RNLI Chief Executive presents award to Montrose volunteer for outstanding role
Peter Sparkes, Chief Executive of the RNLI, along with his wife Karen and Head of Region Jill Hepburn, visited RNLI Montrose lifeboat station where Peter presented Sally McKay, volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer and trainee volunteer lifeboat crew with an ‘Excellence in Volunteering Award’.
The accolade is given in recognition of Sally’s outstanding contribution to the RNLI, and is awarded to volunteers who have continuously displayed the RNLI values of selflessness, courage, dependability and trustworthiness. The award recognises that Sally’s contribution has helped the RNLI to save lives at sea.
Peter Sparkes, Chief Executive, says: ‘When we have somebody who goes that extra mile, they are deservedly recognised by their colleagues, peers, crew mates and the region. The thing that I love most about my job is to be able to recognise those who go above and beyond, those people who selflessly and kindly support everybody else.’
Jim Candy, Lifeboat Operations Manager at RNLI Montrose says: ‘Sally has made a significant contribution to the RNLI in Scotland through her role as Lifeboat Press Officer (LPO) at Montrose Lifeboat Station, alongside her commitment as a trainee crew member. In her LPO role, she manages the station’s public relations and communications, helping to promote the work of the crew and the RNLI across the station, local community and wider region as a whole.
She also played a key role in managing communications for the first-ever RNLI Women in Search and Rescue Scotland event last year, helping to support and showcase operational women from across the country.
Here at RNLI Montrose, we are all incredibly proud of Sally receiving this well-deserved award in recognition of her outstanding work as LPO and for her contribution to the Women in Search and Rescue Scotland event. We thank her for all the hard work and dedication she continues to give to the station and the wider RNLI community.’
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