Supporting the lifesaving movement
The International Life Saving Federation created the Generous Contribution Awards to honour people who support the international lifesaving movement, the saving of lives from drowning and lifesaving sport.
Governor of Lifesaving
Minimum qualification: A generous offer to provide advice and assistance to ILS, including assisting with future fundraising efforts, and a one-time contribution to ILS of 50,000 Euro. This may include earlier contributions.
Kevin WELDON AM
Australia – Surf
Deceased
2005
Dr Henry FOK Ying Tung PhD GMB
Hong Kong
Deceased
2005
Flemish Life Saving Federation
Belgium
2005
Dr Harald VERVAECKE PhD
Belgium
2009
Senator of Lifesaving
Minimum qualification: A generous offer to provide advice and assistance to ILS, including assisting with fundraising efforts, and a one-time contribution to ILS of 25,000 Euro. This may include earlier contributions.
Protector of ILS
Minimum qualification: A generous offer to provide advice and assistance to ILS, including assisting with fundraising efforts, and a one-time contribution to ILS of 10,000 Euro. This may include earlier contributions at the Supporter level.
Carl MARTINEZ
USA
Deceased
2005-2019
16.500 Euro.
Platinum Member of Lifesaving
Minimum qualification: A generous offer to provide advice and assistance to ILS, including assisting with fundraising efforts, and a one-time contribution to ILS of 5,000 Euro.
Gold Member of Lifesaving
Minimum qualification: A generous offer to provide advice and assistance to ILS, including assisting with fundraising efforts, and a one-time contribution to ILS of 1,000 Euro.
B. Chris BREWSTER
USA
2005
1.000 Euro
Carl MARTINEZ
USA
Deceased
2005
1.000 Euro.
B. Chris BREWSTER
USA
2006
1.000 Euro
Carl MARTINEZ
USA
Deceased
2006
1.000 Euro.
Carl MARTINEZ
USA
Deceased
2007-2009
1.000 Euro each year.
Dr. Steve BEERMAN MD
Canada
2010
4.000 Euro
Carl MARTINEZ
USA
Deceased
2010
2.500 Euro.
Carl MARTINEZ
USA
Deceased
2014-2019
1.500 Euro each year.
John MARTIN MBE
GBR
Deceased
2024
1.500 Euro.
Silver Member of Lifesaving
Minimum qualification: A generous offer to provide advice and assistance to ILS, including assisting with fundraising efforts, and a one-time contribution to ILS of 500 Euro.
Bronze Member of Lifesaving
Minimum qualification: A generous offer to provide advice and assistance to ILS, including assisting with fundraising efforts, and a one-time contribution to ILS of 100 Euro.
Paul OLIVER
Australia – Royal
Daphne READ
Australia – Royal
Dr Shayne BAKER PhD
Australia – Royal
Anthony LEVETT
Australia – Royal
Mike KELLY
Australia – Royal
Wendy SIMPSON
Australia – Royal
Dr Gerard MEIJER MD
Australia – Royal
Dr Paul JAMES
Australia – Royal
Gary KEARNEY
Australia – Royal
James R. Mc CLELLAN
Australia – Royal
Norman FARMER
Australia – Royal
Dr Heather MAC GOWAN MD
Australia – Royal
Deceased
Patricia Anne TILSEE
Australia – Royal
Andrew WHITTAKER
Australia – Royal
Scott M. CONWAY
Australia – Royal
Les MOLE
Australia – Royal
Michael DARBEN
Australia – Royal
Craig FLIGHT.
Australia – Royal
Kevin Weldon AM
Australia – Surf
Alan Whelpton AM
Australia – Surf
Anthony Brooks
Australia – Surf
Bruce Bennet
Australia – Surf
Clive Edward Jarrot
Australia – Surf
Ken O'Connell
Australia – Surf
Belinda Gapes
Australia – Surf
Michael Rogan
Australia – Surf
Gary Justin
Australia – Surf
Greg Mac Mahon
Australia – Surf
Harry Windmill
Australia – Surf
Keith Lutz
Australia – Surf
John Jones
Australia – Surf
Robert Arthur Evans
Australia – Surf
Neil Smith
Australia – Surf
Norman Lewis
Australia – Surf
Noel Kelk
Australia – Surf
Keith Atkinson
Australia – Surf
Raymond Martin
Australia – Surf
William G. Marshall
Australia – Surf
David A. Sparks
Australia – Surf
Darren Peters
Australia – Surf
Dennis Heussner
Australia – Surf
Zackary Zlyden
Australia – Surf
Colin Addison
Australia – Surf
Ken English
Australia – Surf
Ian Scott
Australia – Surf
Simon Moriarty
Australia – Surf
Corinne Moriarty
Australia – Surf
Scott Murray
Australia – Surf
Darran Roper
Australia – Surf
Ronald Rankin AM
Australia – Surf
Greg Allum
Australia – Surf
Shane Sarlin
Australia – Surf
Ian Sunner
Australia – Surf
Kevin Hoskins
Australia – Surf
Geoff Lyons
Australia – Surf
Brian Carthew
Australia – Surf
Barrie Pitt
Australia – Surf
Stewart Johnston
Australia – Surf
Craig Hale
Australia – Surf
David Nolan
Australia – Surf
Christopher Williams
Australia – Surf
Stuart Cordingly
Australia – Surf
Frederik Smith
Australia – Surf
Adam Williams
Australia – Surf
Raymond Prior
Australia – Surf
Jeffrey Mansfield
Australia – Surf
John O'Neil
Australia – Surf
Maxwell Collins
Australia – Surf
Terry Owens
Australia – Surf
Maxmillian John Klingner
Australia – Surf
Murray Colvin
Australia – Surf
Geoffrey Smith
Australia – Surf
Adrian Petrie
Australia – Surf
David Kennedy
Australia – Surf
Warren Boulton
Australia – Surf
Michael Rudgerson
Australia – Surf
Ralph Bresciano
Australia – Surf
Robert Welch
Australia – Surf
Melanie Ogle
Australia – Surf
Dinah Boswell
Australia – Surf
Brian Geddes
Australia – Surf
William G. Donges
Australia – Surf
Bob Gear
Australia – Surf
Shane Francis Porter
Australia – Surf
Eddie Bennet
Australia – Surf
Helen Angus
Australia – Surf
Troy Daniel Fenech
Australia – Surf
Mark Reaburn
Australia – Surf
Anthony Folliot
Australia – Surf
Paul Hyde
Australia – Surf
Max Christmas
Australia – Surf
Gary Radel
Australia – Surf
Warren Massoy
Australia – Surf
Lynn Wright
Australia – Surf
William James
Australia – Surf
John Charles Holmes
Australia – Surf
Ann Parsons
Australia – Surf
Jamie Jones
Australia – Surf
George Misson
Australia – Surf
Rick Kirby
Australia – Surf
Graham Tolchard.
Australia – Surf
Guillermo DIAZ.
Argentina
Dr Harald VERVAECKE PhD
Belgium
Jef TORFS
Belgium
Rudy FAUVILLE
Belgium
Marc VAES
Belgium
Stefan VANNESTE
Belgium
Mark VERBEKE
Belgium
Peter VAN VOOREN
Belgium
Nader PIRIVAKIL
Belgium
Steven WERBROUCK
Belgium
Isabel LEBE
Belgium
Sari INDRAWATI SWINNEN
Belgium
Karen MENNES.
Belgium
Dr David SZPILMAN MD
Brazil
Carlos SMICELATO.
Brazil
John F. BANKES
Canada
Heidi OVERGUARD
Canada
Charlène PUGH
Canada
Braham AMITORABI.
Canada
Nicolas BOUTRY.
France
Klaus BARTNITZKE
Germany
Deceased
Dr Klaus WILKENS PhD
Germany
Jacob THORSTEN.
Germany
John MARTIN.
Great Britain
Chi Yan LAI
Hong Kong
Sze-Keung CHEUNG.
Hong Kong
Rajkomaraiah Yadav JANGA.
India
Amir Kaywan MAGHSO.
Iran
Kazuhiko MATSUSHITA.
Japan
Marcel JAGERSMA
The Netherlands
Kees POLDERMAN.
The Netherlands
Graham TOLCHARD
New Zealand
Jonathon WEBBER.
New Zealand
Fernando MARTINHO
Portugal
Vasco ALMEIDA
Portugal
Rui Antonio ROCHA.
Portugal
Pedro Walch DEN TUINDER.
Spain
Deceased
Yousef AL-AKRAA.
UAE
Khim Guan TAN
Singapore
Kheng Sia LEE
Singapore
Beng Chong LIM.
Singapore
Derrick WHITTING.
South Africa
Deceased
Bertil WERNER
Sweden
Deceased
Carl Johan RUNDBERG.
Sweden
Andrea GYDENGY.
Switzerland
Akin KARAKAYA.
Turkey
Neil MASSEY.
the United Kingdom
Carl MARTINEZ
USA
Deceased
B. Chris BREWSTER
USA
Bert VANDERMARK
USA
Kevin COATES
USA
Driton BISLIMI
USA
Louis MARTINET
USA
Scott HANSON
USA
Carmen DARMINIO
USA
William HILLEMEIER
USA
Kenneth A BULLE.
USA
Wai Ki TANG
USA-Red Cross
Timothy TWEET.
USA-Red Cross
(*): Deceased