OAKLEY HOLIDAYS
CHARITIES
We aim to support charities at each Oakley event organised during the year.
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At the Easter and Summer holidays a collection is taken in support of four or five local, national and international charities. These are suggested by members of the holiday who have a personal involvement or connection with them.
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Small change from the sweet tuck shop is fed to Megabucks, an ever-hungry piggybank and the money given to The Neem Tree Trust which provides financial help to St. Luke’s Leprosy Hospital in southern India.
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Oakley has supported St. Luke’s since 2006, with leaders Ed Nussey and Layla Shafiq both paying visits there – further details under separate heading.
The Leaders run their own charity activity such as guessing the weight of a melon, to help to raise the total of donated money. New Leaders choose £100 of aid, such as seeds, from the Oxfam catalogue.
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Charities Supported in
2025
​Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Wildlife Trust
Protects wildlife and wild places of Hampshire
Looseheadz
Aims to place a mental health lead in every rugby club
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association
Supports everyone affected by the neurological condition
Balfour MA Foodbank - Brighton
Supports families and individuals in crisis.
Berwickshire Marine Reserve
Protects the habitats and species in the coastal waters of Berwickshire, Scotland
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Special Olympics Norfolk
Provides year round sports training and competition to children and adults with intellectual learning difficulties
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International Rescue Committee
Delivers humanitarian aid in some of the toughest to reach places in the world.
Albert Kennedy Trust
Supports LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness.
Oxfam
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St Luke’s Leprosy Hospital in southern India
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Disasters Emergency Committee for earthquake relief in Myanmar