Fleetwood RNLI receive £1,000 Masonic donation
Fleetwood RNLI’s Lifeboat Operations Manager, Captain Dave Eccles and Coxswain Tony Cowell, were on hand to receive a £1,000 donation from Onward Lodge 5540 at the Fleetwood Masonic Hall, this week.
The pair were invited to join the Lodge for dinner, prior to the presentation and were able to find out first hand, how the Masonic organisation operates and raise much needed funds for deserving causes.
The donation comes at the start of the RNLI’s Christmas fund raising campaign, Perfect Storm, which highlights how the volunteers of the life saving charity are busier than ever, but find their income reducing.
Coxswain Tony Cowell said ‘We give our heartfelt thanks to the members of Onward Lodge for their fantastic donation of £1,000.
We are so grateful for the support we receive from the local community and we know they appreciate the time, commitment and dedication that our volunteers give to the lifeboat service.
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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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