Archives: Community TYs

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.

A big thank you to Knaresborough Golf Club members Julie and Carole who have raised an amazing £4,074.43 taking part in one of our YAA skydives.

Knaresborough Golf Club have chosen Yorkshire Air Ambulance as their charity of the year for the second year running and have been proud supporters of our charity.

Clare Deacon, North Yorkshire Community Fundraiser for Yorkshire Air Ambulance, said: “We would like to say a huge well done and thank you to Julie and Carole for taking part in our recent skydive and for raising such an incredible amount of money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

It costs £12,000 a day to keep both of Yorkshire’s air ambulances maintained and in the air and the continued support from Knaresborough Golf Club and their members help tremendously towards keeping us flying above the region and saving lives.”

A huge thank you to the Staff of Biffa Waste Leeds who voted for the YAA to be the recipients of a generous donation after having over a year of no accidents on site. Each year if no accidents have been recorded, Biffa donates to a charity of the depots choosing. YAA are delighted to have been chosen by the staff of Biffa Waste Leeds, thank you so much for your support, the £1,256.11 donated will help greatly towards the vital funding of our service and enable us to continue saving lives across the region.

A huge thank you to the Bingley Belles who got on their bikes and raised an incredible £2.761 for YAA by cycling a mixture of 25,50 and 100 miles for the life-saving charity. When we met them earlier last month we were presented with a cheque for £2761, however, since then they have gone on to raise £2,811 – thank you so much!

Helen Berriman Yorkshire Air Ambulance West Yorkshire Community Fundraiser, said: ” A huge well done to the Bingley Belles for completing their cycling challenges and a big thank you for raising an impressive £2,761 for YAA. It costs £12,000 to keep both of Yorkshire’s air ambulances maintained and in the air and the money raised will help greatly towards our vital funding.”

A huge thank you to Tim Gibson and his team for supporting Yorkshire Air Ambulance at their recent Charity Clay Day at the Agglethorpe Estate in beautiful Coverdale.  It was a very successful and sunny day.  Tim Gibson presented Tessa Klemz, North Yorkshire Community Fundraiser with a generous cheque for £1498.31, providing a valuable boost to YAA’s funds and helping greatly towards the £12,000 a day it costs to keep both of Yorkshire’s air ambulances flying across the region and saving lives.

Four Rangers and three Leaders from the First Usworth Guides ‘hung’ over the edge of Langley Castle and then abseiled down to raise funds for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.  So far they have nearly quadrupled their initial fundraising target on their JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/1stusworthguidesandrangers.

One of the brave girls, Dizzy, was involved in a climbing accident in June 2019. She fell 20ft and broke her left femur and fractured her pelvis. Thanks to Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team, she was treated at the scene and then carried 300ft down the rocky path to the awaiting helicopter to transport her to the hospital. Dizzy was hoping to climb Mount Toubkal in Morocco but that has been postponed twice due to the pandemic. Dizzy said, “These teams do amazing jobs and I can’t thank them enough for the service that they provide.”

Tessa Klemz, North Yorkshire Community Fundraiser commented: “A huge thank you to Dizzy and her fellow Guides for taking on such an amazing challenge in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance.  Their fundraising really is the lifeblood of the charity and contributes enormously to the £12,000 needed each day to keep the two yellow helicopters flying across Yorkshire saving lives”.

Esme and her dad Andy went on a big adventure on the May Bank Holiday and challenged themselves to walk 30 miles whilst camping in the Yorkshire Dales. Not only did they manage to walk the 30 miles they even managed another bonus of 3 miles and thankfully the sun was shining! Esme has been raising funds for the YAA with her school, The Froebelian School in Horsforth and on the third day Esme and Andy were joined by Esme’s teachers Miss Suggitt and Mrs Jackson and Andy’s wife Hannah. More than £900 has been raised so far and there’s still more to come. Well done Esme and thank you to everyone who took part.