Join the Heli2 mission this Air Ambulance Week

Cornwall Air Ambulance is calling on you to join the mission to bring home a second helicopter this Air Ambulance Week.

Running from the 9^th-15^th September, the national awareness week is highlighting the importance of air ambulance charities across the country and their lifesaving work, with the message ‘today’s supporter, tomorrow’s lifesaver’.

During an incredibly important year with the Heli2 Appeal, Cornwall Air Ambulance is using the week to emphasize how a second high-specification AW169 aircraft will help the charity boost the resilience and capability of its service.

Paul Maskell, Critical Care Paramedic, said: “It’s really important that we get a second AW169. What that will do is increase our capability across the 365 days, 19 hours that we cover. We’ll be able to fly to more patients and ultimately save more lives across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.”

To mark the awareness week, St Michael’s Mount will be lighting up red from 8pm on Thursday 12^th September for Cornwall Air Ambulance. Each act of support today becomes hope for tomorrow, increasing the chances of survival and improving patient outcomes.

New dad Lewis was one of those patients, when he suddenly collapsed at home in Redruth last year. With fears he may be suffering from a brain bleed, he needed the help of Cornwall Air Ambulance. Thanks to the rapid response of the charity’s specialist critical care paramedics, they were able to treat and stabilise Lewis before his onward care at hospital.

Lewis said: “I never thought I’d be a recipient of your care, never. There is something about this charity and something about Cornwall, and when you bring it together, the achievements and the future that it’s planning for with a second helicopter, it’s really ambitious, and we need that in Cornwall. I’m amazed by how many calls you go to every month, there is so much reliance on that one aircraft and it’s such a vital resource for our county. I’m a very, very proud supporter and I can’t thank you enough for what you’ve done for my family.”

There are numerous ways that people can support the Heli2 Appeal, to help raise £2.85million to bring a second lifesaving helicopter to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Thanks to your support we have already raised £1.25 million, but now need to push towards the remaining amount.

You can make a donation via our website, but there are also just a few weeks left to enter the BIG Heli2 Raffle with a chance to win £2,500 or 12 other cash prizes. You can become a Heli2 Hero, by having your name, the name of a loved one or community group featured on your second helicopter for £100, you can take on a challenge, hold an event, help to fund a mission, explore corporate opportunities or come up with your own fundraising idea.

However you choose to support your charity, your donation will take us a step closer to raising the money for your second helicopter. Join the mission and support the Heli2 Appeal here.