Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA) is taking part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge to raise £70,000 in just one week!
The charity needs to raise £35,000 in online donations to secure a match pot that will double the amount raised to make £70,000. All donations will support LNAA’s life-saving work, 24-hours-a-day, every day of the year.
From 28 November to 5 December all donations will be doubled.
Money raised could go towards helping children like three-year-old George who was hit by a car.
The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance was dispatched to where George lay unconscious, landing close to the scene so the crew were able to be by the toddler’s side. As George began to wake up Dr Alan Horan and Senior Paramedic Erica Ley could see he was showing signs of distress and administered advanced pain relief.
As George was so young, he needed to be taken to hospital as quickly as possible. Distraught mum Laura travelled on board the helicopter to Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre and could only watch as the crew continued to monitor George and keep him comfortable. They arrived at hospital in minutes and George was transferred quickly to the paediatric team so they could continue his care.
Mum, Laura said: “The compassion and kindness they showed as they kept my son settled on that flight to hospital will stay with me forever.”
Fortunately, George made a full recovery.
Interim Giving Manager at LNAA, Michelle Hill said: “It’s patients like George who need the care only our crew can provide – and quickly. He was potentially one of four patients that day, our daily mission average, to which the crew take the equivalent of an Emergency Department.
“Whether at the beachside, on the roadside or in the countryside, crews respond to emergencies of the most serious kind, providing medical interventions that can mean the difference between life and death.
“Patients like George get the best care possible only because of the support we receive from people across Lincs & Notts and beyond.”
Donations to the Christmas Challenge will be generously matched by campaign pledgers (Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Countryside Appeal (NAACA), Lincolnshire Air Ambulance County Appeal (LAACA) and Community Champion The Reed Foundation), meaning your donation will have twice the impact!
But in order to access the £35,000 in the matching pot, LNAA needs to raise £35,000 in online donations. LNAA hopes everyone will give generously this year to help reach the target and to help keep the iconic helicopter flying and critical care cars operational 24/7.
How can you get involved?
Visit https://www.ambucopter.org.uk/BigGive and make a donation from 12pm (midday) on #GivingTuesday (Tuesday, 28th November). The campaign will close at 12pm on Tuesday, 5th December.
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