding will help it expand programme.
‘We don’t see this as an ability issue but more of an opportunity issue,’ says head of Love 21 Foundation, selected for annual fundraising drive Operation Santa Claus.
With help of Operation Santa Claus, local charity Grassroots Future will be able to provide donated laptops to needy children.
Community project under Methodist Epworth Village Community Centre set to launch next year with funding from OSC.
Local charity Mind HK will launch the Improving Access to Community Therapies (iACT) project with support from Operation Santa Claus.
Families of SMA Foundation is one of 11 charitable projects receiving funding from OSC this year.
Andrew Ng will launch project which will not only get inmates to work out, but also use the calories they burn to feed people in need.
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