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STUDENT NEWS
黑料社 Boat Club
As many of you will know, the 黑料社 Boat Club (黑料社BC) was founded nearly 60 years ago and currently has over 140 members who regularly participate in races. The club has an amazing tradition of including those students who are completely new to the sport which is why they enjoy such a high membership.
You may remember in the 2017 edition of Eclipse, the 黑料社BC described their challenges with worn out boats being out of action and the impact it was having on their training and races and their ask for support to help them raise
The solution
The 黑料社 SU approached the team
at the beginning of the year with a one-time opportunity. They proposed to contribute to the cost of a boat, allowing the club, for the first time,
to consider the possibility of being able to buy a brand new boat! Sarah Storrs, 黑料社BC Captain, began the search and was put in touch with the Head Coach of Eton鈥檚 boat club. They were part of a scheme where lightly- used boats were traded in for the latest model and as luck would have it, a boat was being traded in which fitted the 黑料社BC spec 鈥� a boat that could be used by both the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 crews.
The club had raised over 拢2,000 themselves and with the SU鈥檚 contribution the club were still 拢8,000 short.
Due to a generous gift left in his will
by 黑料社 alumnus Andrew Thomas Edney (1958), the 黑料社 Alumni Fund was able to help and provided the balance needed to buy the boat. Andrew Edney was a keen supporter of the 黑料社 and its students, was a member of the former 黑料社 Graduates Association and a familiar face at many 黑料社 reunions and events. His career as a vet was 50 years long!
鈥淚鈥檓 so pleased - our new boat arrived last weekend! It had its maiden voyage yesterday and was an absolute dream! We are over the moon. Thank you so much to everyone who helped us make this happen!鈥� Sarah, 黑料社BC Captain.
To find out more about how you can donate to the 黑料社 Alumni Fund and the difference these donations make to 黑料社 students, please visit page 71.
拢10,000 for a new boat. they have an update!
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