Oakley Holidays - Making a Difference
Established in 1919
Registered Charity No. 1093381
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A directory of ideas for those who want to make a difference to the world in which they live

In many cases there is a named Oakley person who can give you more information and help. Click on the ideas below to see all of the details.

If you have a new idea or would like to become the Oakley contact for any of the current ideas, contact Julian Wilde.

IDEAS 75-87 ADDED December 27th 2011
87. FILL UP YOUR WATER BOTTLE!
85. BE A FIRST AIDER 86. Be kind to your parents
83. GROW POTATOES IN A BAG 84. No more waste food!
81. Have a Bouncy Day ! 82. HOME MADE CHRISTMAS
79. Be a volunteer at a primary school 80. RIDE A CITY BIKE ! UPDATED 31st JANUARY 2012
77. JUG IT – A NEW IDEA FOR MILK 78. COOK IT YOURSELF!
75. Offer your seat on public transport ! 76. PLANT A TREE – HOME AND AWAY
73. Keep Mum! Organise a sponsored silence 74. Walk the Great Wall of China
71. Have a pink day! 72. Organise a sponsored haircut …… for yourself… or a friend !
69. Tage you bag for Oxfam - Taxpayers' page only! 70. Become a volunteer and have your work rewarded
67. Smile and give five minutes 68. Be a warehouse worker for Operation Christmas Child
65. Spend two weeks working with disabled children in Romania 66. Adopt your own piggy bank
63. Organise a teddy bear raffle 64. Be an eco volunteer
61. Be an Erasmus scholar 62. Work in a charity shop
59. Train for a triathlon 60. Making an online donation to your chosen charity
57. Do the Great North Run 58. Folding@Home
55. Run 10k through London for charity 56. Start your own wormery
53. Join the Freecycle Network 54. Buy your clothes for a year at charity shops
51. Go greener - grow your own Greens! 52. Join a RAG Cloakroom
49. Be a Christmas day driver 50. Using your skills on a voluntary basis
47. Recycle spectacles for a clearer future 48. Run the London Marathon
45. Organise a sock parade! 46. Brighten up your world with a Solar Lantern
43. Become a tour guide! 44. Run the London half Marathon
41. Teach someone English! 42. Volunteer as a mentor
39. Train as a counsellor for Victim Support 40. Fill an Aquabox with emergency aid items
37. Work for your local Talking Newspaper 38. Design and produce your own shopping bag with Young Enterprise
35. Guzzle Fairtrade Chocolate! 36. Fill a Shoebox with gifts
33. Moonwalk 34. Do the Sport Relief Mile
31. Recycling 32. Race for life
29. South Africa Township link 30. Kilimanjaro ascent
27. Operation Wallacea - conservation projects 28. World Challenge
25. BEARS4U !! 26. Collect 5 p coins in a money box
23. The Challenge of your Life – choose your own charity to support 24. Buy a herd of goats !
21. Give Blood 22. Buy presents for others from Traidcraft – catalogue or online
19. Organise an entertainment for elderly people 20. Fill a swear box for charity
17. Cycle from London to Brighton 18. Gift Aid donations to charities
15. Set up a stall - protect Pandas!! 16. Register as an organ donor
13. Be a Buddy 14. Jailbreak Now – as far as you can go in 36 hours!
11. Be an Olympic volunteer for London 2012 12. Bag pack at Sainsburys or Tesco for your chosen charity
9. Organise a Cake Day 10. Abseil, Zipwire, Race in a Dragon boat, White Water Rafting or Parachute – one day challenges
7. Stop Junk Mail at your house 8. Buy Charity cards for special occasions
5. Three Peaks Challenge 6. Sponsor an endangered species
3. Recycle your empty printer cartridges 4. Dreams and Teams
1. Use long life plastic shopping bags 2. Re-use envelopes



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