Excellence award for Fowey RNLI lifeboat shop volunteers
A team of lifeboat shop volunteers in Fowey have been given an RNLI Excellence in Volunteering award by the Chairman and Council of the RNLI.
The award was presented to shop manager Di Morris and her team of volunteers ‘in appreciation of their positive and practical approach to the challenges that the global pandemic provided. Their commitment to team work and brilliant customer service led to a significant uplift in sales in 2021. These volunteers have continuously displayed the RNLI values of being trustworthy, selfless, courageous and dependable. Their collaborative efforts help the RNLI continue to save lives at sea.’
Fowey RNLI shop manager Di Morris said: ‘We have an excellent team of volunteers working in the shop here in Fowey and we are proud to be recognised for our hard work and commitment during what was a difficult year. Locals and visitors love coming into our shop which has a great selection of cards, gifts, clothing and toys and it is very rewarding to be involved in working for such a good cause.’
Di, who also runs the team of volunteers that show visitors around the Fowey all-weather lifeboat, has been invited to a celebration for award winning volunteers at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth on October 30. Di is pictured receiving the award from Andy Bramwell, the RNLI Community Manager for Cornwall.
Anyone interested in volunteering for the RNLI, the charity that saves lives at sea, can find further details at
www.rnli.org/volunteer
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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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