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OYT South bulletin 27th May 2021
In this Bulletin
Sections which have changed since last time marked *
- * Take one minute to help us win £1,000
- * Wellbeing campaign - week 3: Take notice
- * Concrete Jungle – a short story by Jo Clark
- * Prolific news - starting staff and volunteer refresher training!
- Update on plans for the season
- * In this week in previous years
- * The history of the charity – episode 7: the 1990s
- * Mark O’Prey’s story – sailing in the 1990s
- Financial appeal
- Painting of Prolific - prints available to buy!
- Trans Awareness – zoom session
- Online training courses for volunteers - safeguarding and more
- Passports – be prepared
- Raise funds for OYT South if you're shopping online!
- OYT South social media - please get involved
- Branded clothing
- Raise And Sail - website for anyone looking to raise money to come sailing
- New readers’ welcome and introduction
- Receiving this newsletter by email
* Take one minute to help us win £1,000
Twice in recent years we have won £1,000 from the Ecclesiastical Movement for Good Awards based on a really successful drive to get as many people as possible to nominate us. Now we have a chance to do it again – can we ask everyone to vote, to encourage friends, family, colleagues and others to vote, and to share the link as widely as possible? It’s SO quick and easy to do.
Nominate here – the link automatically selects OYT South as your nominated charity, so all you have to do is put in your own details and submit. The whole thing can be done in a minute or two.
Which means your only remaining step is to share the link with others and ask them to do the same.
Closing date 13th June. PLEASE do it – it’s one of the easiest possible ways to make £1,000 for OYT South.
* Wellbeing campaign - week 3: Take notice and pay attention to the present moment
In previous issues we have written about the first two weeks of the five-week #SailToWellbeing campaign which we are running alongside other members of UK Sail Training. Based on research promoted by the NHS and MIND, it looks at five key steps you can take to improve your mental health and wellbeing. Every one of these five steps is a natural part of a sail training voyage: you really can #SailToWellbeing.
The steps are:
1: Connect with other people.
2: Be physically active
3. Take notice and pay attention to the present moment
4: Learn new skills
5. Give to others
So this week we want to hear your stories about how sailing with us helped you to take notice and pay attention to the present moment. We’ve already got some examples but we are looking for more. This is a campaign for young people, volunteers and staff; it’s for people who sailed with us in the 2010s but also those who were involved years ago – as far back as the 1960s. If you have been on a voyage and noticed something that made a positive difference to you, please tell us. You can respond to any of our social media posts, or if you prefer, you can email webmaster1@oytsouth.org and we can post something which won’t identify you. Maybe you have a photo which captures that experience, or maybe you have a story to tell?
We all know how hard Covid-19 has hit many people’s mental health and wellbeing. Sail training offers a positive way forward: anyone who has sailed with us will have seen the five steps in action on board. Please help us to demonstrate to those who haven’t yet tried sail training that they too might be able to #SailToWellbeing.
Here are some examples of #SailToWellbeing 3: Take notice and pay attention to the present moment, to get you started:
Paying more attention to the present moment can improve your mental wellbeing. This includes your thoughts and feelings, your body and the world around you. Some people call this awareness "mindfulness". Mindfulness can help you enjoy life more and understand yourself better. It can positively change the way you feel about life and how you approach challenges. Read more about mindfulness, including steps you can take to be more mindful in your everyday life.
YouGov research released on May 13th 2021 by the Mental Health Foundation shows that 65 per cent of people find being near water (coast, rivers, lakes and ponds) has a positive impact on their mental health.
A voyage with Ocean Youth Trust South is a fantastic opportunity to get away from all the pressures of everyday life and all the demands that life can make on you, and think about who you really are and what really matters to you.
“Just sailing in the stars last night and having everyone just in awe of what we were doing, it was amazing, absolutely amazing, seeing the Milky Way so strong last night, it was incredible. Many found real personal strength through genuine challenging experiences – the end of the voyage could now be a beginning … it was a wonderful experience that will live for many years to come.” Group Leader Paul, Skelton Explorer Scouts
"I grew up on a council estate surrounded by concrete tower blocks. On this voyage for the first time in my life I saw a sunset without buildings in the way and I will remember it until the day I die." Tia, 15
Sail training gives you a chance to take notice of your thoughts and feelings, your body and the world around you. Out at sea, away from any pressures you face at home or at school, without the distractions of internet and phones and staring at a screen, you can find yourself sailing under the stars, seeing dolphins playing under the bowsprit, or keeping a lookout and taking the time to watch the sun slowly setting. Noticing the moment when you turn the engine off and 110 tonnes of boat moves under nature’s power alone. Taking time to reflect when you have finished a job - a sail hoist or a night watch - and you can think about what you have achieved and what you have learned.
Take notice: take time to be aware of yourself and your surroundings, away from the pressures and demands of everyday life.
Please tell us how sail training has helped you to take notice and pay attention to the present moment!
* Concrete Jungle – a short story by Jo Clark
To mark week 3 of our #SailToWellbeing campaign, here's a short story by Jo Clark on this week's theme, "Take Notice".
Please do share your own stories - true or fiction!
* Prolific news - starting staff and volunteer refresher training!
Prolific is sailing again! We’re not quite back to running voyages with young people but we are doing a series of short voyages with very small groups of staff and volunteers on board as refresher training, since most of them haven’t been on board for more than a year.
The first weekend voyage was a great success and it was lovely to see people again! The weekend involved getting used to new Covid protocols which will also apply when we return to youth voyages - e.g. everyone doing two Covid tests before sailing, one 3-4 days beforehand and one on the day they joined. Briefings were run in separate watches and everything was designed to keep people in smaller groups rather than all crammed in together.
The weather forecast wasn’t great but they had a good day at sea on the Saturday – lots of sail hoists and drops, reefs, tacking, man overboard recovery practice, bacon sandwiches, parking practice and trying different sail plans that may be appropriate when sailing with fewer people – using the ORC, or the staysail and mizzen without the mainsail.
Youth Trustee Lauren Mackenzie made this video about being back on the water. And the team also made a time-lapse video of their parking practice.
Sunday – when the weather was dreadful – was a chance for detailed vessel familiarisation, with a thorough deck walk and a tour down below, with time spent on lifesaving appliances and the medical kit.
Update on plans for the season
After all these months, it really is beginning to seem as though there is light at the end of the tunnel, as we put ourselves in a position to ensure that we can get back to running voyages again as soon as we can do so safely and within the guidelines.
Despite news headlines about a possible end to restrictions after 21st June, a lot of the small print seems to mention “with mitigations” or “with appropriate precautions”; but no official details have yet been published. At this stage, therefore, we are taking bookings for much smaller groups (usually 8 young people rather than 12 or 15) which would allow us to operate with much more space on board – for example, using alternate bunks rather than having people too close. These priority berths have virtually all been filled by clients who had voyages cancelled last year; and in most cases, group bookings will want to fill any extra spaces on their voyages if we are allowed to take more people.
This leaves the voyages open to individual bookings, where the initial 8 spaces have all been filled but we can have a reserve list of up to 7 more people in case we are allowed to increase the numbers. This decision may be made at short notice, but if you would like to reserve a place on the waiting list for one of these voyages, please email webmaster1@oytsouth.org:
18-23 July, 5 nights, starting and finishing Brixham, £505 per person
1-7 August, 6 nights, starting and finishing Brixham, £595 per person
8-14 August, 6 nights, Brixham to Southampton, £595 per person
27 -31 August, 4 nights, Poole to Southampton, £405 per person
2-7 Sept, 5 nights, starting and finishing Southampton, £505 per person (age 16-25)
23-26 October, 3 nights, starting and finishing Southampton, £310 per person
* In this week in previous years
While the charity is waiting to return to normal voyages with young people, it is good to keep reminding ourselves about the value of our charitable work, the life-changing experiences and fantastic fun and friendship on our voyages and at our vessel refits and other activities. If you have a treasured memory of sailing, working or volunteering with us, or a tale of a voyage you will never forget, or a funny story, please send it to webmaster1@oytsouth.org and we'll publish the best in future editions of this newsletter.
We have now completed a full twelve months of round-ups on what we would be doing this week in a normal year, so if you want to see what we are usually doing at the end of May, you can find it here. It’s a great reminder of how much effort so many people have put in over the years to ensure that we can keep helping young people develop the skills to succeed in life!
* The history of the charity – episode 7: the 1990s
You can read episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, episode 4, episode 5 and episode 6 in previous newsletters, covering the idea that became the Ocean Youth Club; the stories of the founding vessels, Theodora and Duet; the developments of the 1960s and 1970s; the Robert Clark ketches; and the 1980s. This week: the 1990s. Thanks as ever to Emma Ellis for all the research from the 50th anniversary brochure.
In 1990, John Laing, the second vessel of the Shipwright 70 class, was launched and named by Lady Laing in a ceremony in Poole in May. John Laing was funded by an extremely generous donation from Sir Maurice Laing, and after sailing with OYC for nine years, went on to be OYT South’s boat and was the centre of all our work until Prolific was brought into service in 2017.
An Oyster 68 was commissioned to be the new Northern Ireland vessel and to be called Lord Rank.
In 1991 – when the whole fleet was brought within the new Department of Transport Code of Practice for the first time - Lord Rank took over from Master Builder in Northern Ireland.
In 1992, Falmouth Packet was renamed Lady Beaverbrook to mark a generous donation from the Beaverbrook Foundation.
GMC, Francis Drake and Lady Beaverbrook took part in the Grand Regatta Columbus – a Tall Ships Race to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas by Columbus. John Laing carried medical supplies and fraternal greetings from the city of Plymouth to the city of Gdynia. James Cook circumnavigated the UK. Elizabeth Cook, a SHE 31 based in Hull marina, was added to OYC’s training programme for Sea Staff, used by OYC staff for boat handling experience, RYA exam preparation and mile-building.
A new logo for OYC was introduced: the design was the result of a competition judged by Patron HRH Prince Edward.
In 1993, Barracuda of Tarrant, one of the few yachts ever to star in a BBC soap opera (Howard’s Way, 1985-1990) was entered by OYC in Cowes Week, with HRH Prince Edward sailing on board. There was a reception at Max Aitken museum in Cowes, when a benefactor announced that he would put up half the price for a new Oyster 80.
GMC sailed to Iceland; and three young sailing members were appointed to the Board of Governors for the first time. This was a practice revived by OYT South some years later and for many years now, the position of Youth Trustee has been an established part of the OYT South Board of Trustees, with Lauren Mackenzie currently in the role.
In 1994 Duet retired from service with OYC after 33 years as the OYC’s flagship and having taken thousands of young people to sea. Colin Lewry also retired, after 20 years of service. And GMC undertook an expedition to Greenland.
In 1995 John Laing and James Cook departed on their 30,000-mile World Voyage. This prestigious project to circumnavigate with young people was a world first. Those were the days before John Laing had her distinctive dark red hull:
Team Spirit of Wight, Oyster 80, was launched to serve on the south coast:
In 1996 OYC took its 100,000th young person to sea. Her name was Amy Parsons and she was presented with a voucher for a free OYC voyage by Sally Taylor, of BBC South, at the Southampton Boat Show.
Over 200 young people sailed on Sea Quest voyages. These voyages were designed for participants from a single community and led by a Link Worker to work with the groups before and after the voyage, with more time programmed for activities and exercises when conditions at sea permitted.
Jonathan Cheshire retired as Director.
In March 1997 there was a Welcome Home Party for the World Voyage in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. This was the conclusion of the most ambitious project ever undertaken by OYC. The circumnavigation in thirteen legs had involved over 350 young people who had worked hard to raise their voyage fees in a variety of ingenious ways.
Meanwhile safety measures on board had moved a long way from the earliest days. Everyone on board OYC vessels now had a safety harness with two safety lines; and new Child Protection arrangements were introduced.
On 18th December 1997, Founder Chris Ellis died.
In 1998, three OYC vessels took part in the International Festival of the sea at Portsmouth. Taikoo celebrated her 25th birthday. Team Spirit of Wight was, with reluctance, put up for sale to help pay off bank loans that had been needed to help finance the OYC’s new boat builds. She now sails with Gordonstoun School.
In 1999 Alba Venturer, an Oyster 70, replaced Taikoo in Scotland.
The OYC was renamed Ocean Youth Trust. This decision was taken by the Trustees because although the word ‘club’ encapsulated the spirit of the charity, it had been coined in its early days in the 1960s and it was felt that it no longer accurately reflected the charity’s size or the nature of its activities in the area of youth work. Late in 1999, owing to financial difficulties, the OYT’s central office in Gosport closed and the Trust returned to the original vision of a number of separate regional charities.
There will be more chapters of this history in future issues of this newsletter.
* Mark O’Prey’s story – sailing in the 1990s
The history above mentions Lord Rank joining the OYC fleet in 1991 to sail out of Northern Ireland.
One of Lord Rank’s young crew members in her earliest days grew up to become a teacher and now regularly brings his students to sail with us. Mark O’Prey says:
“I first sailed aboard Lord Rank in her first or second year in Ireland. I was so chuffed as I was following in my older brother’s footsteps: a regular on OYC NI voyages, John was bo’s’un on the delivery team that picked up Lord Rank from Oyster’s boatyard in Ocean Village and sailed it to Carrickfergus (just outside Belfast) in mid-January. I just missed Master Builder [the previous OYC vessel in Northern Ireland] – but not by much I guess. My first cruise was as part of a multi-week sail circumnavigating the island of Ireland, allowing young people from North and South to join together across the sectarian-political divide. Such was the power of sailing and the teamwork it needs where other sports fail so miserably.
At 14 I was one of the youngest crew members on board. I was very tall for my age...but about to get knocked down a peg or two! Joining the boat at Cork, we were to sail to Galway in a week, easily one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline you will ever have the pleasure to see. Except, of course, things were never that straightforward, especially when the skipper plots in a course via Brittany in northern France! To compound things, we sailed out into a storm with severe gale-force winds. I don’t remember much about those first two days, except how our dinner that first evening was spaghetti Bolognese...it always is, isn’t it?!?...and it didn’t taste nearly so good on the way up as it did going down! I do seem to recall massive seas towering above the boat and the real sense of mortality that gives you as a 14-year-old! Character-building, apparently. The wind and sea conditions were so extreme the steering gear broke and we had to put in to Penzance on the emergency tiller. Ah. Good times!
A quick fix and then a race back to Galway. We never did make it to Brittany, but extreme sailing if ever there was! Despite being unable to move out of my bunk for more than 24 of the opening hours, I was not put off sailing, and on the way back found my sailing legs and a burning desire to sail some more! What doesn’t kill us can only make us stronger, after all.
As we approached Galway, we got word that the bo’s’un for the next leg couldn’t make it, so there was a vacancy on the boat. Conscripts/volunteers put their names forward, and my name was duly drawn from a hat, earning me a bonus place from Galway to Derry (or as my friends from the other side of the divide would say, “Londonderry”!), on the condition that I did some “bo’s’unny stuff”. To be following in my big brother’s footsteps was really humbling. As I had grown up on the family business’ tug boats I knew my way around an engine well enough to do the daily checks and the other bits that needed doing. But what an experience! Much more relaxed (no course plots via Newfoundland or anything like that), we were able to drop anchor on some deserted islands and put ashore by dinghy to collect driftwood (much of which probably did originate on the other side of the Atlantic!), to build a bonfire and cook a barbeque. Aside from that and the dolphins, what I recall most from that trip were the stars and the shooting stars...sailing around the west coast of Ireland the light pollution was virtually zero, making the stars magnificent. [Editor's Note: this fits perfectly with this week's Take Notice theme of our #SailToWellbeing campaign].
Fast-forward thirty years later, and as a teacher now living in England it is the highlight of my year to bring 12 or more young people on a cruise each summer, an experience that will mould them and build their character in the same way it did to me. It is fascinating to see the young people grow and develop over the course of our week on board when faced with adversity and challenge, and how they each face that challenge in their own way. In many ways my circle is complete, from following in my brother’s footsteps as bo’s’un to going on to bring 80+ young people sailing on the high seas over the past years, and it is my hope that some of them will carry on sailing and close their own circle by volunteering and inspiring the next generation of young people out onto the water.”
These pictures show Lord Rank on her trip from Ocean Village to Carrickfergus and her naming ceremony:
We very much look forward to seeing Mark and his school group on board Prolific in July!
Financial appeal
Big thanks to
all our supporters and friends who have responded with such kindness and generosity to our appeal over the last year. We are not thanking everyone individually in the bulletin only because quite a few people have asked to remain anonymous; but we are truly grateful to all of you. Everyone who has contributed and is still contributing is playing a huge part in getting us through this long period with no voyage income, and ensuring that the charity will be strong enough to do important work with young people who will need us more than ever, as soon as we can safely sail again.
See here for how to make a donation - you can contribute by cheque, phone or PayPal, but please do something if you possibly can. Don't forget that if you complete and return a Gift Aid form (pdf) we can claim back tax on your donation.
Painting of Prolific – prints available to buy!
Our friend, Gosport-based marine artist Colin Baxter, has prints taken from an original painting of Prolific available for you to buy.
The unframed prints will measure 370mm x 230mm plus border. They will be numbered and signed, and will cost £45 if you can pick yours up in Gosport, and £50 if you need it posted (they will probably come rolled in a cardboard tube). Order here:
Anyone outside the UK wanting to order a copy, please email us.
Trans Awareness – zoom session
On the evening of Wednesday 16th June at 1830, we will have a zoom session called Trans Awareness: The Basics, delivered by the charity Gendered Intelligence. This arises out of discussions at the volunteers' training weekend in February where a number of people said this was an area where they would be keen to learn more.
Increasing our knowledge of and language around gender will help us support young people (and each other) better and more confidently whenever this topic arises, importantly leading us to be a more trans-inclusive organisation.
The session will be 1hr45m long, with opportunities to ask questions too. If you haven’t already registered your interest, please email hollyvint@oytsouth.org.In recognition of the lack of voyage income for more than a year, we would encourage those who can afford it to make a voluntary donation toward the cost of the event using this link.
The session will:
- Explain what ‘trans’ means and describe the diversity of those who might use the term.
- Introduce key concepts crucial to understanding trans people
- List the main legislation relating to trans identities
- Outline ways an organisation can work towards being trans-inclusive
- Provide links to further resources and help
Gendered Intelligence says: “We are a trans led charity working directly with some 500 young trans and gender questioning people from diverse backgrounds across the course of a year, primarily through our youth groups and 1:1 mentoring services. Their experiences inform our wider work. All our trainers are professional trainers/facilitators who are also trans identified, and who have extensive grassroots trans-community experience.”
Online training courses for volunteers – safeguarding and more
If you know you have certificates which will expire this year (or have already expired), we have new EduCare licences available – if you would like one to complete your courses, either pay through the website link or get in touch with the office and we’ll talk you through what’s needed - we can tell you what’s expired and what’s still valid, and what dates apply. If would be great if everyone can
get on and ensure all qualifications are up to date so we don’t have to chase people for important pieces of paper at the last minute!
See previous issues of this newsletter for details of online RYA training which may be of interest.
Passports – be prepared
Since 1st January 2021, British passport holders travelling to the EU will need to ensure that on the day you travel, your passport has at least 6 months left, and it must also be less than 10 years old (even if it has 6 months or more left). If you’re planning to sail with us once we get up and running again, do make sure your passport is in order in case your voyage might be able to sail to France. We won’t be sailing outside the UK until the situation with Covid seems more secure, but it would be a shame to get to that point and then find a long wait as everyone else is suddenly needing to renew their passports too: you might find it convenient to get it renewed while travel isn’t possible so that you don’t have to send it off for renewal later on!
Raise funds for OYT South if you're shopping online!
"What a fool I was!" says Mark Todd.
"For ages I've seen in the bulletin that Easyfundraising is a good way to raise money for charity, but I never got round to doing anything about it, and when Caz told me how easy it was, I didn't listen.
I thought it might be a hassle, or that I'd have to remember to do something when I bought stuff online, or that it probably wasn't really worthwhile.
This week I finally got round to it and it turns out it's a REALLY EASY way to raise money for the charity I care about ... and I definitely should have done it sooner.
It takes a minute or two to sign up; you can do it on a desktop, tablet and/or phone, and you can install a widget that flags up when a donation is available. Once that's done, imagine you're looking to buy - say - a rainbow unicorn: just put "rainbow unicorn" in your usual search box, and the list of results shows you which sites come with donations, and how much. It's up to you what to pick and whether to accept the donation from the site, but a huge choice of sites will offer a donation - and it doesn't cost you a penny.
I don't know why I didn't do it sooner ... but if there's anyone else who has been like me and just not got round to it, PLEASE click the link now and sign up!"
OYT South is also registered with Amazon Smile which makes donations to us when people shop - Amazon will donate 0.5% of the net purchase price on eligible purchases. If you ever shop with Amazon, do have a look - once you pick Ocean Youth Trust South as your chosen charity and start using https://smile.amazon.co.uk, you don't need to do anything further, and all your other Amazon account settings remain unchanged.
OYT South social media – please get involved
One of the simplest ways you can help us while we can’t sail is to keep looking at our social media pages and share, retweet or like as many posts as possible. This all helps to make sure other people hear about us too – and the more we can keep alive the interest in our charitable work, the more people might help us now or start to think about sailing with us in future. Maybe you’ve got a community group, a local page, even a street WhatsApp where members might like to know that you are involved with a charity that could be of interest to them?
We are on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/oytsouth - please do give us a Like! If you were friends with John Laing on our old page (https://www.facebook.com/johnlaingsailing please do move to the new page now.
We are also on Twitter @oytsouth so please follow us!
And Instagram @oyt_south
And LinkedIn Ocean Youth Trust South
Please note that OYT South has a policy that our adult staff and volunteers should not make or accept individual online friend requests with crew members aged under 18, or vulnerable adults. Crew members can use the sites to stay in touch with the boat and with each other, but not with individual staff and volunteers.
Branded clothing
OYT South branded clothing available - please see here. You can buy hoodies (in a wide range of colours), fleeces, short- and long-sleeved t-shirts, baseball caps, beanie hats, polo shirts and more, all with OYT South's logo!
Raise And Sail - website for anyone looking to raise money to come sailing
Raise And Sail is a section of this website full of ideas, information and support for young people who would like to raise money in order to come sailing with us. Huge thanks to Fiona Keen and Emma Burrows for putting Raise And Sail together. We hope you will find it useful - let us know how you get on as we can add success stories and new ideas to the site in due course.
New readers' welcome and introduction
If you have recently registered your interest in OYT South, welcome to our newsletter, which is sent out almost every week, normally on a Friday, and is also copied onto the website.
If you have just started receiving this newsletter by email, it is because we believe you have signed up and consented to receive it - perhaps by emailing us to ask for it, completing a form on our website, or adding your email address to the book on board where people can sign up to receive news, as well as leaving comments. If this was a mistake or you simply decide you want to stop receiving the newsletter, just press “reply” to the email and write UNSUBSCRIBE at the top, or email webmaster1@oytsouth asking to unsubscribe.
Each week the newsletter includes a wide range of news from the boat and from the charity, including details of voyages available for young people; adult voyages; opportunities for adult volunteers both ashore and afloat, and much more. We find that while some people read the bulletin almost every week, many others dip in and out, and read it when it's convenient - which is why some items are repeated. New items are marked with an asterisk * so that if you did read it last week, you can see which sections you can safely skip.
Please feel free to join in any OYT South activities - nothing here is restricted to long-standing members or people who already know one another. New people are always very welcome!
If you need an introduction to the work of OYT South, you should find a lot of useful information on our website. But essentially, we are a registered charity (no. 1079959) which exists to offer adventure under sail as a personal development opportunity for young people aged 12-25, from the widest possible range of backgrounds. A high proportion of our young crew members are disadvantaged or deserving in some way: many of these sail in groups organised by other charities, youth clubs, special schools and so on, and will fill the bulk of our term-time voyages. But those from more fortunate backgrounds are also welcome to sail, either in groups or by coming as individuals on a mixed voyage. Every year we run a variety of shorter local voyages plus longer adventure trips - sometimes including Tall Ships races during the summer holidays. If you are aged 12-25 and hoping to sail as a crew member, take a look here - and this section is also useful for adults who are thinking of organising a voyage for a young person. Adults planning to organise a full group voyage should also see here. Adults who want to sail themselves should see here.
We have a professional staff skipper and engineer, but our watch leaders are normally all volunteers, who combine sailing skills with an interest in working with young people. You can find more information here - how the system works, how to join, and profiles of existing staff and volunteers.
To volunteer for OYT South ashore, please see here. To help with the vessel's annual refit, see here.
It is a very expensive business maintaining a boat, running an office and employing staff. If you want to help us, please become a member of OYT South. Or see here for information on making a donation.
If you have any questions, please do email - or contact the office.
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