Generous Donation for Stonehaven Harbour Festival, August 2007

 

This year's Stonehaven Harbour Festival managed to raise over £8000 for the town's Maritime Rescue Institute and brought thousands of people down to the harbour front. It was a great success due to the generosity and enthusiasm of local residents and businesses, and viking and celebrity visitors from further afield! There was even fine weather which is pretty miraculous this summer.

Handover of Apache cheque by Phil Rose and family

 

 

To seal a great day MRI received a cheque from Apache North Sea Ltd. The company generously donated £2000 to the Harbour Festival and £2400 towards a desperately needed new boat trailer. The presentation was made by Phil Rose of Apache and his two children. They were particularly selected to present this gift because Phil's wife Ditta is one of the MRI crewmembers, on-call 24 hours a day to go out to sea in all conditions. Phil and the family are clearly doing all they can to keep their mum safe by giving the crew the where-with-all to buy the appropriate equipment and ensure its upgrade and maintenance.

MRI's Ann Laing stated that 'donations like this give staff and volunteers such a boost - not just in terms of the cash received but also because of the fact that companies like Apache North Sea Ltd appreciate and recognise the work we do'.
Apache North Sea Ltd logo  

 

 

If you would like to know more about or help the MRI, please contact Ann Laing at
the Maritime Rescue Institute in Stonehaven
Tel: 01569 765768 or EMail: ann.laing@btconnect .com

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Updated on: 16 August, 2007