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Ways to support East Anglian Air Ambulance this Christmas 2020 has been an incredibly eventful year and one which none of us will forget in a hurry. It has also been the year that EAAA has enjoyed being Charity of the Year at The Villager. From everyone at EAAA, we’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you and hope that you have found these monthly articles insightful and inspiring. Not many people realise that EAAA doesn’t receive regular government funding and is almost completely community funded. Some other fun facts about this life-saving charity are: on average, it costs £3,500 per mission, EAAA’s doctor and critical care paramedic teams help almost 2,000 patients a year and the charity is 24/7 by rapid response vehicle from both of its bases. EAAA has remained operational throughout the pandemic and been active in the Covid-19 response. Once again, its teams are prepared to support hospitals in the region if they reach capacity in intensive care, by transferring critically ill patients, by land ambulance, to other hospitals with more room. In order to keep flying and achieve its ambition of becoming the first helicopter emergency medical service in the East of England to fly 24/7 next year, helping hundreds more people, the charity need to raise £13 million, annually. Thanks to the incredible support of the local community, despite what has been a very challenging year for everyone, EAAA is very grateful to have met this target in ‘19/20. However, it is forecasting a loss over the next year of over one and a half million pounds, and to have to use its reserves to keep its yellow helicopters flying and saving lives. If you can, please do something to help support this incredible local lifeline.
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How can you help? Together we save lives. There are a number of ways you can safely help EAAA over the festive period. Just visit www.eaaa.org.uk for more information on the following: 1. Attend EAAA’s virtual Christmas Carol concert on Thursday 10 December from the comfort of your own home. Tickets are available for a suggested £5 donation. 2. Support the EAAA crews this Christmas by buying them a virtual gift, such as the gift of reaching people or a blizzard blanket to help keep a patient warm. 3. Having a Christmas Light display this year? Choose to support EAAA and they will support you with a unique contactless donation poster to help keep you safe. 4. Order your Christmas cards and gifts from EAAA’s online shop. Please note, you will need to order by 10 December for delivery in time for Christmas. 5. Buy your Christmas tree from The Christmas Tree Firm in Cambridgeshire and they will donate £1 per tree to EAAA. www.thechristmastreefirm.co.uk Give a gift with a difference? Why not buy a year’s subscription to EAAA’s life-saving lottery as a gift for a loved one for £52. To order, please call: 03450 669 999 and quote The Villager. Thank you for taking the time to read this article. Everyone at The Villager and EAAA are wishing you a very safe and merry Christmas this year, however you’re able to mark the occasion.
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