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Portaferry & District Lifeboat
Guild
The life saving work of the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution is funded entirely
through voluntary donations, subscriptions and legacies.
Fundraising in many RNLI lifeboat
stations is organised by a local RNLI Lifeboat Guild
or a RNLI Fundraising Committee. In addition, there
are many RNLI fundraising guilds and committees
located in towns and villages throughout the United
Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
'Portaferry & District Lifeboat
Guild' has a vibrant fundraising team of men and
women that recently raised £119,828
towards the cost of the Station's new boathouse,
built to house our new
'Blue Peter V' lifeboat and to provide
extra training and other facilities for our volunteer
lifeboat crew members.
If you, your club or your organisation
would like to make a donation to the RNLI through
'Portaferry & District Lifeboat Guild' or require
some help to organise an event in aid of the RNLI,
please contact us at;
guild@portaferrylifeboat.com
Photo: RNLI - Jim
Brown
Portaferry
& District Lifeboat Guild raising money at a
balloon race and barbecue
What
it costs to save lives
The RNLI has 235 lifeboat stations
throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic
of Ireland that are operated by 4,800 crew members,
of whom over 4,500 are volunteers.
In addition RNLI Lifeguards patrol
over 150 beaches along the coastlines of the UK
& Ireland.
During 2010, RNLI Lifeboats from
the 9 lifeboat stations situated around the coastline
of Northern Ireland and on Lough Erne were launched
a total of 269 times and rescued 281 people.
During 2010, RNLI lifeboats were
launched in UK & Irish waters a total of 8,713times,
rescuing 8,313 people. In addition, RNLI Lifeguards
on more than 150 life-guarded beaches assisted
18,775 people.
The running cost of the RNLI in
2009 was £147 million. The registered charity
continues to rely on voluntary contributions and
legacies for its income.
To help raise such funds there are
over 1,500 lifeboat guilds/fundraising committees
located throughout the United Kingdom and the
Republic of Ireland.
Fund raising activities of Portaferry
& District Lifeboat Guild have included; coffee
mornings, golfing events, treasure hunts, duck
derby's, balloon races, fashion shows, lifeboat
dances/balls and sailing and rowing races.
Portaferry & District
Lifeboat Guild officers for 2012/2013
are:
* President - Mrs E Brownlow
* Chairman - Mrs P Browne
* Honorary Treasurer - Capt E McGee
* Honorary Secretary - Mrs B Rogers
* Souvenir Secretary - Mrs J Peacock
* Vice-Chairman – Mr M Miall
* Asst Honorary Secretary - Mrs
M Barbour
If you would like to consider
joining our friendly team of fundraisers at Portaferry
RNLI Lifeboat Station, please contact one of our
members (if known to you) or alternatively
please e-mail us at;
guild@portaferrylifeboat.com
Last update 20/4/12
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