We are extremely grateful to the growing number of North West Air Ambulance supporters who give up their spare time to raise money for us in a huge variety of ways.
The stories below have been sent in by our fundraisers. To see your story on this page, email a short description of your event (including a photo if you have one) and the amount raised to enquiries@northwestairambulance.com
"Three Peaks Challenge" raises over £2,000
Three friends have recently completed the gruelling 'Three Peaks Challenge' in order to raise funds for the North West Air Ambulance.
The famous challenge involves climbing the three highest mountains in the UK in under 24 hours. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Sean, John and Ben (pictured above) for their fantastic fundraising efforts.
Hardware shop fundraise during fashion week
To mark the end of Ulverston Fashion Week Smith & Harrison's decided to follow the designer boutiques of the town and put live models in the shop window to market their goods. However, their live model didn't quite conform to fashion expectations.
Garry Gifford posed in the ironmongers shop window to help raise funds (and few eyebrows) to officially mark the end of this prestigious event. We would like to thank all involved at Smith & Harrison's for their fundraising ingenuity.
Beaverbrooks staff support local charity
Staff at Beaverbrooks have made a special contribution to charity by donating £200 to North West Air Ambulance. The donation forms part of a nationwide initiative which has seen the Company giving each of its people £50 to donate to a charity of their choice.
Each of Beaverbrooks’ 65 stores and Head Office Departments were given the opportunity to nominate a charity they felt particularly passionate about to receive a collective donation. And with over 700 people, Beaverbrooks is sure to make a significant difference to charities throughout the UK.
David Carleton, Manager of the Marketing Department at Beaverbrooks Head Office says “The team spent a lot of time discussing which charities they feel passionate about and which should receive the donation, and North West Air Ambulance was our chosen charity. At Beaverbrooks we’re always looking for ways to enrich people’s lives and this doesn’t stop at our staff and customers. We recognise the importance of helping and supporting our local community and hope this donation will go some way to making a difference to this well deserving charity.”
Freemasons make £12000 donation
East and West Lancashire and Cheshire Freemasons visited Barton Airport to present North-West Air Ambulance with a cheque for £12000 from their National Charity. This generous donation is part of over £ 1/2 M donated by the Charity to air ambulances during the past three years.
Speaking about the donation Derek Thornhill, Assistant Provincial Grand Master from East Lancashire said: “Air Ambulances play an important role in ensuring people get the medical help they need as quickly as possible. For those in life threatening situations this can dramatically improve their chance of survival. East Lancashire Masons and the Freemasons’ Grand Charity are delighted to once again be supporting North West Air Ambulance and contributing to the continued provision of this excellent service”
In response Lynda Brislin, charity chief executive of the North West Air Ambulance Service said: “Without the support of Freemasons and similar donors we just would not be flying the way we do. I cannot praise the Freemasons enough for this generous support. Hardly a week goes by without a cheque landing on my desk from one of the Lodges in the North West and then there is this magnificent donation. It is donations like this that keeps us flying and saving lives”.
Knutsford District Motor Club present cheque
Members of the Knutsford District Motor Club presented a cheque to North West Air Ambulance charity Chief Executive Lynda Brislin recently
for £1500. The funds were raised at their recent "Tour of Cheshire" car rally which took place over the summer.
Pictured above presenting the cheque are Alan Smith, Mike Harrison, Paul Campbell, Jeff Gray and Duncan Wild.
Inner Wheel present cheque
Members of the Inner Wheel Club of Tottington presented a cheque to the North West Air Ambulance for £1200 raised at various fundraising events throughout the year.
Manhein Auctions adopt charity
Manheim Auctions have adopted North West Air Ambulance as their chosen charity for the next twelve months. The auctioneers based in Haydock, Lancashire intend to hold fundraising events throughout the year to raise funds for the charity.
Further information is available by visiting their website
Cake Sale Raises Funds
Euxton House employees were able to indulge their collective sweet tooth at the recent charity sale of home made cakes in aid of the North West Air Ambulance. A regular team of cake bakers (they have these sales a couple of times a year) produced mouthwatering selections and the queues snaked all the way round the reception area, so much so that everything was completely sold out within half an hour.
There were dozens of different cakes on offer and would have rivalled those made by Delia! A cheque for £260 was later presented to the fundraising representatives of the NWAA.
Toyota UK make charitable donation
The Manging Director of Toyota UK recently presented North West Air Ambulance representative Dave Cotson with £2000 from their charitable trust.
We would like to thank all the personnel at Toyota UK for choosing us to receive this fantastic donation.
Tuc Tuc journey around Britian.
Driving from John O'Groats to Lands End is a mammoth task for even the experienced of drivers but imagine making that journey in a tuc-tuc. The three wheeled vehicle, popular in South East Asia, has a top speed of 33mph and can carry up to three people.
Stephen Lord, pictured below, made the 1700 mile trip and visited 25 air ambulance bases on the journey. Stephen raised £2300 for the North West Air Ambulance and presented Charity Chief Executive Lynda Brislin with the cheque.
We would like to say a big thank you to Stephen for his huge effort raising these funds on this arduous task.
Carnival Queen's hold fundraising activities
Two carnival queens have raised £600 for the North West Air Ambulance.
The money was raised through a variety of fundraising activities including a fun night, tombola stalls and a sponsored haircut.
The two carnival queens, Emma Alexander and Amelia Morley, are pictured handing a cheque to Chris Veevers and Dave Cotson from the North West Air Ambulance.
90th Birthday Celebration for NWAA supporter
North West Air Ambulance supporter Nellie Edwards recently celebrated her 90th birthday and instead of asking for presents she requested guests make a donation to the North West Air Ambulance.
Nellie, from Congleton, Cheshire, managed to raise in excess of £350.00 for the North West Air Ambulance and we would like to take this opportunity to thank Nellie and all her family and friends who donated so generously.
50th Birthday collection raises charitable funds!
Jeremy Makinson, recently celebrated his 50th birthday and asked for guests to make donations to the North West Air Ambulance instead of purchasing gifts.
Jeremy received a whopping £735 in gifts and we would like to thank Jeremy and all his friends and family for making such generous donations to the North West Air Ambulance
Jeremy is pictured above presenting a cheque to NWAA Community Fundraiser Sara White.
Masons present BBQ funds
The members of Longton Masonic Lodge No 6237 raised £2500 at their summer BBQ and presented the cheque to NWAA Charity Chief Executive Lynda Brislin at a recent gathering.
We would like to thank all the members of Longton Masonic Lodge along with all those who attended their summer BBQ and helped raise this money.
Holgate caravan park
The staff and holiday makers at Holgate holiday park in Lancaster have been working hard over the Summer to raise £6500 for the North West Air Ambulance.
Throughout the season numerous charitable events and family fun days have been held with all the proceeds being donated to the regions dedicated helicopter emergency medical service.
We would like to thank all the staff and patrons of Holgates caravan park for all their hard work in raising this staggering amount.
Rochdale classic bike show
North West Air Ambulance fundraiser Freda Whittle recently held a stall at the Rochdale Classic bike show to raise funds for the charity.
Holding a stall selling various bric-a-brac items and organising a tombola with numerous stuffed monkey bears which had been donated by a friend.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Freda for her fundraising efforts along with everybody who donated goods and all those who attended the show and helped raise nearly £200 for our life saving charity.
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