Row To Raise Money for the Shooting Star Chase Official Charity
Marc O'Malley is raising money for Shooting Star Children's Hospices
Participants: Rory Gilligan, Kristian Tombs, Thomas Worthington, Jake Ruse, Sam Trevor, Ben Arnold
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19th - 20th September 2015
These are the dates of the Thames River Row, our fundraising event. It is our common goal to - over the course of these two (long) days - row over 75 miles.
As young, motivated and volunteering athletes, we (the whole of Hampton School Boatclub) are taking part in this annual event in a joint effort by the Thames Rowing community to support a very worthwhile, local and relevant charity to us as teenagers who go to school just round the corner from one of the charity's excellent care centers.
Shooting Star's aim is to make every day count for local families with a child or teenager by providing care services such as:
- Symptom management and paediatric care.
- Supporting families with advice, counselling and therapies.
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( https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/row-to-raise-money ) and feel free to make a donation - big or small, it all makes a difference. For example, £20 would go towards a family's memory box, to help them capture and treasure their precious memories.
Our input, on the other hand, is a little more... strenuous, let's say. The
( https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/row-to-raise-money ) and feel free to make a donation - big or small, it all makes a difference. For example, £20 would go towards a family's memory box, to help them capture and treasure their precious memories.
Our input, on the other hand, is a little more... strenuous, let's say. The
80 miles broken down into a number of rowing strokes works out as follows:
With 20 strokes being pulled per minute, for approximately 22 hours in total (give or take 3 hours), that works out to a staggering 22,800 - 30,000 strokes...
Best of luck to all those partaking in the River Row, and in regard to your hands - don't forget a decent pair cycling gloves! (A seat pad may also relieve comfort in another area..)
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Thank you for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page, all and any support or publicity is very greatly appreciated by us rowers, the charity and those supported by Shooting Star ®