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Charities

provision of phone cards and personal computers both in service provision and through

enable seafarers to have much needed contact fundraising and awareness-raising. While they
with loved ones at home, providing vital short all have distinct remits, the industry can rest

term interaction and helping to create stable assured that where possible these charities are
family units in the longer term.committed to working collaboratively, avoiding

Port Chaplains and ship visitors lend a duplication and providing support in the most

sympathetic ear, and give informed practical eficient way possible.
advice. Dedicated phone lines, web-based tool Apostleship of the Sea, Mission to Seafarers,

kits and port welfare guides help seafarers to the OSCAR campaign, Sailors’ Society and
access conidential support wherever they may Seafarers UK are hugely grateful to LISW for

be. Charities also respond quickly to the ever- providing this opportunity to inform and remind
changing nature of the maritime environment, the international shipping community of the vital

constantly developing and supporting innovative work they do in support of seafarers, as well as the
and practical projects that offer tangible beneits on-going need for funds to carry out their work.

to seafarers.With industry support, we could do so much more
LISW has provided these charities with the to improve the lives and care of both the sector’s

opportunity to demonstrate to the shipping most precious resource – the seafarer – and the
community that they are working together,lives of children with serious illness.
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Supporting Charities
To donate please visit LISW15 fundraising page:
uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/lisw15

OSCAR

www.seafarers.ukThe Ocean and Shipping Community Advancing Children’s Health and Research
www.gosh.org/events-and-appeals

www.sailors-society.org

Apostleship
of the Sea

Supporting Seafarers Worldwide

www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk
www.missiontoseafarers.org

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