True Heroes Of The Sea

David Hastings


Organisation:
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
Region:
North East
Notice Period:
Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
Type:
Charity
Fee:
Free
Category:
Charity
Updated:
25th January 2021

Uplifting stories of Lifeboat People, Lifeboats and Rescues At Sea over the last 200 years.

Amazing stories of courage, endurance and bravery highlighting the RNLI volunteers who go to sea to help complete strangers in trouble, often in appalling conditions and when everyone else is running for shelter.

The talk can be adapted in length to suit your meeting needs.

Physical presentations are with Powerpoint, videos and a professional sound system. I provide all my own equipment including screen.

Online presentations can also be given by Zoom.

The length of the presentations can be tailored to Speaker Secretary’s requirements.

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About David Hastings

Enthusiastic, passionate and knowledgeable, David is a multi award winning charity fundraiser and brings over 45 years of RNLI fundraising experience.

David is the long serving Hon. Secretary of the Durham Branch of the RNLI, a small but highly effective, award-winning, inland fundraising Branch, based in the City of Durham, which organises fundraising events and activities in the Durham, Washington and Newcastle areas.

David has given over 290 community presentations so far, to a wide variety of audiences, including Rotary Clubs, WI's, U3A Clubs, Church Groups, Men's Forums and Health Support Groups.

David has organised over 650 RNLI fundraising events and activities in the last 22 years, which have contributed to Durham Branch raising over £450,000 for the RNLI in that time.

In the 2017 National Fundraising Awards (which cover the whole of the charity and voluntary sectors across the whole country) David was one of four shortlisted nominees by the Institute of Fundraising (IoF) for the “Best Volunteer Fundraiser” award.

In the 2019 North East Charity Awards, the North East business and charity communities voted David to receive the "Volunteer Of The Year" award.

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