Today I had to help my parents in fundraising for the charity 'RNLI'.
Growing up I always was involved in this and with fun days etc. because my parents were both part of the crew, my Dad was actually senior helm and in charge of the crew.
My parents were actually the 'face' of the RNLI and were on a lot of leaflets, posters and even had cardboard cutouts of themselves, you don't realise how weird it is to see cardboard cutout of your parents..
But anyway I had to get up early this morning to go into the town to meet the crew and get collection boxes and stickers. I was on my feet pretty much all day and they were killing me so much by noon and to make the day more exciting it decided to rain like nothing normal while we were doing this, lucky Daddy had on the dry suit and was perfectly happy whereas Robbie and I were soaked to our skin with wet jeans sticking to our legs and we were freezing too but overall I realised how generous people were.
We were having people crossing the road to give us money, giving us notes and coins and we had numerous buckets full and heavy to go towards the charity.
Growing up I always was involved in this and with fun days etc. because my parents were both part of the crew, my Dad was actually senior helm and in charge of the crew.
My parents were actually the 'face' of the RNLI and were on a lot of leaflets, posters and even had cardboard cutouts of themselves, you don't realise how weird it is to see cardboard cutout of your parents..
But anyway I had to get up early this morning to go into the town to meet the crew and get collection boxes and stickers. I was on my feet pretty much all day and they were killing me so much by noon and to make the day more exciting it decided to rain like nothing normal while we were doing this, lucky Daddy had on the dry suit and was perfectly happy whereas Robbie and I were soaked to our skin with wet jeans sticking to our legs and we were freezing too but overall I realised how generous people were.
We were having people crossing the road to give us money, giving us notes and coins and we had numerous buckets full and heavy to go towards the charity.
Robbie dressed up as Stormy Stan and was waving and give high fives to so many people and children running up to hug him, it was so cute!
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel islands and the Isle of Man, as well as on selected inland waterways.
The RNLI was founded on 4 March 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
The RNLI operates 444 lifeboats (332 are on station, 112 are in the relief fleet), from 236 lifeboat stations around the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The RNLI's lifeboats rescued an average of 22 people a day in 2011. RNLI lifeboats launched 8,321 times in 2012, rescuing 7,912 people. The RNLI's lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved more than 140,000 lives since 1824.
The RNLI was founded on 4 March 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
The RNLI operates 444 lifeboats (332 are on station, 112 are in the relief fleet), from 236 lifeboat stations around the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The RNLI's lifeboats rescued an average of 22 people a day in 2011. RNLI lifeboats launched 8,321 times in 2012, rescuing 7,912 people. The RNLI's lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved more than 140,000 lives since 1824.
Stormy Stan!
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