News | Great North Air Ambulance looking for support

06 Jan 2010

The Great North Air Ambulance would like to thank all the people who took part in last year’s Cyclone Event, we raised a fantastic amount of money which was used to continue our life saving service. We hope to encourage similar support again in 2010..

This year we have launched a new campaign called Air angels which is being supported by the Sunday Sun Newspaper, we are hoping to raise one million pounds towards the purchase of a new helicopter.

The Great North Air Ambulance Service operates throughout the North East, North Yorkshire and Cumbria.

The fundamental aims of the Charity are:

· To provide an air ambulance service across the region.

· To provide and maintain aircraft and other associated equipment.

· To provide education and training for medical professionals in emergency and pre-hospital care.

The Charity’s ability to deliver its objectives is entirely dependent on sufficient income which stands currently at 3.5 million per year and in our case comes entirely from our own income generation activities and public donations. We receive no support from either the Government or National Lottery meaning we are neither subject nor beholden to any other agency. Consequently, this guarded independence ensures that so long as the public supports the Charity, the service it provides will always be available.