Charities and Fundraising

Air Ambulance

The County Air Ambulance Trust is dedicated to supporting the
Midlands and Welsh borders Helicopter Emergency Medical Service

Our three helicopters serves an area of 8,000 sq miles and a population of over 7.8million. Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Rutland, Warwickshire, the West Midlands and the Welsh borders .

From their bases at RAF Cosford (near Wolverhampton ), Strensham North Services on the M5, and The East Midlands Airport at Castle Donnington (near the M1) the helicopters are available for up to 10 hours a day, seven days a week.

Website: www.countyairambulance.org

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MacMillan Cancer Relief

MacMillan Cancer Relief perform an active role in helping people with cancer to stay at home with their families or where appropriate to help in the transition to in patient care. They work with community health care professionals to ensure best possible physical and emotional care is available to people with cancer, at all stages of their illness.

The nurses are specially trained to help people with cancer, their families and carers – directly and indirectly.

Website: www.macmillan.org.uk

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Huntingtons Disease Association

The HDA is a UK registered charity which supports people affected by Huntington's disease (HD).

We also provide information and advice to families, friends and health care professionals whose task it is to support Huntington's disease families.

Website: www.hda.org.uk

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Previous Charity Fundraising

2004

Air Ambulance received a cheque for        -           £1500.00

To Tenovus                                                    -            £500.00

To Guide Dogs for the Blind                        -            £500.00

Making a total of                                            -           £2500.00

2005

To Air Ambulance                                         -            £600.00

To Meningitis Cymru                                    -            £600.00

To SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal

Death Society)                                              -         £1500.00

We also supported SANDS Support Group

with a donation of £200.00 to help launch

their new Powys Group.                                           £200.00

Total                                                                 -        £2900.00

The sum of £5400.00 has been donated so far.

Chosen Charities for the 2006 event will be Air Ambulance,

McMillan Nurses and Huntington’s Disease Association.

Air Ambulance  email :         hq@countyairambulance.org

Web Site                               www.countyairambulance.org

SANDS  email :                     support@uk-sands.org

Web Site                                www.uk-sands.org

Tenovus email :                     post@tenovus
Web Site                                www.tenovus.com

Guide Dogs website:         www.guidedogs.org

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