The kindness of strangers...

Throughout the organisation of the CCCBC row to London one thing I've been struck by is the willingness of people to help out! Yes, there have been plenty of occasions when multi-million pound corporations have refused to offer just one of their products, or the media has been disinterested on the basis of my unwillingness to display shocking photos of my former self, but for every one of those occasions there has been a moment of joy when someone has given up their time or resources to help our cause.

For that reason, we as a crew would really like to thank the following people for their ongoing help and support. Have a flick through and you'll be amazed at the selflessness of these people, many of whom have never met us...

Nick Watts selflessly offered his services as a highly accomplished PR manager to help spread the word about our event.

 Stitch Rowing have provided us with bespoke kit including unisuits, fleeces, caps and trackies.

 Carl Morris designed our fantastic logo for the event and is also cycling the whole way with us to ensure our safety.

Fuller's pubs have kindly given us £300 to help with the cost of transporting the boat back and hiring a suitable support vehicle. They are also holding a launch event at the Head of the River in Oxford and a finish event at The Dove in Hammersmith. Their logo is printed on our kit as official sponsors.

The Food Doctor not only invited us to London for a nutirtion consultation to help us get the most out of our training, but also sent a hamper of balanced, nutritious snacks for us to take with us.

The Stafford branch of the Soroptimist society gave us £50 which will be used to fuel the support vehicle.

Bounce sent us some great protein balls to help repair our muscles after each day.

Maxitone gave us some Promax high-protein fruit drinks.

Nuun gave us 60% off their yummy products to help us hydrate in training.

Additionally:
- Absolute Sports Nutrition: SiS 'Go' Electrolyte powder
- Martin Mottershead butchers: BBQ for one meal
- Stafford Motorhomes: reduced hire of our support vehicle

Without all of these people the event would not have turned into the success we are now hoping it will be, and we are truly humbled by and grateful for everything they have done!