A member of the Kirkcaldy store’s team, Jill Goodwin, nominated the Kinghorn RNLI station, which is manned by volunteers and funded by donations, for support from the TK Maxx Community Fund.
Jill, who has lived in Kinghorn her whole life, explained, ‘Having lived in Kinghorn my whole life, the RNLI station is part of our community.
‘My late father, Marshall Drummond, was one of the original crew members when it was launched in 1965.
‘These days my cousin, Alan McIlravie, is the Station Manager, and his son Scott is a serving volunteer on the crew, so it is a charity close to my heart.
‘When my manager, John Crichton, told me about the TK Maxx Community Fund helping local charities, I instantly thought of our local station, which is solely funded by donations. I applied and was over the moon when I received a cheque for £1,000 for the Kinghorn station.’
In the last 12 months, over 250 UK charities have been supported by the TK Maxx fund, which has to be applied for by staff members.
Operations Manager, Alan McIlravie said, ‘We are extremely grateful to TK Maxx for their support. The RNLI is entirely funded by voluntary donations in the UK, and support like this is essential and necessary to enable the RNLI to provide the service around the coast of the UK and Ireland.’
The station will hold its annual Open Day on Saturday 16th July, with action starting at noon.
Notes to editors
Kinghorn lifeboat station has been operating since 1965. To learn more about the lifeboat station go to www.rnli.org.uk/kinghorn
Photo show cheque presentation - L-R Sheona Smith, Jill Godwin, Alan McIlravie
RNLI media contacts
For more information, please telephone Neil Chalmers, RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer on 07767 380274 or [email protected] or Richard Smith on 07786 668903 or at [email protected] Henry Weaver on 07771 943026 or at [email protected] or contact RNLI Public Relations on 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 146,000 lives.
