‘Give Us Five’ to help SCAA fly into future
Dear Editor This month, Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) marks its fifth anniversary - a significant milestone made possible by the generosity and support of the people of Scotland. Many of them your readers. This outstanding support has enabled Scotland’s only charity-funded helicopter air ambulance to respond to nearly 1800 emergency call-outs in every corner of the country since it launched in 2013.
You may have heard of SCAA’s recentlyannounced fundraising drive to launch a second helicopter to expand our life-saving work - providing additional pre-hospital cover for your community.
So, as we mark five years of saving and improving lives, we’re asking everyone to get behind our ‘Give Us Five’ campaign and help us fly into the future.
Consider supporting us by climbing five Munros? Swim, run cycle, ride or walk 5k for SCAA? Volunteer five hours to help? Donate £5? Give up your favourite thing for five hours, five days or five weeks?
SCAA has given you five years’ service - now we’re asking you to “give us five” in return. So please create your own five-themed fundraiser and join us in our bid to provide a second charity-funded helicopter air ambulance to serve the people of Scotland.
We need £6 million to launch Helimed 79 and with your support we will see a second people’s helicopter take to the air - saving time and saving lives.
You might need our help tomorrow, but we need your help today.
To find out more about the Give Us Five campaign, visit scaa.org.uk/support-us/ GiveUsFive
Thank you, on behalf of SCAA and the many hundreds of people we will help in the future. David Craig Chief executive Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
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Dear Editor I would be grateful if I could use your letters page to thank the many people from all over Perth and Kinross who participated in the 2018 spring quiz organised by Friends of
Wendy Jubb (paramedic), Rich Garside (paramedic), David Craig (SCAA chief executive), Darren O’Brien (paramedic) and Shaun Rose (pilot captain) encourage people to ‘Give Us Five’to mark five year’s of SCAA at Perth Airport Aytoun Hall, which ran from March 10 to May 21.
The winner was Ted Dorsett, who resides in Dunning.
A draw from correct returns was made on May 21 by Louise Walker and witnessed by Donna Pleace of Café Kisa in Auchterarder High Street.
Ninety-one quiz sheets were returned by the closure date from the 378 sold.
Income from the quiz totalled £348 after prize money had been deducted, which will be used to maintain the Aytoun Hall’s inventory.
The correct answers were: Porridge; Mastermind; Countdown; Ballykissangel; University Challenge; Thunderbirds; Spitting Image; Absolutely Fabulous; Soldier Soldier; Mission Impossible; Keeping Up Appearances; Flintstones; Dukes of Hazzard; Opportunity Knocks; Brideshead Revisited; Blackadder; Generation Game; Upstairs Downstairs.
Thank you again to all those who supported us, especially the sales outlets: Café Kisa, Jan de Vries Healthcare, D&R Johnston Shoes and Chocolate Galley. David Homewood Convener, Friends of Aytoun Hall