2009 Charity Update
We are pleased to announce that each year we aim to help 2 specific charities in some manner – this can be by way of free photographic services, donations, or where possible actively promoting their cause. Each Summer we review our chosen charities and seek, over the years, to give everyone some degree of support.
Well we have chosen our first charity for the next 12-months. The Ireland Air Ambulance Service. A worthy cause to say the least. Why was it chosen? Someone mentioned in passing that the Air Ambulance service were holding an abseil and we realised that we hadn’t even got this service on our list – and one of the team is an ex-pilot! Enough said, we had to include them this time. In Ireland with the enormous number of country roads and isolated dwellings miles from a hospital etc.. it is vital that there is support for a service that can completely by-pass the road infrastructure and get needy patients to a hospital FAST.
We encourage everyone reading this blog entry to vist the Air Ambulance website to learn more. Indeed, we would suggest that if you are not based in N. Ireland that you seek out information on Air ambulance services in your geographical area – and if service is lacking that you and other like minded souls look into ways of establishing a service. The key thing here is that you never know when you, or someone you care about will need it.
Ireland Air Ambulance will be launching Ireland’s first ever dedicated Air Ambulance Service later this year. The service which reguires funding of approximately £1.6 million per annum, will operate 52 weeks of the year and will carry a specially trained trauma surgeon on board at all times. This will allow Ireland Air Ambulance to deliver life saving medial services at the scene of a potentially life threatening emergency.
Responding to emergency calls Ireland Air Ambulance will provide free air ambulance cover to 19 counties in Ireland, including Northern Ireland, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Leitrim, Louth, Longford, Mayo, Meath, Monahan, Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath as well as Rathlin Island and The Isle of Man.
The Charity is funded entirely by donations from the general public and members of the business community, the charity’s aim is to ensure Ireland is no longer the only region of Europe without any Air Ambulance, but they need your help.
If you would like further information please visit their website at www.irelandairambulance.org , or contact Ireland Air Ambulance directly on 0870 200 4050, or via e-mail to info@irelandairambulance.org
Safe journeys to all.