A three year old Highland lad raises more than £1900 for RNLI lifeboats because his Dad serves on one
Seeing how his Dad has to rush out the door every time the pager sounds on the Kyle Lifeboat, young Finlay decided that he wanted to try and raise enough money to buy fuel for the vessel.
At just three years old Finlay thought about £200 would be enough but in the end a target of £1000 was set – one which he easily smashed as the tally now stands at an impressive £1931 at the time of writing and could go higher as it remains open for donations.
So alongside his Mum Heather he walked one mile every day in May for the Kyle lifeboat station as part of the RNLI Mayday Mile challenge – that 31 miles in one month is no mean feat for such a young lad.
He received plenty of encouragement with Margaret Ferguson posting: “Well done Finlay, you are a lifesaver like your Dad” while Susan Craig added: “Well done, Finlay...what an achievement.”
Nationally the RNLI challenge has already raised £443,967 from 4812 people who covered 104,547 miles – that is the equivalent of travelling around the equator just over four times.
Explaining a little more of was behind the effort to raise funds, Kyle Lifeboat RNLI wrote on Facebook: “Three year old Finlay MacDonald, who's daddy is one of our crew, has been walking a mile every day in May to raise money for our lifeboat station as part of the RNLI Mayday Mile campaign.
“Finlay set out to raise £200 to 'buy petrol for the lifeboat'. He has done an amazing job, smashed his target and raised the phenomenal amount of just under £1500!”
While the fundraising page which is still open to donations stated: “During summertime, more people flock to beaches and coastal towns to make the most of everything they have to offer – from glorious sunshine to adventurous watersports. And as temperatures rise, so do calls from people in trouble by the water.
“By answering this Mayday call and giving a gift today, you can make a real, lifesaving difference. Your kindness will help give volunteers everything they need to launch to the rescue, and make sure they’re ready to face their busiest season.”
