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2010 became increasingly busy during the course of the year. Jenny completed her first year at college with high marks for all her assignments. Her regular Newsletters appear on the Youth page. Maggie and Jenny attended an excellent Rank conference in the Lake District in snowy February. The Rank Foundation has funded a Gap year student, Lawrence, to support Jenny's work with LOT. Karen completed her course on Volunteer Management at Truro College; the course content has been very helpful and informative and enabled her to construct robust volunteer policies, which will ensure that LOT volunteers will be well supported. Richard Hocking and Volunteer Cornwall have been an invaluable source of wise advice and help.

The Rank Foundation sponsored two year 9 girls on the Tall Ships voyage.

Lloyds TSB provided an invaluable infrastructure grant to support the increasing workload of trustees who are all volunteers.

The Variety Club has approved an application from LOT for the purchase of a new Sunshine Coach. Again, Mullion Golf Club generously offered the course for a day to raise funds for the running of the minibus; the weather was good and the day great fun.

The Austin & Hope Pilkington Trust and the Norman Family Charitable Trust awarded grants for surfboard moulding workshops.

REG Windpower, Bonython, donated the funds raised on their Community Open Day.

Our fourth City & Sea Exchange with Futureversity, London, was again a great success.

Two Falmouth College Media students have negotiated to work with LOT for a month in January 2011.

Francis Terry (former Mullion School pupil and LOT volunteer) set up the IT facilities in our office, and is always ready to help solve IT problems, particularly for the Chair!

The Church and Community Fund and the Archbishops' Council's Mission Fund have provided grants to support Christian outreach; a part-time appointment will be made early in 2011.

Alan Rowntree of AATeam Exeter continues to improve and update LOT's website, which is so useful for supporters, funders, potential funders and trustees.

Youth or Adult? Initiative

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Chyvarloe DVD movie

	Thanks to a grant from the J.Paul Getty Jr. Charitable Trust, LOT is able to rent a small office at Caerthillian Farm, in the Lizard village. Jacquie Pascoe is both Financial Administrator and Company Secretary; she oversees all income and expenditure on a monthly basis and liaises with accountants Hodgsons of Falmouth. She and her husband Graham are also regular, very supportive volunteers. Both their daughters have taken part in a many of LOT's activities and projects.
	Karen Orchard began work in April as Volunteers Coordinator; this is a part-time, 2-year post funded by the Headley Trust.
	Jenny Dickinson was appointed as a full-time youth worker in February. Jenny's post is funded by the Joseph Rank Trust under the Youth or Adult? Initiative. As part of this funding, in September Jenny will enrol on a 4-year degree course in youth and community studies at the YMCA George Williams College.

2008 has begun very optimistically for LOT; due to the encouragement and financial support received, it is possible to plan the coming months with confidence.

The Archbishops’ Council Mission Fund grant opened the door to funding for a youth worker under the Youth or Adult? Initiative of the Joseph Rank Trust.

The Joseph Rank Trust is providing 5 years’ funding for a youth worker from August 2007. The worker is also enrolled on a degree course at the YMCA George Williams College, London.

The Rank Foundation sponsored 6 voyages on the Tall Ships.

The J.Paul Getty Jr. Charitable Trust financed the setting up of an office for LOT and its youth worker.
The Jerusalem Trust (SFCT) provided laptops for key workers.

The Headley Trust (SFCT) gave its third and final tranche of funding to support LOT as it implemented a long-term business plan.

Tower Hamlets Summer University allowed LOT to be a junior partner in the City & Sea Exchange.

Follett Stock guided LOT through the process of becoming a company, which was completed in March.

Hodgson’s kept our finances carefully scrutinised.

Latitude 50 patiently took us through the steps of developing our website.