Saltash RNLI raise £580 for the lifesaving charity
Volunteers from Saltash RNLI Fundraising Committee held their annual SOS (Share our Soup) day at Saltash Sailing Club on Friday 31 January raising a total of £580, towards funding the training and equipment needed by the charity’s volunteer lifeboat crew.
Angie Payne Hanlon, Chair of the Saltash RNLI Fundraising Committee said
‘Each year we hold this event, it just gets better and better. Everyone had a great day, we have such a brilliant team putting it all together and we are so fortunate to have wonderful support from the local community. Including Saltash Mayor Gloria Challen who attended and thanked us all for our hard work’
Our special thanks to Waitrose for the donation of the bread.
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Please see the photo of the Saltash RNLI Fundraising Committee Sharing Our Soup credit RNLI
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