Congratulations to Wiltshire College & University Centre staff member Deb Boyce who has made quite a splash in helping to raise funds for the Forever Friends Appeal run by the Royal United Hospital in Bath.
Deb, who works as an Assessor in Business & Management
at the College’s Trowbridge campus, took part in the charity’s recent
Newfoundland Dog Dive at Portishead Marina.
Deb oversees several College apprenticeship students who
work at the RUH, including one for the Forever Friends Appeal who informed her
how the charity had struggled to raise funds during the pandemic.
Keen to help out, Deb quickly took the plunge to
participate in the Newfoundland Dog Dive, which involves participants taken
being out into the Bristol Channel by boat and jumping into the water before
being rescued by a Newfoundland dog and taken back to the boat before returning
to Portishead Marina.
Deb explained: “When I saw the event on Facebook, I
quickly applied. I had to raise a minimum of £100 and be prepared to get wet!
“There were two of us in each boat for each time slot.
Our dog, called Apollo, rescued each of us separately and took us back to the
boat before pulling us both to the slipway.
“They weigh between 14 and 17 stone and their strength
is awesome! I got a T-Shirt to mark the occasion and enjoyed every minute.”
The College is one of the leading providers of
apprenticeships in the South West, working with more than 1,000 employers to
deliver over 80 apprenticeships across a wide range of sectors and skill levels.
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