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Thank you for choosing to support the RNLI. As a charity, we rely on the kindness and generosity of people like you to power our lifesaving. And right now, we need your support more than ever.

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Will you help us save every one?

RNLI lifesavers always remember the one they couldn't reach. Your donation will ensure they can be there for every one who needs their help this Christmas.

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Add your loved one's name
RNLI Launch a memory Shannon class lifeboat showing a zoom in to the decal, with 'Your loved one's name here' in orange text.
Launch a memory
Commemorate the life of someone you miss by sharing their name on the side of an all-weather lifeboat.
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Model Shannon lifeboat being recovered on the beach
RNLI Shop
Help us celebrate 7 years of lifesaving with the Shannon all-weather lifeboat. Buy a gift from RNLI Shop
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Leave a legacy
Ballycotton lifeboat aerial view
Lifeboat lottery
Play our Lifeboat Lottery and you’ll be in with a chance of winning up to £5,000. You’ll also be helping save lives at sea
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There are countless good charities to support, all with great causes. That’s why we feel privileged and extremely thankful that you have chosen to save lives at sea. 

We believe even one person lost to the water is too many. With you beside us, we’ll never stop trying to save every one who needs our help.

Your kindness could help provide our crews and lifeguards with the training, kit and water safety education they need to keep more people safe. This Christmas, donate to our appeal to help give our lifesavers the best possible chance to save every one.

Save lives at sea your way 

See below for ideas on how to save lives at sea your way. Whether you volunteer, give money, shop with us or raise funds or awareness, you can be sure that you will be helping to keep our lifesavers prepped and ready for the next rescue.

How you helped last year

154 lives saved by lifeguards

8,941 lifeboats launched

Where your money goes
ALB kit hanging in the station at Dunmore East
Give money
From one-off donations to leaving a gift in your Will, there’s a way for you to help save lives at sea. 
Give money
Close up portrait of Jonathan Woodhead RNLI crew member
Become a member
Through RNLI membership you can help save lives at sea and keep updated with our lifesaving work.
Join the RNLI
RNLI volunteers
Raise money
We’ve got fundraising ideas to inspire you, help and advice to support you and our own events you can join in. 
Get started
RNLI St Ives Station and Volunteers
Volunteer
Volunteer for the RNLI and you’ll be part of a lifesaving tradition that hasn’t changed since 1824.
Be extraordinary
Flowers and trees leading to a small building with columns.
The RNLI at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Our garden will make a lifesaving difference.

Discover our garden
RNLI teddy bears on display at RNLI College shop in Poole
Give as you shop
Save lives as you shop online. Find out where and how.
Where to shop
Skegness lifeboat volunteers training in rough seas in their D class inshore lifeboat, Peterborough Beer Festival lV D-739
How your support helps
Our lifesaving is powered by you. Being independent from Government, we rely entirely on your support to fund our lifesaving service.
See the difference you make
Barrow RNLI lifeboat crew at sea onboard their Tamar class lifeboat, Grace Dixon 16-08, with a wind farm in the distance
Become a corporate partner
Our experienced team can work with you to tailor a partnership suitable for your company’s needs.
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Become a face-to-face fundraiser
Help us raise money, inspire support and spread safety messages across the coast this Summer. 
Join us
RNLI College at night
Visit RNLI College
Experience the home of RNLI training where every visit helps save lives at sea.
Come visit us
Aldeburgh RNLI’s Mersey class lifeboat, Freddie Cooper 12-34, in rough seas
Send us your photos
If you have a great photo or video of the RNLI in action, we’d love to see it.
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Will you help our lifesavers save every one they can?

Not every rescue ends happily. But RNLI lifesavers will never stop trying to save every one who needs their help. Your donation will ensure they can be there for the next person. And the next.