The dedication and courage of volunteer lifeboatmen will be marked on Saturday 26th January 2013 when Lowestoft Lifeboat fundraisers and crew will host the annual SOS day on behalf of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) as part of its SOS – Save Our Souls – campaign.
In Lowestoft the lifeboat station on the South Pier will open as part of the event from 10.30am until 3pm, when people will have the chance to meet the crew and, subject to operational requirements, look around the lifeboat.
Meanwhile visitors will be able to enjoy a range of refreshments and visit the gift shop where a variety of items including half-price RNLI Christmas cards, diaries and calendars will also be on sale.
Josie Moore, chairman of the Lowestoft RNLI fundraisers committee, said “SOS Day is all about having fun and raising funds when, on the last Saturday in January, many of the lifeboat stations and RNLI supporters around the UK and Ireland hold lots of fun events. We will have games and a tombola for our visitors’ entertainment – as well as the opportunity to help to fill the shapes of the three letters SOS with coins”
Supporting SOS Day on Saturday will help keep our lifeboat crew trained and equipped for the year ahead, to enable them to continue to save the lives of others.
RNLI online: For more information on the RNLI please visit www.rnli.org.uk. News releases and other media resources, including RSS feeds, downloadable photos and video, are available at the RNLI Press Centre.
Key facts about the RNLI: The RNLI is the charity that 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 over 230 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and has more than 140 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK. 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 137,000 lives.
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A charity registered in England and Wales (209603) and Scotland (SC037736). Charity number CHY 2678 in the Republic of Ireland.
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