North air ambulance charity raises £1.2m for helicopter fleet
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 06:04 · Archive
Great North Air Ambulance Service has raised £1,202,429 towards replacing its ageing helicopter fleet.
The Great North Air Ambulance Service has raised £1,202,429 through its Operation SOS appeal, almost halfway towards its £2.5 million target to replace its ageing helicopter fleet. The money will help pay the deposit on a third helicopter. The charity's current Dauphin N3 and N3+ helicopters are becoming too costly and unreliable to operate because of rising maintenance bills, parts shortages and growing downtime.
Chief executive Joe Garcia MBE said the charity reached £500,000 in the first three months of the appeal but fundraising has since slowed significantly. It took almost three times as long to raise the next £500,000. Garcia said the charity is still 48 per cent of the way towards its target and is calling on the public to help reach the goal by the end of the year.
GNAAS relies entirely on public donations to run its service across the North East, North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Scotland and the Isle of Man, providing emergency care to critically ill and injured people.
How it is being reported
- North air ambulance charity raises £1.2m towards replacing ageing helicopter fleetGreat North Air Ambulance Service raises more than £1.2m through Operation SOS to fund a third helicopter and secure critical care across the North.The Northern Echo · 14 Oct, 05:00
- North air ambulance charity raises £1.2m towards replacing ageing helicopter fleetGreat North Air Ambulance Service raises more than £1.2m through Operation SOS to fund a third helicopter and secure critical care across the North.Darlington & Stockton Times · 14 Oct, 05:00
In this story: Great North Air Ambulance Service · Joe Garcia MBE · North East · North Yorkshire · Cumbria · Scotland · Isle of Man
This summary was written by AI from the headlines and standfirsts above, and states as fact only what at least two outlets report. How we use AI · Report a problem
Comments (0)