Archives: Community TYs

A huge thank you to Geoff for taking on such a mammoth challenge running the Great North Run in support of Yorkshire Air Ambulance.  Through sponsorship and a raffle at his village quiz, Geoff has raised a phenomenal £1550 which will help save lives across Yorkshire.  He has come into close contact with the life-saving charity when his wife went into anaphylactic shock after a bee sting last summer and the team also saved the life of a friend after an accident in the Dales.

Tessa Klemz, North Yorkshire Community Fundraiser said “We’re so grateful to Geoff for putting himself through such a challenge in support of Yorkshire Air Ambulance.  His training and running in the Great North Run has not only raised an amazing amount but also raised awareness of the life-saving charity.  Thank you, Geoff!”

The Yorkshire Centre of the Morgan Sports Car Club held a drive out for us in August and raised a fantastic £103 for YAA. The route covered an 80-mile anti-clockwise circuit around North Yorkshire and the Cumbrian border.

A big thank you to organisers Ken and Helen and all the participating cars and members.

A big thank you to 22 The Square, the Italian restaurant in Northowram who have raised an amazing £2,000 from their annual golf day split equally between Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Calderdale Lighthouse. YAA volunteer Robin Owen Morley, along with the founders of the Calderdale Lighthouse charity collected the cheque from owner Raj Panesar and participants in the golf day.

Thank you to the Makin family for raising an incredible £1,970 by allowing birdwatchers to access their land to see a rare Green Warbler bird that was discovered on farmland at Buckton near Bridlington in return for a donation to Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Birdwatchers flocked to see the rare sight and take photos and the money was raised by a GoFundMe campaign.

Rob Scott, East Yorkshire Regional Fundraiser, said:” We would like to thank the landowner for organising this fundraiser and for raising an incredible £1,970 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The money raised will help greatly towards the vital funding of our service.”

To read more about the rare bird and to donate, please visit:

Fundraiser by Mark Thomas : Buckton Green Warbler (landowner charity donation) (gofundme.com)

Thank you very much to Golcar Guides who have donated £90 from fundraising for ourselves in their virtual camp weekend over the school holidays. We are very grateful for your support and were extremely impressed with the creativity of the work created!

We would like to say a thank you to all the family, staff and supporters at Roundhegians Rugby Club.  Recently, we were informed that life-long member and volunteer of the club Ian Roberts, 64 had sadly passed away.  We attended Ian’s incident and his widow Gill asked if the club could raise some money for ourselves.  Sadly in the same week Club President Pete Maila also passed away and the club decided to host a memorial match in their memory.  Amazingly the club raised £1053.13 on the day and we met Gill Roberts (Ian’s Widow)and Jim Malia (Pete’s eldest son) recently to gratefully receive their donation. At Ian’s funeral we also received a donation of £702.00 which we are very grateful for.

Primark Leeds have generously donated £2,250 to kickstart their fundraising and to honour Percy the Pilot popping by to collect the cheque the staff dressed up in Yellow! We look forward to working with Primark Leeds for the rest of the year.

Clare Deacon was delighted to meet Mr Jackson at Jacksons Farm Shop in Cracoe. Mr Jackson and his son have raised funds through their store for many years and have also organised &  promoted the Cracoe Fell Race. The event this year raised £440.  They have now raised over £3000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

A huge thank you to Killinghall Nomads JFC for their generous donation of £1.000 raised from car park ticket sales from one of their recent tournaments in July.

North Yorkshire Community Fundraiser Clare Deacon organised a cheque presentation at Leeds United Sports Camp with the club chair, Darren Casey.

Clare, said: “We would like to say a big thank you to Killinghall Nomads JFC for raising an incredible £1,000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance. It costs £12,000 a day to keep both of our helicopters airborne and the money raised will help greatly towards our vital funding, particularly in rural North Yorkshire where journey times to hospitals are often longer and our service can really make a difference.”

A huge thank you to event organisers and attendees at the Cavalier Music Fesitval who raised a fantastic £2,783 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Laura Lawton, South Yorkshire Community Fundraiser for Yorkshire Air Ambulance, said: “The Cavalier in Rotherham have been long term supporters of the air ambulance having organised family fun days and music festivals for us over the years and we’re incredibly thankful for their generosity and continued support.

It costs £12,000 a day to keep both of Yorkshire’s air ambulances maintained and in the air and the money raised from the event will help greatly towards the vital funding of our service, especially in the South Yorkshire area.”

Thank you very much to Chloe and her family and friends who walked to Leeds General Infirmary from the Eversley Park Centre to mark 11 years since she was airlifted by ourselves.  Unfortunately, the planned 10 year anniversary was postponed due to covid restrictions last year and we are so very grateful to Chloe and her party for rearranging this to this year!  Chloe has raised a fantastic £1395.61, THANK YOU so much, you’re all amazing!

Thank you so much to the residents of Plains Lane, Elland for holding their Scarecrow Festival in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.  The scarecrows looked fantastic at the weekend and we were taken aback by how creative you all had been!  A grand total of £131.25 was raised and Helen met Ian who presented us with a cheque for the amount.