THOUSANDS of ‘heart-warming’ messages of support have been sent to the RNLI as part of their Christmas appeal.
Based on West Quay Road, the charity aims to raise £1.5million through their winter campaign, which saw supporters receive a pair of cut-out RNLI life rings to write their good wishes on and send one back to the life-saving cause.
A massive £1million has already been raised and over 3,000 messages have been received at the RNLI’s HQ, with a selection hanging on the charity’s Christmas tree in the foyer.
Chris Speers, volunteer crew member at the RNLI’s Poole Lifeboat Station, said: “This Christmas, volunteer RNLI crew members will be on call ready to drop everything to help save lives at sea.
“To see so many lovely messages of support hanging on the Christmas tree in the RNLI College is really heart-warming.
“As a charity, we rely on the generosity of the public to support our lifesaving service and I’d like to thank everyone who has supported our Christmas appeal so far. Without this support, the RNLI simply could not reunite the thousands of people we rescue every year with their families.”
For more information, go to RNLI.org/Xmas
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