A message from East Lothian Social Enterprise...

Fiona Ogg has developed an amazing idea for a website for young people and is hoping to pitch her idea to Richard Branson soon. Fiona is beginning to work with Knox youngsters quite soon too. The idea is all about transformation for young people and will change the lives of young people in Scotland and the rest of the UK. Please view the film here.

Fiona needs around 265 votes to be in with the chance of pitching her idea and voting reopens once more today (Monday 18th) and closes on Wednesday at 5.00 pm.  I am wondering if you could pop on view the film pitch and vote for her but also I am wondering if you could possibly send the link around the teachers and ask them to vote too.  Also I am wondering if you know of any people who would vote for this idea and if so would you please send the link to them? Any help would be great and I know Fiona would be thrilled as it could be a game changer given the investment from Branson and his team and the feeling is that Richard Branson loves ideas around entrepreneurship and young people.

Fiona has set up a Facebook (Hangout HQ) and Twitter profile and was features in Edinburgh Evening News last week and the Courier this week. East Lothian Council are on board and will be passing round an e-bulletin to staff asking them to vote and they are allowing Fiona into John Muir House to speak with staff on Monday and Tuesday. This story will generate more media interest so she would like to mention Knox Academy as being a supporter.  

The voting link is here and closes at 5 pm today.

We really appreciate your help with this and really hoping that as many people as get behind her.