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Toby raises £110 for Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station

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Toby Warren’s fundraising activities raises £110, which he recently presented to Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station

Toby Warren presenting £110 to Looe RNLI volunteer boathouse guides Mike McAuliffe and Jim McLeod

RNLI/Ian Foster

Toby Warren presenting £110 to Looe RNLI volunteer boathouse guides Mike McAuliffe and Jim McLeod

Toby Warren, aged 10, is participating in the Torbay and Devon Civic Award which encourages Citizenship in 10 and 11 year olds. One theme of this award asks the participant to adopt a cause or charity they feel strongly about, research the charity and look for ways to support it. Toby explains he was inspired after watching RNLI volunteer crews on Saving Lives at Sea and decided to fundraise for the RNLI.

A keen artist, Toby thought about holding a colouring competition at his school. Creating three colouring sheets he went around each class selling the sheets for 50p. He organised judges and awarded prizes to the winning entries, raising £45.

On a recent visit to the Lake District, Toby raised £55 from a sponsored climb of Skiddaw Mountain. Accompanied by his parents and grand father Toby says it took them nearly seven hours to complete the 931m ascent of Skiddaw.

Asked why he chose Looe RNLI to receive his donation, Toby explained his family were spending a long weekend around Looe. He was aware of our lifeboat station and knew our volunteer crews were there to keep them safe, so he wanted to visit the lifeboat station to say thank you.

Yesterday, Sunday 7 May 2023, Toby and his family were greeted by our volunteer boathouse guides Mike McAuliffe and Jim McLeod, who with our Lifeboat Press Officer, Ian Foster, showed them around the station’s launch tractors and inshore lifeboats.

On behalf of our volunteer crew, Ian, Mike and Jim congratulated Toby on his amazing fundraising and thanked him for his donation of £110, which will help our crews continue to save lives at sea.

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Notes to editors

Photos:

· Toby Warren presenting £110 to Looe RNLI volunteer boathouse guides Mike McAuliffe and Jim McLeod
Photo credit RNLI / Ian Foster

Information

· Re-established as an inshore lifeboat station in 1992, Looe RNLI operate two inshore lifeboats
An Atlantic 85 Sheila and Dennis Tongue II and a D Class Ollie Naismith II

· Looe RNLI Facebook page www.facebook.com/LooeRNLI

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