Life Autumn 2013 Dear Friends of Oakleaf, Welcome to the Autumn 2013 edition of Oakleaf Life! I’d first like to introduce myself as the new Events and Marketing Executive at Oakleaf Enterprise! I’ve been with Oakleaf for only 2 months now, and have enjoyed learning about this wonderful charity and all it does to support mental health in the community. We’ve had a busy summer with some great fundraising events and activities that are featured in the edition. Our biggest event this Autumn is the Great South Run. We’ve got a strong team who are running 10 miles in support of Oakleaf and are very excited to have this platform to promote Oakleaf and the services we provide, not to mention we’ve caught the running bug ourselves and have secured a spot in the London Marathon and are taking part in the Great South Run again next year! Runners be warned - we’re coming after you and we will catch you! We are looking forward to a great year end with all the activities we have planned and inviting you to upcoming events, and of course continuing to share news and success with all of our amazing clients, volunteers, staff and supporters. Best wishes, Deepti Parmar, Events & Marketing Executive 5 Numeracy & Literacy 5 Confidence Course 5 Social Activities 5 Great South Run 5 Stevens & Bolton 5 Golf Day 5 Winter Gardening 5 Events Diary
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LifeAutumn 2013 Dear Friends of Oakleaf,
Welcome to the Autumn 2013 edition of Oakleaf Life!
I’d first like to introduce myself as the new Events and Marketing Executive at Oakleaf Enterprise! I’ve been with Oakleaf for only 2 months now, and have enjoyed learning about this wonderful charity and all it does to support mental health in the community.
We’ve had a busy summer with some great fundraising events and activities that are featured in the edition.
Our biggest event this Autumn is the Great South Run. We’ve got a strong team who are running 10 miles in support of Oakleaf and are very excited to have this platform to promote Oakleaf and the services we provide, not to mention we’ve caught the running bug ourselves and have secured a spot in the London Marathon and are taking part in the Great South Run again next year! Runners be warned - we’re coming after you and we will catch you!
We are looking forward to a great year end with all the activities we have planned and inviting you to upcoming events, and of course continuing to share news and success with all of our amazing clients, volunteers, staff and supporters.
Best wishes,
Deepti Parmar, Events & Marketing Executive
5 Numeracy & Literacy5 Confidence Course5 Social Activities5 Great South Run5 Stevens & Bolton5 Golf Day 5 Winter Gardening 5 Events Diary
Numeracy & LiteracyThis month we are excited to announce the return of our Numeracy and Literacy course! The course will
be held every Friday afternoon at Oakleaf for two hours, and will run for ten weeks and is designed to help
people who have not achieved a pass in their Maths or English GCSE.
A Note from our CEO
We have had a great summer with new programmes
starting and some very interesting collaborative partnerships
developing. We successfully won a small contract from DWP
to work with young adults with “complex needs” which has
entailed offering them intensive pre work support. We also
started supporting SAdAS (Surrey based drug and alcohol
charity), to deliver outreach services in Waverley & Surrey Heath;
both of which are progressing very well.
Over the past few months I have been working very closely
with Guildford Borough Council, The YMCA and Surrey Lifelong
Learning Partnership. We have been developing a proposal to
undertake some of the Boroughs horticultural work across all of
their residential retirement homes, and I am delighted to say we
will begin a 2 year trial contract starting 1st December. This will
bring a wealth of new and interesting work which will hopefully
create a number of employment opportunities for our clients.
This enables us to keep our independence but at the same
time work in partnership to deliver our aims to a much wider
BUPA Great South RunOUR DONORS, SUPPORTERS & VOLUNTEERS
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Members of Team Oakleaf training for the big day!
Could you consider leaving a gift in your will to Oakleaf? Gifts in Wills (or legacies) form the foundation of charities in the UK. Many large charities rely on legacies;
without them they would not exist or would have to cut crucial services. Legacy income is currently worth
nearly £2 billion a year to UK charities. However, despite the fact that 74% of the UK population support
charities during their lifetime, only 7% currently leave a gift to charity when writing a Will.
Interestingly, the Cabinet Office’s Behavioural Insights Team conducted a trial earlier this year (in partnership
with Remember a Charity and The Co-operative Legal Services), looking at legacy giving in the UK. The
team looked at over 1,000 new Wills over six months and noted that when solicitors simply mentioned to
people that leaving a gift to charity was an option, the percentage of people who did so rose to 10%. It
rose again, to 15%, when people were also asked if there were any charities that they were passionate
about. Many more Britons would leave a gift to charities of their choice if reminded to consider this
opportunity by their solicitor.
If you feel that Oakleaf has had a positive impact on you, your family or our local community (and once
you have made provision in your Will for your family and friends), it would be deeply appreciated if you
could consider supporting the continuation of our work in this way when you next visit your solicitor to write
or update your Will.
The Great South Run is just around the corner! Our first time
taking part and we have an amazing team supporting Oakleaf
Enterprise and mental health awareness! The 10 mile run is
taking place in Portsmouth on 27th October, 2013. Come along
and cheer on the team!
Missed out on running with us? Not to worry - we’ve signed up
for the Great South Run again next year! For info or to support
Farmers’ MarketCome see us at the Guildford Farmers’
Market, the first Tuesday of every month.
We’ve got some great buys - cushions
and plants from our Upholstery and
Horticulture departments. And lots of
goodies for stocking fillers!
Find us located by the WHSmith!
Our Forthcoming Events:
5 World Mental Health Day 2013 Thursday 10th October, 10:30am - 3:30pmMark the day by attending the Happiness and Wellness Event and join local mental health and community organisations working in partnership across North-East Hampshire, Surrey Heath and Farnham. Free entry.
5 Bowling at the Guildford Spectrum Saturday 12th October, 11am For our clients - come and join us for a fun day out! £9.50/ each. Contact Client Services for more info - 01483 303649
5 Great South Run Saturday 27th October, 10am, Portsmouth Join us and cheer on our runners at this 10m run around the most iconic sites in Portsmouth!
5 Farmers’ Market First Tuesday of each month, 10am-3:30pm Guildford High StreetCome and check out our handmade items and plants grown by our clients. Free entry.
5 National Eczema Society Christmas Fair Saturday 16th November, 10am-3pm, Guildhall, High Street, Guildford (under the clock) Come and see what lovely things we’ve been making, great! Free entry.
For more information, please check our website, phone 01483 303649, or email [email protected]
Registered Charity Number: 1064524
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MEETING AND KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH OAKLEAF
Facebook & TwitterGet your Oakleaf news first from these
sources and you’ll gain a real insight into
what goes on here without even moving!
Search for @_oakleaf on Twitter and visit: www.facebook.com/oakleafenterprise