The Gift Of Life

‘Remember a Charity Week’ took place during September - the now annual event that aims to encourage everyone to make or update their Will and remember a charity close to them. Gifts in wills currently fund over a fifth of the East Anglian Air Ambulance services lifesaving work; meaning that many of the people being saved by our clinical teams today are being helped by the incredible generosity of those no longer with us. It is thanks to these supporters who had foresight to see how much of an impact they can make by leaving a gift for the future that we have made great leaps in pre-hospital emergency medicine since the charity was established in 2000. Not only providing rapid life-saving treatment at the scene of an accident or medical emergency, but also helping more patients to recover and go on to lead a fulfilling life. These special gifts left in wills, no matter what their shape or size, help to make sure that we can continue to give as many people as possible word-class treatment right at the scene, bringing them the very highest standards of care, using the latest technology to make a difference and save more lives. A stark reminder of the powerful impact of gifts in wills on our daily work is our new base in Norwich. This £7 million development was primarily funded through years of unexpected gifts in wills which we were able to save and safeguard for the base; for the future of the operation. This included over £500,000 from the sale of a 1964 Ferrari Nembo Spider, generously gifted by Richard Allen, a racing driver and motor enthusiast who passed away in 2016, which enabled us to purchase the land the new base is built on. Richard said he could clearly remember the EAAA helicopter coming to the help of one of his fellow race drivers, hence his generous gesture. Without all of these magnificent gifts, we simply wouldn’t have such an amazing world-class facility today that is fit for the future of the operation. For more information visit the website:

www.eaaa.org.uk/wills

Image credit: Tern TV 1 in 5 of our missions are funded by Gifts in Wills.

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