1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem in any one year.Oxfordshire Mind helps over 20,000 people with mental health challenges every year. They promote good mental health through the provision of high quality services and campaigning for positive change.Their services include housing, talking therapies, benefits advice, a confidential and free information line, courses (such as ‘practical ways to wellbeing’), physical activity programmes, volunteering opportunities, and they facilitate over 60 peer-support groups each week.

Rowing Together for Healthy Minds was started in memory of René Zamudio, who rowed with Bristol Uni and Imperial College Boat Clubs. We want to support the RTHM Campaign to:

- Change the attitudes towards the stigma that exists surrounding mental health.

- Encourage people, mostly students, to feel comfortable talking about mental health.

- Make it easier for people to identify and approach others who are suffering in silence.

As part of our support for RTHM, this year members of University College Boat Club Oxford will be erging for 24 hours non-stop, from the 16th-17th November, in aid of Oxfordshire Mind. We are incredibly grateful for any support you feel able to give to a cause that is close to our hearts. We're aiming for £2000 in total - 2000m is the distance of a normal rowing machine test for rowers, and we're going to covering a little bit more than that distance-wise!