Students from Northcote Lodge School have almost tripled their £10,000 fundraising target this school year. The independent preparatory school for boys aged 8-13 in Wandsworth, South London chose us to be their Charity of the Year last September and have since raised staggering £26,000.
The pioneering trauma and emergency care provided by the London’s Air Ambulance charity, Barts Health NHS Trust and the London Ambulance Service will feature in the third series of BBC 2’s series‘An Hour To Save Your Life’.
We are thrilled to announce that London’s Air Ambulance has been selected as one of the beneficiaries of ICAP’s Charity Day 2016.
ICAP Charity Day has raised nearly £127 million to date, £7.5 million in 2015 alone, for charities around the world since it was first launched in 1993. On one day a year, all ICAP revenue and all brokers' commissions from the day go direct to the charities supported.
Did you know that you can support London’s Air Ambulance while you do your grocery shopping?
A pioneer in free range eggs, Hoads Farm Finest Quality Eggs has been our supporter since May 2014. Every purchase of Hoads Farm eggs has resulted in a 1p donation split between us and Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance and has raised £35,000 for our causes to date. Hoads Farm has now launched into 37 local Co-op stores across Sussex, hoping to raise even more funds for the air ambulances.
The good news keeps on coming for London’s Air Ambulance. Our charity has been shortlisted for the ‘Fundraising Team of the Year’ category in the Charity Times Awards and for two awards in the Third Sector Awards — ‘Communications Team of the Year’ and ‘Fundraising Team of the Year’ categories.
This is incredible recognition of the amazing work that goes in behind the scenes at London’s Air Ambulance to make sure that we continue to provide advanced trauma care across London, 24 hours a day.
Recently the City and Islington College, Islington Arts and Media school, St Mary Magdalene Academy and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School met to get girls more involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects.
Women are still chronically under-represented across all fields of science, making up just 14.4% of the STEM workforce in the UK.
On the hottest week of the year so far, employees from Allianz Engineering tackled a 600 mile walking challenge to raise vital funds for the Association of Air Ambulances Charity (AAAC) which fundraises for air ambulances nationally.The challenge involved walking between 15 air ambulance bases in the Midlands and Southern regions over six days, commencing on Sunday 17th July 2016. Participants were challenged to walk legs between 12 to 18 miles in a continuous relay style, with some walking throughout the night.
CEO, Graham Hodgkin, will be retiring from his position with the Charity to pursue an exciting opportunity with world-class leadership consultancy firm, Wavelength. Graham has had a transformational impact on the Charity since his appointment as CEO in November 2012.
Our Summer Gala, which took place on Thursday 30th June at Guildhall in the heart of the City of London, has raised an incredible £207,000 so far. The spectacular venue provided the perfect backdrop for the evening’s festivities, hosted by comedian Andy Parsons and attended by over 360 guests who turned out to show their support for the charity.
