AWC Charity Partner
The Children's Air Ambulance
Children’s Air Ambulance. Registered charity in England and Wales (No. 802872)
Our affiliation with this wonderful, deserving charity came after our founding Director, Nicholas Jacobs was graciously invited to attend a charity parliamentary dinner at Westminster where he met Jonathon Penny, former Head of Fundraising for the Children's Air Ambulance. Jonathon's passion struck a cord with Nicholas, and as a father to a baby girl he felt a paternal connection to the charity and their cause.
He then vowed that AWC would support The Children's Air Ambulance and share the work that this deserving charity does with his clients and ask them to donate where possible. AWC seek to make a difference for the sustainability of a non-profit organisation who devote themselves to saving the precious lives of our most beloved little ones in the UK.
AWC are delighted to announce that we are now an official partner of The Children's Air Ambulance, having discussed various opportunities with Ellen Marzell, Head of Fundraising. We are honoured to be able to support and be in partnership with such a worthwhile charity.
About The Children's Air Ambulance
The Children's Air Ambulance are an inter-hospital transfer service for critically ill children. Their helicopter serves as a flying intensive care unit and is the only helicopter in the country dedicated to doing this. The charity receive no government funding and therefore rely on donations to keep their life saving service running.
Right now
With help we will
We can only fly for 10 hours during the day - but some patients need to be flown at night
Increase aircraft operating hours to 20 hours per day
We can only fly Monday to Friday- but some patients need to be flown at weekends
Flights 7 days a week
We only have 1 helicopter - if two jobs come in at once, we have to turn one child down
Operate 2 helicopters - one in the North and one in the South, to provide UK-wide coverage
Patient Stories
GEORGE
George has battled with illness since birth and urgently needed a transfer to have an operation on his narrowing windpipe and major heart surgery.
Transfer: Beverley to London in 2 hours
Age at transfer: 8 months
"We were lucky he was quite stable, but if it had been worse there was a chance he may not have made it. The Children's Air Ambulance are absolute lifesavers!"
-Kirsty, George's mum
Help Keep Them Flying
The Children's Air Ambulance receive no government funding and rely entirely on public generosity.
Only with donations can they fly the children who need them to safety!
For Every Pound Given:
76p is spent on saving lives
2p is spent on governance
22p is spent on raising the money needed to keep the service running