Midlands Air Ambulance Charity needs your help. The charity is encouraging people in the West Midlands to sign up to its ‘I Pledge’ campaign and make 2020 another successful year for the lifesaving service.
Emma Gray, Fundraising and Marketing Director for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, explains: “We are asking people and businesses within the local communities we serve to pledge their ongoing commitment and support to help us save more lives in the future.”
There’s a wide range of activities and things you can do to pledge, such as:
- Volunteer at one of the charity’s shops
- Make a donation – no matter how big or small, by visiting: midlandsairambulance.com/donatenow
- Attend a local charity event
- Sign up to the charity’s weekly lifesaving lottery
- Host a tea party
- Participate in a sporting event
To get involved, it’s really easy, just write down how you plan to make a difference by supporting Midlands Air Ambulance Charity and email your pledge to: [email protected] or you can tweet the charity, @MAA_Charity and ensure you use the hashtag #IPledge. Visit: midlandsairambulance.com/ipledge to find out more.
Without the support of the general public and local businesses from across the region, the vitally important pre-hospital care service of the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity would simply cease. Each year it costs in excess of £9 million to maintain the aircraft and land vehicles and the provision of a lifesaving service. Each air ambulance mission costs an average of £2,500 and each critical care car mission costs an average of £224.
The charity is responsible for funding and operating three air ambulances and two critical care cars serving the communities of six Midlands counties: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands. This constitutes the largest air ambulance operating region in the UK.
For more information on Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, and how to make the next Mission Possible, visit: midlandsairambulance.com or follow the organisation on social media.
