Royal National Lifeboat Institution
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that saves lives at sea. Search and rescue teams have been doing so for over 200 years, in West Wales and across the British coastline.
The RNLI was actually founded as the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Lives and Property from Shipwreck in 1824. Thirty years later in 1854, we changed our name to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution – the RNLI – as we are known today.
Having Royal patronage gives gravitas to our cause and is something we’re incredibly proud of and thankful for. It was our founder, Sir William Hillary’s, aim to provide a 24/7 search and rescue lifeboat service run, where possible, by volunteers and funded by voluntary donations.
Although the service was to be a national service to protect the coasts of the UK and Ireland, Hillary’s vision was to ‘extend its beneficial effects to the most distant shores, and to generations yet unborn.’
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Supported by:
Liz Collyer
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Charity
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RNLI
Staffed by volunteers, the RNLI are amazing at what they do and have saved so many lives!
– Liz Collyer
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea.
We’re committed to being one of the most efficient charities in the UK and Ireland. As a charity, separate from the coastguard and independent from government, we are reliant on voluntary donations to power our lifesaving work.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of our charity, making up 95% of RNLI people. They give their time for free. But giving them everything they need, and deserve, to save lives at sea is costly.
Your money helps our lifeboat crews save lives quickly, safely and effectively
There are over 5,600 volunteer crew members and over 3,500 volunteer shore crew at 238 lifeboat stations around the UK and Ireland. They all rely on training, kit, rescue equipment, lifeboats and lifeboat stations to save lives at sea.
Your money helps our lifeguards prevent accidents before they happen and respond instantly when they do
Working alongside our volunteer lifeboat crews every summer are over 1,100 seasonal beach lifeguards. They patrol 248 beaches across the UK and Channel Islands and rely on training, kit, rescue equipment and lifeguard units to save lives.
Your money helps our volunteers educate, raise awareness and keep people safe
Supporting our lifeboat crews and lifeguards are thousands of community volunteers – including water safety, youth education, fundraising, shop and heritage volunteers – who rely on training and materials to raise awareness and money.
Your money helps us run a tight ship
All of our frontline volunteers are supported behind the scenes by teams of expert volunteers and staff, including engineers, boat builders, trainers, supporter carers, marketeers, press officers, IT technicians, HR advisers and more, all working as one RNLI crew to save lives at sea.
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We believe that even one life lost is too many. Our brave volunteers don’t launch into cold, unwelcoming seas to save just a few people. They’re determined to save every one.
When our crews are racing from one rescue to the next, they rely even more on their lifesaving kit and world-class training – the things that kind people like you help provide. When you give to our appeal, your gift could help to buy the seconds that make the difference.
We want to raise as much money as we can for our fantastic charities, as well as make the race possible! My chosen charity is the RNLI and I would be very happy if you could donate towards this fantastic cause!
THANK YOU
Liz Collyer
PS We would love to have you share our journey with us, so if you’d like to get involved, please get in touch!
