Oakley Holidays - Making a Difference
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Making a Difference Directory


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.

1. Use long life plastic shopping bags 2. Re-use envelopes
3. Recycle your empty printer cartridges 4. Dreams and Teams
5. Three Peaks Challenge 6. Sponsor an endangered species
7. Stop Junk Mail at your house 8. Buy Charity cards for special occasions
9. Organise a Cake Day 10. Abseil, Zipwire, Race in a Dragon boat, White Water Rafting or Parachute – one day challenges
11. Be an Olympic volunteer for London 2012 12. Bag pack at Sainsburys or Tesco for your chosen charity
13. Be a Buddy 14. Hitch-hike across the Galaxy in 24 hours
15. Set up a stall - protect Pandas!! 16. Register as an organ donor
17. Cycle from London to Brighton 18. Gift Aid donations to charities
19. Organise an entertainment for elderly people 20. Fill a swear box for charity
21. Give Blood 22. Buy presents for others from Traidcraft – catalogue or online
23. The Challenge of your Life – choose your own charity to support 24. Buy a herd of goats !
25. BEARS4U !! 26. Collect 5 p coins in a money box
27. Operation Wallacea - conservation projects 28. World Challenge
29. South Africa Township link 30. Kilimanjaro ascent
31. Recycling 32. Race for life
33. Moonwalk 34. Do the Sport Relief Mile
35. Guzzle Fairtrade Chocolate! 36. Fill a Shoebox with gifts
37. Work for your local Talking Newspaper 38. Design and produce your own shopping bag with Young Enterprise
39. Train as a counsellor for Victim Support 40. Fill an Aquabox with emergency aid items
41. Teach someone English! 42. Volunteer as a mentor
43. Become a tour guide! 44. Run the London half Marathon
45. Organise a sock parade! 46. Brighten up your world with a Solar Lantern
47. Recycle spectacles for a clearer future 48. Run the London Marathon
49. Be a Christmas day driver 50. Using your skills on a voluntary basis
51. Go greener - grow your own Greens! 52. Join a RAG Cloakroom
53. Join the Freecycle Network 54. Buy your clothes for a year at charity shops
55. Run 10k through London for charity 56. Start your own wormery
57. Do the Great North Run*UPDATED February 2010* 58. Folding@Home
59. Train for a triathlon 60. Making an online donation to your chosen charity
61. Be an Erasmus scholar *Idea 60 ADDED February 2010*


New ideas
Coming soon...


Walk across Morecambe Bay
Organise a Family Fast
Think up a Raffle of Promises
Do a cycle relay round a reservoir!


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

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