Hearts of Oak

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Hearts of Oak would like to say a HUGE thank you to the boys and girls at Zurich Real Estate, who held a special Quiz Night and Auction and raised over £3000 for Oak Lodge Special School

Over 120 Zurich employees and several memebers of the Hearts of Oak committee tried in vain to answer some of the most difficult questions ever posed in a quiz.

Oak Lodge Chairman of Governors Stephen Ferguson said: “We were staggered both by the huge generosity of the Zurich Real Estate staff,  and by their interest in supporting Oak Lodge School. Every penny that they raised will go to enriching the education and opportunites of our students. It’s just a pity that they didn’t make a great night perfect, by allowing us to win their quiz!”.

Special thanks to oraganisers Kim Day and Claire Sharp, and to emergency stand in Quizmaster Chris Hoad, as well asHeidi Clark and Jack Taylor who bid huge amounts of money for a signed Essex and England  shirts.

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Skills Training UK

Thank you to the staff and Board of Directors of Skills Training UK, who kindly made a donation of £1500 to Hearts of Oak. Skills Training UK are employability specialists, finding long-term unemployed and providing apprenticeships and other work-based learning solutions for Employers.  Skills Training UK’s motto is “achieve more”, which is sentiment mirrored by everyone involved with Hearts of Oak.You can read more about them at http://www.skillstraininguk.com

Thank you also to Oak Lodge parent Syed Jafery who kindly nominated us for this donation.

Next time you need to buy something on Amazon, do it by clicking on the advert on our home page and Hearts of Oak will receive up to 15% of your purchase cost, with no additional charge to you.

Oak Lodge pupil Jonathan Russell-Hall

One of our students, Jonathan Russell–Hall appeared in ‘The Guardian’ this week as part of a feature about ‘Dual Diagnosis of Down’s Syndrome and Autism’. Jonathan is 14, and was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 10. You can read the full story in the Guardian.

Hearts of Oak is dedicated to providing educational facilities so that young-people like Jonathan can realise their full potential.