During the visit, the girls presented a cheque for £535, which was donated directly to Arbroath lifeboats. A further £215 was donated to the RNLI online via JustGiving.
The fantastic total of £750 had been raised earlier in the year by the Rainbows & Brownies when they completed a 2.5 mile sponsored walk around Forfar Loch as part of the Make Change badge, which the two units were working on
The Rainbows decided which charity to support through voting in the unit and the Brownies decided on a sponsored walk to raise funds.
While at the station, the group were shown the lifeboats and equipment used by the crew, who thoroughly enjoyed answering all the questions.
Ron Churchill, lifeboat operations manager at Arbroath RNLI, said “We’d like to say a big thank you to the girls, first for the big effort during the walk, and secondly for choosing the RNLI as the beneficiary of the funds raised.”
“£750 is a fantastic total and this will help ensure our crews continue to receive the training and equipment needed to save lives at sea.”
“We hope the girls had a great time at the station and, hopefully, in a few years time, we might see them joining a lifeboat crew somewhere!”
Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.
