11th April 2012

LYME REGIS: Anonymous donor boosts RNLI funds

AN anonymous 13-year-old boy has boosted the RNLI’s lifejacket fund in Lyme Regis.

The boy, from Somerton in Somerset, was sponsored to the tune of £180 to take part in the New Year’s Day Lyme Lunge, organised by Lyme Regis Rotary Club.

Rotarian John McCallum said: “We were delighted to receive the cheque in the post because we thought all the funds were in, but it is apparent that the lad wishes to remain anonymous.

“All the same we would like to thank him very much on behalf of the Rotary Club and the RNLI. It was truly wonderful effort by such a young man.”

The boy’s cheque took the total raised by the Rotary Club during the annual dip in the sea to £1,700. The donations made the the RNLI will go toward buying new lifejackets for the crew.

PICTURE: Mr McCallum presented the cheque on behalf of the young donor to lifeboat crew member Jon Broome