RNLI Littlestone puts out its own Mayday call to help raise vital funds
RNLI Littlestone is calling on members of the public to support the RNLI’s Mayday fundraising campaign by signing up to take part in a Mayday Mile and complete the challenge of covering a mile a day throughout May.
The RNLI has revealed its lifeboats launched over 9,100 times in 2023. Funds raised will help support the charity’s vital lifesaving work, including the provision of important training and kit for the volunteer lifeboat crews who readily risk their own lives to save others whenever the call for help comes in.
John Kenny Lifeboat Press Officier, says: ‘Summer is the busiest time of year for the RNLI, with thousands of people at risk of getting into danger by the water. Having recently marked the RNLI’s 200th anniversary, we’re putting out our call for help to raise the funds which will help keep our lifesaving service going today and into the future.
‘As a charity we rely on the generosity of the public to take part in events like the Mayday Mile and raise the funds that allow us to be there when we’re needed most.’
The RNLI’s Mayday fundraiser begins on Wednesday 1 May and will run for the whole month across the UK and Ireland.
Sign up for the Mayday Mile now and find out more at rnli.org/SupportMayday
RNLI media contacts
- Clinton Marshall, Lifeboat Press Officier, Littlestone Lifeboat Station on 07758 616581 [email protected]
- John Kenny, Lifeboat Press Officer, Littlestone Lifeboat Station on 07747 033443 john[email protected]
- Julie Rainey, RNLI Regional Communications Lead on 07827 358256 [email protected]
- Hatti Mellor, RNLI Regional Communications Manager (London/East/South East) on 07724 801305 [email protected]
· For enquiries outside normal business hours, contact the RNLI duty press officer on 01202 336789 or [email protected]
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.
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