Oakley Holidays   90th Anniversary Year
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Oakley Charity Support - Easter 2009 Round-Up

Township Oakley members attending the Easter 2009 Holiday supported eight charities through a variety of activities, donating over £650 as well as 200 pairs of socks!

Three of the good causes which members had suggested were supported through a collection at one of the evening services, each of which received £160. The first of these was the High School in the township of Soshanguve in South Africa. Caroline Derbyshire had visited the school last summer and told Oakley members of the real need for funds, especially for computers (further details in the Oakley Making a Difference Directory page 29).

teddy bear power walk Harvey Comerford spoke about the Pink Power Walk being organized in London shortly by his mother to raise funds for breast cancer research and treatment – Oakley Trustee Alison Rowley will be donning her walking boots to take part. Lewis Kent told members of the holiday about the vital work to improve the services provided for elderly people nationally by Help the Aged.

merchandise 50 pence from each sale of the special limited-edition merchandise produced for Oakley’s 90th anniversary went to The Vine Trust which funds two boats providing medical services to remote communities on the River Amazon. Members also donated 50 pence each to the World Wildlife Fund by trying to guess the name of Winston, a bear missing at Bilton Grange for 85 years, who reappeared at last, much to the delight of his new owner Charlotte Allcock.

sock parade Oakley’s second sock parade resulted in a big parcel of socks for the International Aid Trust which works particularly with children’s homes in Eastern Europe - a new page was created for the MAD Directory in the process. Spare five pence pieces at the daily tuck shop were donated to the work of the St Luke's Leprosy Hospital in Southern India, visited by Oakley member Ed Nussey last summer (see MAD page 26).

knitting Knitting small blankets for babies in special units in hospitals proved enjoyable, demanding and worthwhile as an afternoon activity - some became addicted to knitting, but speed was not our strong point!

solar lamp The five members who were leaders for the first time celebrated their new role by choosing gifts from the Present Aid catalogue worth £80 for communities in developing countries – these included mosquito nets and a shared water tap for village use. One dormitory each evening turned off their lights and used the Glowstar Latern which had been charged up by solar panels during the day – a small contribution to preventing global warming.

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