Zoe Penfold - Boots, Bivvy and Backpack in aid of the RNLI.
Yesterday afternoon (Monday 9 April) members of RNLI Moelfre volunteer crew welcomed walker Zoe Penfold to the station as she completed another stage of her epic walk along the Welsh coast path.
Zoe is walking the Wales Coastal Path in aid of the RNLI and Shelter! Zoe will cover the 870 mile route in 60 days as well as aiming to live off only £1 a day over the course of the challenge. Money raised for the RNLI over the course of the challenge will support the charity’s Mayday appeal – helping to fund vital kit for RNLI lifesavers across the country.
Mayday is the RNLI’s annual fundraising campaign that takes place across the month of May. As part of the fundraising campaign the charity are asking supporters to ‘do your bit, fund our kit’. This year the RNLI hopes to raise £750,000 as part of the campaign to help pay for vital crew kit which will keep volunteers safe as they respond to callouts across the coast.
To support Zoe on her walk please visit her fundraising page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/zoe-coastpath
If you're inspired by Zoe's walk but would like to take part in a smaller challenge, why not join in the 2018 Bala Challenge in aid of the RNLI. The event, organised by The Bala & Penllyn Rotary Club, takes place on Saturday 12 May and offers four distances which will appeal to all abilities. For more information on all Mayday events and a number of ideas how you can take part to help save lives at sea, take a look at the charity’s website: https://rnli.org/mayday.
RNLI media contact
For more information contact Phil Williams, Moelfre Lifeboat Press Officer on 07773 979910. Alternately contact the RNLI Press Office 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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