Dorset boy completes trike laps to raise £10,000 for air ambulance

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 13:44 · Archive

A young boy from Dorset is completing 100 laps of his road on an adapted trike to raise £10,000 for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

James, a young boy from Dorset, is undertaking a challenge to complete 100 laps of a one-kilometre circuit on a specially adapted trike over 100 days. He is raising money for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, the charity that provided him with critical care.

James became unresponsive at home, and his mother Kerrie called 999 and performed CPR for eight minutes until paramedics arrived. The air ambulance team worked with ambulance crews to stabilise him before he was airlifted to Southampton Hospital. James has since made a strong recovery and is back at home.

His family is now fundraising for the charity in gratitude for the care he received. James has already raised more than £6,800 towards his £10,000 goal, including Gift Aid. Josie Dear, supporter engagement officer at Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, said the team was 'so glad' to have been there for James when he needed them most.

How it is being reported

• Child’s £10K charity ride for air ambulanceYoung fundraiser takes on 100-lap Trikeathon for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance after emergency response. The post Child’s £10K charity ride for air ambulance appeared first on Dorset View .Dorset View · 23 Oct, 13:11
• Young boy from Dorset takes on £10,000 fundraising challenge for air ambulanceDorset boy James aims to raise £10,000 for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance with 100 adapted-trike laps after life-saving care and recovering at home.Bournemouth Echo · 23 Oct, 05:00

In this story: James · Kerrie · Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance · Southampton Hospital · Dorset

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