Charity Work
We're committed to leaving a net positive impact on the planet, one of the ways we do this is through charity, we have worked with many over the years and that isn't going to change! read on to see who, why and how we have worked with these charities and organisations to try and make a difference!
"BEN'S 24HR RUN"
All in a day's work!
We are proudly sponsoring Ben as he undertakes this massive challenge, we've got nothing but support for him. He's some words from Ben on why he's chosen to set this challenge for himself:
"On Friday, September 26th at 6pm , I’ll be running for 24 hours straight around Eastern Leisure Centre Park in Rumney. A 1.2 km loop, over and over again. It sounds mad, but that’s the point. This is as much a mental challenge as it is a physical one.
I’ve faced my own battles with mental health over the years. Last year while travelling I hit a low point, and at the start of this year I turned to running.
I’m taking on this challenge in support of the Jacob Abraham Foundation, a local and amazing charity working to prevent suicide and support mental health."
Check out his just giving page below to read more and support!
"ETB X OSA CHARITY CYCLE"
Powered by Wings!
The boys at Eat The Bird wanted to do a charity cycle, and they asked if we wanted to come along, why not eh?
On the 19th of June we cycled 126 miles to each Eat The Bird restaurant in a single day. Exeter to Taunton and then finally on to Cardiff. If that wasn't enough of a challenge, we had to eat 1 wing per mile we did too. 126 Miles and 42 wings each was the challenge, all to raise money for Velindre. The charity chosen by ETB was Velindre!
"THE TOUR DE NOWHERE"
Endurance to the max!
Liam kicked it up a notch in this charity cycle! Celebrating 9 years of business, Liam went solo this year to raise money for 2Wish and Velindre.
This challenge was a massive step up from our cycle the year before. 2,200 miles, the length of the Tour de France, in just 14 days. As if that wasn't a crazy enough challenge, he decided to do it on a turbo outside the shop! And that's exactly what he did! With the help of you guys, we raised over £7k for our chosen charities, and we can't thank you all enough!
"ITS ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE"
A CHARITY CYCLE LIKE NO OTHER
So what was all this about? Well in short, OSA was turning 8 and we wanted to celebrate and give back by raising some money for charity. Liam came up with the idea of cycling from the top of the UK to the bottom and if that wasn't enough, cycle back home to Cardiff too! all in the name of Charity.
The problem was that we were not cyclists by any means, we didn't even have bikes!
So there we have it, 1328 miles in 22 days was the challenge, we made it! it was an incredible journey and lots memories were made. We raised £6000 for our 3 chosen charities and we are so appreciative of the support we had.
"THE EDDY COLLECTION"
In January 2021, we launched the Eddy Collection. It was a collection that we were going to launch anyway and has been one of our longest standing collections to date but then we had a thought, we love dogs so why not dedicate this collection to them. So that's what we did. 25% of all the proceeds from this collection goes to The Rescue Hotel.
They do amazing work raising money to get rescue dogs the surgerys and help that they need. They are partnered with Cardiff Dogs Home and together they provide a safe space for dogs who have been abandoned or abused and re-home them with families that will give them the love they deserve. Over the years we have raised over £5000 and have buit an amazing relationship with the team down at Cardiff's Dog Home too.
"WIRES"
Back in 2020, Australia suffered one of it's most severe and devastating fire seasons ever. 24.3 million hectares were affected, resulting in massive loss of habitat. Many lives, homes and over 3 billion animals were lost to the fires.
We started the OSA AUS collection to raise money for WIRES who support comunities and wildlife affected by the wildfires. All of the profits from the sale of these items went to them for all the work they were and still are doing. All in all we raised £2500 back in 2020 and we've only got our comunity to thank for that!