Kippford RNLI SOS Lunch Raises Over £1000
The first fundraising event of 2024 for Kippford RNLI was the popular Soup on Saturday event. The event took place in Kippford Village Hall on Saturday 27th January and welcome over 100 people through the doors.
The weather remained dry and cold providing perfect conditions for visitors to enjoy a tasty bowl of homemade soup along with sandwiches, tea and coffee. The fundraising committee worked hard to ensure that everyone was well fed and looked after.
Through entry fees and generous donations on the door over £1000 was raised for the RNLI. As the charity that saves lives at sea the RNLI relies entirely on public donations to fund it’s lifeboats and lifeboat stations around the UK and Ireland. 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the creation of the RNLI and the charity hopes to inspire the next generation of lifesavers and supporters whilst taking time celebrate the history and present of the organisation.
Cheryl McLellan, Kippford RNLI fundraising chair said: ‘I’m delighted that so many people came along to our first event in 2024. Thank you to all the volunteers on the day who helped make this such a success.’
The cost of a thermal suit and drysuit for an RNLI crew member is £1020, it costs around £1500 per year to train lifeboat crew. Events like this are vital to allow the volunteer crew to continue to train and launch at a moments notice when needed.
Gareth Jones, Kippford RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager said: ‘Kippford is one of the smaller lifeboat stations in the RNLI but our volunteer crew train hard all year round and are on call 24/7 to assist anyone in difficulty. We rely on public donations to operate and we’re grateful to the fundraisers and supporters who make this happen.’
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Tom McGuire, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for Scotland and Ireland, 00353 87 476 4436, [email protected]
Martin Macnamara, RNLI Regional Communications Lead for Scotland, 07920 365929, [email protected]
RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789
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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