Midlands Air Ambulance

Flying start for fundraising campaign

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity already for their support in completing the (MAAC) has had a successful start to challenge and raising vitally important funds for its Air30 Airbase Challenge with our rapid response, pre-hospital emergency participants clocking up more than service. 12,000 miles of walking, running and cycling. “However, reaching a record of 15,000 miles

The lifesaving charity has seen its latest would give us a really great boost during 2021 and fundraising initiative take off with individuals and our ‘Air30’ anniversary year. teams already signed up having pledged to cover “With the nights getting lighter, warmer more than 12,000 miles by challenging weather on the way, and some restrictions set to themselves physically. That’s the same distance be lifted in the coming weeks, we hope more and which would be covered by travelling from the UK more people will be encouraged to help us make to Antarctica. future missions possible.”

This has spurred the charity on and it now Also as part of Midlands Air Ambulance wants more people to get involved and push that Charity’s 30th anniversary celebrations, and due total to 15,000 miles by the time the challenge to a community fundraising shortfall over the last finishes on May 31 - ten days after the charity’s 12 months, the vitally important service is asking 30th anniversary. people across Staffordshire to join in the fun and

As well as being a physical challenge, which play its Lifesaving Lottery. has drawn the attention of the charity’s former With chances for participants to play more patients, volunteers and supporters, this activity than once, the current total of live numbers aims to address the challenge of raising vital played on a weekly basis is in excess of 95,000, funds for the lifesaving service which attends an funding four out of ten critically important average of 13 missions each day. missions.

So far, in excess of £36,000 has been raised The scheme has increased in popularity over funding a total of 40 missions – 12 air ambulance the last three years, and thanks to the generosity and 28 in the charity’s two critical care cars which of supporters, the Lifesaving Lottery raised over attend patients suffering from medical issues like £3.8 million in 2020 funding 1,290 air ambulance strokes, cardiac arrests, heart attacks and and 2,580 critical care car lifesaving missions. convulsions. This popular way to support the charity is

Emma Gray, fundraising and marketing enhanced because for a donation of £1 per director for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, number, the supporter also has the opportunity to aid:sa “It’s been really win prizes – either a jackpot cash prize of £1,000 xcitingex to see this or four prizes of £25. undraisingfu initiative To find out how you can get involved and play row.gr the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity Lifesaving “We would like to Lottery, and/or take part on the Air30 Airbase hankth everyone who Challenge, go online to: asha got involved midlandsairambulance.com.