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BP Rescue of the Month winners- March 2015

Thursday, 30 April 2015

It is with great pleasure that we congratulate the following clubs on winning the BP Rescue of the Month Awards for March 2015

• Northern Region - Raglan - view the citation
• Eastern Region - Mount Maunganui- view the citation
• Central Region - Lyall Bay - view the citation
• Southern Region - Spencer Park - view the citation

The national winner is Raglan Surf Life Saving Club for assisting a surfer out of a rip and preventing further swimmers from getting into strife on March 10.

As national winners, Raglan will receive a $500 gift card from BP to help with the financial costs of keeping communities safe in the water. Our regional winners will each receive a $100 BP gift card.

Safety, excellence, courage and respect are fundamental to the work clubs deliver throughout New Zealand. The extraordinary efforts shown by all the lifeguards involved were outstanding - you can all be proud of your fellow Surf Lifeguards.

Nominations for the April 2015 BP Rescue of the Month Awards close on Friday May 8. Click here for more information.

For more information, please contact:

Lisa Honeybone, Media & Communications Specialist, SLSNZ
Phone 09 303 9335 or 0276 488 823
Email lisa.honeybone@surflifesaving.org.nz