Runner raises more than £2,000 for North Berwick lifeboat station
Judy Ross from North Berwick decided to run the Glasgow Half Marathon in October to raise funds for the volunteer RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) crew at North Berwick. This was in memory of her father who had been part of the Arctic Convoy and a keen sailor even in his 80’s.
Judy attended at North Berwick Lifeboat station on Remembrance Sunday to hand over the cheque for £2031.82. She said: “He spent a lot of his life on the water! Dad had an early introduction to sailing as a child and spent many summers sailing on the West Coast of Scotland. He spent most of his working life in the Merchant Navy as a Commanding Officer. He sailed on the Arctic Convoy at the age of 18 as a cadet. He was so proud to receive the arctic star, one of many medals he received.
''Approaching 80 years old, he crewed on a 40ft yacht from the Canaries to Antigua with two others. That was the just the first of his crewing adventures as an octogenarian. It therefore seemed fitting to raise money for the RNLI. The volunteers do a fantastic job giving up their own time, often putting their lives at risk in order to save others.
''I know he'd have been delighted to know that I was fundraising for the RNLI - especially for North Berwick Lifeboat Station.”
The LOM (Lifeboat Operations Manager) Ian McMinn said: “We would like to thank Judy for her tremendous efforts in running the half marathon and raising this money. Our station relies completely on donations, as do all the lifeboat stations.”
RNLI media contacts: Rhona Meikle, volunteer lifeboat press officer at North Berwick, 07767 251023, [email protected]
Or Richard Smith, Public Relations Manager Scotland on 01738 642956, 07786 668903 or [email protected]
Or Henry Weaver, RNLI Press Officer for Scotland, 01738 642946, 07771 943026, [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.
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