UCBC are kickstarting our New Year with a huge challenge - erg 200 miles in 24 hours!

As a club, we will collectively keep one of the ergs in University College Oxford’s gym moving from midday on Thursday 23 January hoping to do cover 200 miles within 24 hours! This is the distance that Oxford Mutual Aid vans cover each week!

Our motivation through the many long hours and gruelling night shifts will be to raise money for an inspiring local cause, Oxford Mutual Aid. Oxford Mutual Aid are a grassroots community support group who provide 170 local Oxfordshire homes with regular household supplies, including delivering over 100 emergency food parcels and redistributing 18 tons of surplus food per month! Oxford Mutual Aid was founded to respond to the challenges of the pandemic but has since become a lifeline for many in battling against the cost of living crisis and believe that nobody should face food insecurity or stigma for seeking assistance.

Our fundraising target is £1800. Funds raised will be split equally between charity and the boat clubs’ internal goal - raising £900 to rehandle the women*s third boat blades! We will be very grateful for every penny and pound that is generously donated to push us through the 24-hours and help us work towards our fundraising goal!