OSC School Fun4Funds Challenge - Operation Santa Claus | Jointly organised by SCMP and RTHK

OSC School Fun4Funds Challenge 2026

Learning to give back!

Launched in 2017, the OSC School Fun4Funds Challenge is an educational fundraising initiative that inspires students to discover the joy, purpose and impact of giving. Through fun, creative and student-led activities, the Challenge helps young people understand the importance of compassion, social responsibility and active citizenship.

Why should schools join us?

The Fun4Funds Challenge is designed to enhance students’ growth in three key areas:

Mobilising the school community

Fun4Funds connects students, teachers and families together for a shared cause, strengthening generosity and promoting a caring school culture.

Driving student ownership & creativity

Fun4Funds empowers young people to turn imagination into community action, allowing students to take full ownership of their ideas while building essential confidence, communication and leadership skills.

Fostering service learning & social and emotional learning (SEL)

Through hands-on service learning experience, students recognise how their actions create positive change, enhancing development of core SEL skills, such as empathy, responsibility, purpose and social awareness.

Awards and recognition

To make the challenge more exciting and as a token of appreciation:

Schools raising HK$20,000 or more will receive logo recognition on our website, Annual Report, and in a full-page advertisement in the print version of SCMP. Students’ achievements will be highlighted in the Young Post.
Schools committing HK$5,000 or more are eligible to compete for the Top School Fundraiser Award and the Most Creative School Fundraiser Award. Both awards will be celebrated at the formal closing ceremony of OSC [organised by RTHK]. This is an opportunity to lead change and inspire others.
All participating students will receive a participation acknowledgment certificate.

How to participate?

To register, please fill in the registration form.

Fundraising campaign ideas

The fundraising campaign ideas below feature examples from schools in previous years, offering inspiration for creating meaningful initiatives that bring students together for a good cause. These examples can help your school develop a campaign that reflects its goals, creativity, and community spirit, while you are also welcome to create your own unique campaign that empowers students to make a real impact.

1. Charity sales-based events

Handmade goods for sale

- - Selling handmade items (e.g.,crafts, decorations, gift cards, accessories and small gifts)

Second-hand Items

Selling donated or pre-loved items in good condition to encourage recycling and give useful items a second life
(e.g.,books, stuffed-toys and handbags)

2. Festive and cultural events

Dress-up days

Hosting festive activities and themed dress-up days to bring students, families and staff together while creating fundraising opportunities through games, booths, sales and donations.
(e.g., Christmas festivals)
“Crazy Hair Day”: A fun theme day where students style wild, creative hair in exchange for a small donation.
“Green and Red Day”: A school dress-up day where students wear green or red (e.g., Christmas holiday-colored style) to show support in the fundraising challenge.

Cultural Fairs

Celebrating diverse cultures through a variety of fundraising booths to promote community spirit, inclusivity and appreciation of diversity.
(e.g., local food booths, mini-exhibition/interactive activities that promote local traditions)

Musical performances

Bring joy to the community through music while raising awareness and support (e.g.,choir, carol singing, festive music shows and band performances

3. Competitions and challenges

Charity walkathons

Fundraising through completing a set of walking routes to promote perseverance, determination and community spirit (e.g, school tracks, park loops and nature trails)

What support do we offer?

1.Campaign toolkits and guidance

OSC offers practical resources to help schools plan and deliver their activities with full confidence. Our toolkit includes:

Campaign guidelines
Fundraising activity ideas from past school partners as reference
Fun game toolkits to support fundraising activities

2. Free fundraising resources

OSC provides free fundraising resource to make participation simple and accessible. Resource include the following:

Donation boxes for collecting cash donations during the school fundraising activities.
Digital payment links or QR codes to support platforms such as Alipay, Payme and FPS for quicker and more convenient donations.
Personalised fundraising links. On the OSC website, donors would receive an email confirmation and an e-tax-deductible receipt for donations of $100 and above. Additionally, this helps schools track their fundraising progress and share their campaigns widely with their communities.
Digital Promotional assets, including poster and leaflet templates, illustrations and social media materials to help schools promote their fundraising activities.
E-certificates for participating students to recognise their contributions and encourage continued involvement in community service.

3.Media and storytelling oppotunities

OSC offers outstanding students and schools the opportunity to share their fundraising stories and celebrate their achievements through selected media and recognition platforms:
Student achievement features in SCMP’s Young post school logo recognition on the OSC website, OSC Annual Report and SCMP full-page print advertisement.

Hear From Past Participants

Being a part of OSC helps ensure that our students are exposed to different ways they can make an impact on the community around them.

Adrianna Mahoney, Principal (Elementary), DSC International

Impressed by my senior’s examples of combining charity work with school carnivals, from a former participant, I stepped up to become part of the organising committee. Through OSC, we connected our schoolmates for this meaningful collaboration.

Crystal Poon, Organising Committee Joint-Head & Student Union Chairperson, Shung Tak Catholic English College

The partnership between Discovery Mind and OSC enriches our students’ education by reinforcing the core values of respect, empathy, kindness, and social responsibility.

Kabeeta Gurung, Head of School, Discovery Mind Kindergarten