Rnli Dover & Folkestone Fundraising & News

Do you like getting out and about meeting people and developing relationships as well as having basic numeracy skills? If so, the role of Volunteer Box Secretary might be for you. Emptying current RNLI collecting boxes and then counting and recording the income and saying thank you to our supporters is all part of this role. If you can also seek out new locations to place the RNLI collecting boxes this will be a bonus!
This is a great opportunity to really make a differenc...e by raising vital funds for our volunteer crew members and lifeguards.
This is a volunteer opportunity within the RNLI. RNLI volunteers are people who, unpaid and of their own free will, contribute their time, energy and skills to support the purposes of the RNLI. RNLI volunteers may perform a variety of tasks and duties, under direction and guidance, using their skills, knowledge and time to help the RNLI best achieve its objectives.
We respect and honour our volunteers by building trust and understanding. Such a partnership is not intended to be a legally binding contract or to have mutuality of obligation, but instead express a voluntary two-way commitment where everyone gains satisfaction from being part of our organisation.
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A big thanks to Alkham Valley Garden Centre & Tea Room who are the latest to join our Betty's 5 p pot scheme, if your going in or passing, collect a 5 p pot, fill it with 5 p pieces then take it back to be emptied

Tickets now ready and selling, pre booking can be taken, Tickets as per normal, £5 adults & FREE for children, ticket price includes a tour of Lifeboat City of London 2 prior to the event at 6 pm, available from, Jeanette Harper at Blakes of Dover Serena Sims at Serena's Events (Co-innovation) and myself, Huge raffle on the night. looking for outlets to display posters or sell tickets also, thanks all.

Many thanks to Trend hair fashions at Roosevelt road, who are the latest to join our Betty's 5 p pots Scheme.

With 34 outlets in Dover, Folkestone and Hythe for our Betty's 5 p pots. if any other company or business would like to get involved, please do get in touch, you would be more than welcomed and thanked for coming into the scheme with us.

Lifeboat parade 1901

Bookings for tickets now taken, Tickets are on sale from Blakes castle Street, Serenas Events Co-Innovation and from myself, big raffle will be available on the night, FREE tour of Lifeboat City of London 2 prior to event starting, anyone wanting to help by displaying posters would be appreciated.

Many thanks Corrines Hair and Beauty Whitfield, who are the latest to join our Betty's 5p pots scheme, as always simply go in, collectt a pot and take it back when full to be emptied

Many thanks to the staff Saga Enbrook park Sandgate, there 1st batch of 5 p's for our Betty's pots, after only 2 weeks also, hugely appreciated

Have you been on your travels lately, got Euro coins or notes left over or in draws at home, the RNLI will take Euro's, just pop them in a collection pot, 5p pot, or when you see us about at events, the same as old £1 50p 10p 5p coins

A huge thanks to Tesco Dover, who are now doing a book sale for Dover RNLI for 2020, all proceeds will presented to the RNLI in December Chrissy Stewart Michelle King, Priory Station Dover have been doing the same for some months, Dave Campbell, a huge thanks to both, if you have any books you no longer require, Drop them to either Tesco Dover or Priory Station, it would be hugely appreciated

 Lifeboat Saturday, the RNLI’s first charity street collection in Manchester in 1891, was the first ever recorded event of its kind. It was organised in the aftermath of the Mexico disaster 5 years earlier, in which 27 lifeboat crew members from Southport and St Annes lost their lives.  A chicken was a key member of the RNLI fundraising team at Eastbourne in... the 1920s. On fundraising Flag Days the chicken was paraded around town in a doll’s pram, coercing people into support with her steely gaze. This family pet’s owner grew up to become Chair of the Ladies’ Guild.  December 1966 saw the first Blue Peter appeal for books in support of the RNLI
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Equipment  Lifejackets were used by RNLI lifeboat crews for the first time in 1854. They were made of cork.  Tractors launched RNLI lifeboats for the first time in 1920. Prior to that, a different kind of horsepower, courtesy of local farmers, provided the pull.... Some lifeboat stations were still using horses in the 1930s.  RNLI slipway rails have grease applied to them to ensure the lifeboat launches smoothly. The same grease is used to lubricate cows’ udders prior to attaching a milking cluster.
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Even though we have yet to start our events for 2020, Valentines weekend at M&S St James is our first, it has been super busy for our volunteers already, looking for new and adventurous volunteers, arranging events and venues to attend.
More important, after the success of 2019 Betty's 5 p pots campaign, we have expanded it from just 12 outlets in 2019, up to 33 in 2020, so more places to take your full pots, or to collect an empty one,
Tesco Dover, M&S Cafe St James Dover..., Santander bank Dover, New Image for hair elms vale Dover, Tastier Treats Dover, Katie's Greengrocer River, Poulton service and exhaust centre, Brunch Dover, Costa Next St James Dover, Sun House Dover, Knit 7 Stitch Dover, Love Blooms London Rd Dover, Serenas events C0-Innovation, Pines Tea Rooms St Margarets, Dover, The Smugglers St margarest Dover, Salon Beau St Margarets Dover, Frizbee print Tontine St Folkestone, Nikki's Accountancy Foord Rd Folkestone, Totally Wicked Folkestone, Conchitas, Robert Allen estate agents Sandgate road, Folkestone Trawlers, Saga Sandgate, The Full English cafe, The Flower Shop High St Hythe, Reflections hairdressers High St Hythe, Treatment rooms high St Hythe, Saffron Hair High St Hythe, Michelles Indian Head Massage Red Lion Sq Hythe,
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