Air Ambulance raffle will give someone a Christmas cracker
Air ambulance are is giving supporters the chance to win a £10,000 pre-Christmas boost with the launch of their annual raffle.
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) raffle also aims to boost the charity’s life-saving work across the North of England.
The first prize has been – donated by AAA Roofing - is one of the biggest prizes awarded by an air ambulance raffle in the UK and is backed up by additional cash prizes of £2,000 for second place, £1,000 for third, and £500 for
fourth.
Tickets cost £1 each – with raffle closing on November 27 and the winning tickets drawn on December 11.
Every ticket purchased will help fund the charity’s Operation SOS: Secure Our Service appeal – bringing the charity closer to replacing their ageing fleet and securing the future of their service.
The charity plans to invest in three state-of-the-art helicopters and through careful financial planning, already have deposits for the first two aircraft – but urgently need to raise £2.5m for the deposit on the third.
Unfortunately, they are still less than halfway.
GNAAS chief executive, Joe Garcia, said: “Every day our highly skilled critical care teams are on standby, ready to respond to the region’s most seriously ill and injured patients.
“By buying a ticket in our SOS Raffle, people will not only have the chance to win £10,000, but also be directly supporting Operation SOS and helping us secure the future of our life-saving service.”
Since 2002, GNAAS has attended nearly 30,000 incidents, bringing a pilot, critical care paramedic and doctor directly to an emerfgency scene to deliver advanced, hospital-level treatment.
Those wishing to support the charity’s life-saving work while having the chance to win one of four cash prizes can purchase tickets online at https://gna.as/raffle_2026 or by calling 01325
487263.
GNAAS is a charitably funded air ambulance service which provides life-saving care throughout the North East, North Yorkshire and Cumbria and currently operates two helicopters 365 days a year and also operates a night-time service
with rapid response vehicles.
It is 100% reliant on charitable donations and must raise £9.6m a year to remain operational – £25,969 per day.