Red Cup Company tell us about their plans to raise £2k for Syrian refugees

Students from the Nabadisha school in Calcutta sent RCC this picture to say thank you for their invaluable work

What has been your favourite Red Cup event?

In terms of music and amount raised for charity, definitely Under The Sea. We parked a VW campervan outside with a photobooth, Room 6 played an amazing set upstairs, and DJ’s Alex Taylor and CJ Porter-Thaw were so good a lot people asked if they were externally hired.

Can you do the cup song?

Is it bad I don’t know what that is?

We’ll forgive you since you, you know, you sent 90 students to school…

What’s your favourite cupcake flavour?

Chocolate chip of course.

How does your new membership work?

£3 for one years membership, or £15 for a personalised RCC Crew shirt and 3 years membership.

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Will Red Cup Company continue once you’ve graduated?
Hopefully, we’ve had a great intake of new 1st and 2nd year committee members who are really passionate to continue what we’ve achieved.

How does it feel to be the entrepreneurial genius on campus?

Well it’s not me, so I wouldn’t know!

Let’s play ‘Good Cup, Bad Cup’… tell me which you’d be in these situations.

The queue at the SU bar is ridiculous. Good Cup – wait it out, you need a real drink, or Bad Cup – go to the VK bar and grow yourself a VK claw.

Bad Cup – VK claw.

One of the Vice Presidents of Red Cup Company is wasted, has stripped down to their underwear at one of the events and they’re dancing really hard to the cha cha slide. Good Cup – escort them out and give them a bollocking. Bad Cup – join in.

I wouldn’t put it past either of them to be honest, and we try not to kick anyone out of our events so I think I’ll be joining them. Bad Cup!

Someone’s spreading a nasty rumour on campus that Red Cup Company’s events are shit – Spotted even posts it on their page. Good Cup – tell the team it’s okay, you’ll all make sure the next event is the best yet. Bad Cup – make a bad ass strategy to take this person down and hope you can zap them in Humans vs Zombies.

Well everyone has their opinion, but definitely Bad Cup.

Finally, tell us about your event on the 26th, Freshers Welcome. Love the title by the way!

It’s original right? This is our debut event of the year. We’re aiming to raise £2000 in aid of the refugees of the Syrian conflict over the next three events. Our fundraising target for the year is £10,000.

Why and when did you choose to raise money for Syrian refugees?

We decided after following the press coverage of the less-than-admirable Hungarian response. Our Vice President also spent her summer in Turkey and witnessed first-hand what refugees have been going through.

Do you think the uni should be doing more for refugees?

Quite a few clubs and societies are doing what they can. Riding are organising a clothes drive, and BioSoc have been very active in getting other societies to get involved. I think the country as a whole could do more, not just Royal Holloway.