Plantsplus Garden Centre raises impressive total for the Great North Air Ambulance Service
A garden centre near Ponteland has raised thousands of pounds for its chosen charity through a variety of activities organised over the past three years.
The team at Plantsplus Garden Centre near Ponteland is passionate about supporting good causes and following the success of its fundraising in previous years, they unanimously voted to continue supporting the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS).
Customers and staff have come together to support the charity through events including beetle drives, raffles, collection boxes, Christmas wishing trees and much more.
All of this has helped to raise an impressive grand total of £11,995.99 for the life-saving service.
Sarah Stokoe, charity champion at Plantsplus Garden Centre, said: “We are delighted to continue our support of the Great North Air Ambulance Service.
“It plays such a vital role working alongside our emergency service, since they rely solely on charitable donations.
“We love working alongside Amanda, our GNAAS contact, to support her, the volunteers and the charity.”
She added that the garden centre would like to thank customers, staff and members of the local community who have supported the fundraising efforts over the past three years.
GNAAS provides pioneering pre-hospital care across the North East, North Yorkshire and Cumbria, rescuing and treating hundreds of severely injured or critically ill patients each year.
As the charity receives no routine NHS funding for its daily operations, it relies heavily on the generosity of supporters, donations and fundraising initiatives to keep its helicopters and critical care teams operational.
The funds raised by the garden centre will help the charity continue delivering specialist emergency care to people when every second counts.
Plantsplus Garden Centre is an independent, family-owned destination garden centre located off Berwick Hill Road.
Part of the Crabbies family of garden centres since 2016, it has expanded from more than a nursery into a thriving multi-department retail destination – featuring an extensive garden centre, farm shop, pets and aquatics department, gifts, clothing and a popular on-site restaurant.