OVO Bikes Cardiff and Glasgow have announced a new charity initiative to support The Trussell Trust.The winter OVO bikes campaign will provide Cardiff and Glasgow with 25 festive-designed bikes to help the trust with their ending UK hunger mission.For every special winter OVO Bike rental, nextbike by TIER are donating the fare to charity plus adding £1 on top, making each ride into a £2 donation.James Watts, head of PR, social and sponsorship for OVO Energy, said: “We’re so pleased to continue our support for the Trussell Trust this winter, with a real focus on helping people who face specific hardships."Our special edition Winter OVO Bikes will be available across both Glasgow and Cardiff throughout the festive period, with each ride having the added benefit of raising funds for UK foodbanks, as well as helping communities across both cities continue their journey towards zero carbon living."Emma Revie, chief executive at the Trussell Trust, said: “We are very grateful to OVO Energy and nextbike for their incredible support."This winter, more people are likely to need a food bank’s help and food banks across our network face providing more than 7,000 food parcels to people in crisis every day throughout December. But ultimately, no one in the UK should need a food bank – all of us should have enough money for the essentials like food, clothing and heating."The support of cyclists in Glasgow using this initiative will help food banks within our network continue to provide the lifeline of emergency support for local people in crisis, while we work in the long term to end the need for food banks, for good."Thank you so much.”
