At a presentation at the Welsh Air Ambulance base meeting with community fund raiser Dougie, and the helicopter crew; Doctor James and Pilot Valentino shared their experiences and explained how Covid19 has had a detrimental effect on their fund raising, losing out on over £3million in funds over the last 2 years. They went on to explain how each call out of the air ambulance costs approximately £1500 – £2000 per hour and that any donation no matter how small helps to keep them in the air.
We decided we would like to help raise as much needed funds as possible. And so we did an Easter competition for the children of Newtown, this being a colouring competition, with the winners receiving an Easter Egg Hamper.