The RNLI need you to donate. One day you might need them.

Thank you for opening my blog and taking the time to read through it! I’m Alex and the RNLI is an organisation I feel strongly about. They help save lives out at sea, on beaches and in floods, on such a daily basis. They do such a good job that they save on average about 9,000 lives a year and aid 16,500 others. But because the RNLI don’t get any money from the government, they run purely on donations, and to maintain their excellent work, they need the public to help by donating.

The RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) is a well-known charity throughout the UK. The work they do is fantastic; many lives are saved because of them and families are brought together and saved from devastation.

So why should you care about the RNLI?

• It costs around £385,000 a day to run the RNLI and all of this at the moment is donated by the public. If  we don’t donate, they won’t be able to continue running, which will mean if we ever get in to trouble in waters, the RNLI won’t be there to save us.
• Even if you don’t live by the sea, you still may need the help of the RNLI one day. Many of us go on holidays (abroad and in our own country) and many of these holidays are based by the sea. Especially if you don’t live by the sea, you might not be aware of the dangers that there are. This is where the RNLI come in; to warn you of the dangers and to save you if you get in trouble.
• Many of the RNLI’s crews are volunteers. As well as having an everyday job, they get called out to
  
  sea to help save lives. They leave everything behind that they are currently doing to do their excellent, life-saving work.
• As well as actually physically saving lives, they mentally do as well. For many schools (mostly primary) the RNLI come in and make children aware of the dangers of the sea. Once they know this information, it is most likely to affect how they portray the sea and don’t forget that the sea is very dangerous.
• The RNLI don’t only teach schools though, at each lifeguarded RNLI beach, there will be safety notices, a safety tent and flags to raise awareness of the fact that the beach is protected by the RNLI. This is so holidaymakers and the public are aware that the sea is guarded by the RNLI.

What the RNLI does is lifesaving and courageous. Here is a 2 minute video of parts of rescues they came across in 2013: RNLI 2013 Lives Saved

Thank you very much for reading my blog! Just to finish, please can you answer a few questions in the comments below! Also if you have any thoughts, questions or comments, please leave them in the comments as well with your name and your country-only if you aren’t in the UK!

1. Have you ever donated or supported the RNLI before? If you have, please state what you have done.
2. Do you now feel more informed about the RNLI? If so, what have I informed you with?
3. Would you now think about doing any of the following things to support this organisation:

1. Make a donation
2. Tell your family and friends about the excellent work the RNLI do
3. Support them whenever you use eBay or Amazon
4. Complete a fundraiser for this fantastic charity
5. Visit their website to find out even more information about them

Thank you so much again for taking the time to read my blog!
Alex