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Updated on Jul 7th 2011 at 11:14 AM from the JustGiving API
Completed at 8.45 last night! Everyone is very sore but happy. Thank you all so much foe your generous donations
<p> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: #333333;" lang="EN-GB">On 5 July 2011, eight students from University College, Oxford, under the banner of the famous annual Gentlemen's VIII, 'Univ X', will row 110 miles to London to raise money for Rape Crisis and the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust. The distance of the row is the equivalent of four marathons, and as rowing is by no means the fastest of sports, this might take a while...</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span class="bodytextbold"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span class="bodytextbold"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-GB">Rape Crisis (England and Wales) </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-GB">provides co-ordination for the national network of <span class="bodytextbold">Rape Crisis Centres</span> across England and Wales. Rape Crisis Centres provide a range of <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">specialist services for women and girls that have been raped</span></strong><span class="bodytextbold"> </span>or experienced another form of <span class="bodytextbold">sexual violence</span> - whether as adults or as children.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-GB">Rape Crisis Centres are not just for women in 'crisis', many women contact us years, or even decades, after they have been raped or sexually abused. The women who work and volunteer in Rape Crisis Centres will not judge you or your actions. We believe rape is never a woman's fault. We know it is difficult to make the first step, but please try and make contact with your nearest Rape Crisis Centre for support.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-GB">See also: http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: #333333;" lang="EN-GB">In case the charities weren't reason enough to support, Jack Roxburgh has promised to get an 'undercut' or"similarly highly alternative haircut" for the row. Photos will be posted.</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: #333333;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: #333333;" lang="EN-GB">Any and all contributions to these fantastic charities are greatly appreciated; please support us!</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: #333333;" lang="EN-GB"><br /> <br /> <br /> <span class="textexposedshow">Many thanks,</span><br /> <br /> <span class="textexposedshow"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: #333333;" lang="EN-GB">Univ X</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>