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Young Volunteer Daniel Wood earns Blue Peter Silver badge for RNLI Fundraising

Lifeboats News Release

We are all very proud of our young volunteer, Daniel Wood, who has been awarded a Blue Peter Silver badge for his fundraising efforts for St Peter Port Lifeboat Station

Daniel Wood with his Blue Peter Silver Badge

Klye Wood

Daniel Wood with his Blue Peter Silver Badge

To earn a Blue Peter Silver badge, you need to show kindness by doing something for your community or another person. This could include activities like fundraising, volunteering, or speaking up against injustice.

Daniel, along with his dad Kyle, started fundraising back in 2023. He has been a brilliant help on our various fundraising days at different shows throughout the summer, as well as on our flag days throughout the year.

Daniel and his nana have signed up for this years RNLI Reindeer Run Challenge 2024! Which will see Daniel and his nana run 24 miles throughout December. That's one mile for every hour RNLI volunteers are on call, even on Christmas Day.

Daniel said "I'm very proud of having this achievement, I wanted to get the Blue Peter silver badge so that I can show how much I support the lifeboats, which is really important to me living on a small island. The fact that the RNLI has some lifeboats donated by Blue Peter is amazing and I hope that Blue Peter will carry on doing more because of the RNLI's 200th anniversary."

Daniel's dad Kyle Wood: "Daniel has always enjoyed watching Blue Peter, which has had a strong connection with the RNLI for many years. When he started to help raise money for the RNLI (with me being his willing assistant at flag days and shop stalls), I was really proud of his efforts, and given his love of Blue Peter I decided to apply to get him a Blue Peter badge as it would be a great way to recognize his generosity and passion. I applied for a Silver Badge which is for children who have shown individual acts of kindness by doing something for your community. He was awarded the badge and it arrived a few days before his 10th birthday, so we presented it to him on his birthday as a surprise (along with as many items from the RNLI shop as presents as we could afford)."

If you would also like to sign up to the RNLI Reindeer Run Challenge 2024! Go to fundraise.rnli.org

Its a fun and festive way to get active and be a lifesaver.

Daniel helping with the lucky dip draw at Christmas Lunch

RNLI/Nicki Weetman

Daniel helping with the lucky dip draw at Christmas Lunch

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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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