RNLI receive a donation from Tower Insurance

Mr Richard Hulme was accompanied by Ms Kellie Hands, Chairperson of Tower's Charity Committee, and they explained how the donation came about - “Tower Insurance celebrated their 90th year in 2018 and the staff chose the Royal National Lifeboat Institution – Douglas branch as their charity for their anniversary year. During the year, the staff carried out a number of fund raising activities (a lot involving food), dress down days, and their Anniversary Golf Day. A fantastic amount was raised and this is along with their continued support for the Tower Of Refuge Walk & Family Day, which raised a further £2,000 for the Douglas branch”

Receiving the cheque on behalf of the RNLI were Douglas President, Mr Peter Cain, and the lifeboat's full time mechanic, Mr Tony Radcliffe. Tony says ' We are very grateful to Tower Insurance for their kind donation. As a charity, we rely on voluntary contributions from the public, and we are very happy that Tower Insurance have chosen to support the Royal National Lifeboat Institution '

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Caption for one attached photo: Cheque presentation L-R: Mr Richard Hulme (Tower Ins.), Mr Tony Radcliffe(RNLI), Mr Peter Cain(RNLI) and Ms Kellie Hands(Tower Ins.) Credit: RNLI/Michael Howland

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