THE RNLI IS THE CHARITY THAT SAVES LIVES AT SEA

THE RNLI wOULD LIKE TOTHANK THE THOUSANDSOF INDIVIDUALSUPPORTERS ANDORGANISATIONS wHOMADE OUR LIFESAVINGwORK POSSIBLE IN 2012.HERE ARE jUSTSOME OF THEM:LEGACIESThe RNLI is immensely grateful for everylegacy we receive. All gifts in Wills,regardless of their size, are recognised inour remembrance book.Mrs Mary Robina Cornford was for many yearsan active supporter of the Redruth Ladies’Lifeboat Guild. Her gift of £200 will help meetthe running costs of the RNLI in Cornwall.Mr Roy William Henry Knight of Kent was anengineer in the Merchant Marine and had areal understanding of the dangers of the sea.His gift of £1,000 was given in recognition ofhis admiration of the work of the RNLI.Mr George Angus Gowan’s grandfather wasa member of the fishing fraternity at Buckie.His legacy of £1,000 goes to Buckie LifeboatStation.Mr Michael Joseph Dyson Bower of Clwydbequeathed a share of his estate to the RNLI.His legacy of £160,921 helped meet the vitalrunning costs of the Institution.Miss Irene Noakes from Bognor Regis gave alegacy of £114,653 to help meet the runningcosts of Selsey Lifeboat Station.MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERSMrs Scott for her ongoing generous supportand in particular for the provision of a tractorfor Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station.Joel and April Grunnill for their very generousdonation towards the future Shannon classlifeboat at Skegness.Mrs K Hurley MBE for her long and generoussupport of the RNLI.A family local to Kippford Lifeboat Station,for continuing their generous support of thestation running costs.Mr and Mrs Garrett for their continued supportthat will help to secure the future of lifeboatmaintenance and construction.Mr Robert Daws for his continued generousfunding of D class and Y boats.The Burgess family who funded Cleethorpeslifeboat to save lives in the waters that JamesBurgess knew so well.Mr E Hyett for his very generous support ofAngle Lifeboat Station.A generous gift by the Walker family toSunderland Lifeboat Station, in memory ofEileen S Walker, a lifelong RNLI supporter.Most generous support of the Build forLife project by Dr Ron Raworth. This is inmemory of his beloved wife Brenda, inacknowledgement of the selfless bravery ofthe lifeboat crews who operate in and aroundMorecambe Bay.Mrs A McLellan and her son Mr B McLellanfor their valued support in memory of JulieMcLellan, which has funded two inshore rescuecraft.The late Mrs J Graham, who sadly passed awayin December 2012, for her very generoussupport of our lifeboat stations in Scotlandover many years.Miss Sally Anne Odell for continuing her verygenerous support of the RNLI and especiallytowards the operational costs at Kinsale.Mr R and Mrs E Hope for their support of theRNLI.PAYROLL GIVERSAll those who donated to the RNLIthrough Payroll Giving. Your regularsupport is greatly appreciated.TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONSThe Alfred George Ker Trust for their mostgenerous donation towards Moelfre LifeboatStation.The Dulverton Trust for supporting crewtraining at RNLI College with a generousdonation of £25,000.The Frederick & Phyllis Cann Trust for fundinglifejackets at Walton and Frinton and forcontributing towards the new lifeboat facilityat Southend-on-Sea.Mr Simon Gibson CBE DL for very generouslyproviding Appledore’s new Atlantic 85 inshorelifeboat.The Gay & Peter Hartley’s Hillards CharitableTrust for their continuing generous support ofScarborough Lifeboat Station, where they havefunded the last three inshore lifeboats.The Harebell Centenary Fund for supportingthe running costs at Oban Lifeboat Stationwith a generous donation of £100,000.The Lloyd’s Register Foundation for generouslysupporting sea survival training at RNLI Collegewith a donation of over £1.5M over 8 years.The Band Trust for generously supporting amechanic’s training course at RNLI College for3 years.The Manx Lottery Trust for generously fundinglifejackets on the Isle of Man.The Iliffe Family Charitable Trust for generouslysupporting crew training at RNLI College.The Kenneth & Susan Green CharitableFoundation for generously supporting RNLIlifeguards and the All-weather Lifeboat Centre.CORPORATE SUPPORTERSWe would like to thank all the companiesthat supported us in 2012. In particular,for their continued and significant support,we thank:Bishop SkinnerHBAAJohn WestYorkshire Building SocietyThe Recycling FactoryToolStationVirgin Media15