Thursday 20th February 2014

The Air Ambulance Service (TAAS) is launching an appeal to attract local business men and women to take part in 'Power Hour', as part of its volunteering campaign.



The Charity, which runs Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance and Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance, is asking corporate supporters to donate their lunch hour(s) to support a lifesaving cause.

Power Hour is a new initiative to allow charitable corporate teams and individuals the chance to fit a significant volunteering activity into their hectic day to day schedule, and still be home in time for tea.

You may think that volunteering has to be time consuming, but it doesn't. The power of just one hour can make a huge difference to someone's life in your community and beyond, be it a colleague, a neighbour, a parent, child or partner.

The Charity receives no Government funding and relies on support from the general public and corporate sponsors to keep its helicopter flying and saving lives. Their volunteers play a huge role at the Charity, helping to raise money and spread awareness of the fantastic work that TAAS carries out.

There is a variety of fun and simple activities, that don't require much preparation, which you can choose to do during your 'Power Hour'.

Veronica Santos from DHL NHS Supply Chain says: "Last year we gave the opportunity for the operatives to choose the charities they wanted to support during the year.

"One of the reasons the operatives chose The Air Ambulance Service was because it is a charity that helps people in their community - and most of them believe that one day, they may need it!

"We recently attended a bucket collection for the Charity, it was amazing to see how much the community supports the Air Ambulance and a lot of people stopped just to say thank you!

"Our volunteers gave 6 hours and raised a total of £313 and we applied to DHL Foundation to match it so altogether we got a total of £616 for this event.
 
"Last year, we raised a total of £2,346.91 for The Air Ambulance Service, it's been a pleasure to work with and for such an extraordinary team."
 
In 2013, the two services carried out 1,680 rescue missions between them.

Each emergency rescue costs approximately £1,700, so the money raised by DHL will really help make a real difference to someone's life.
 
Jo Payne, National Volunteering Manager at The Air Ambulance Service says: "We are lucky to have the support of different corporate organisations, some regional and some national, who find innovative ways to support and donate time to the Charity, just like Veronica and DHL. Their support is invaluable to us and we need others just like them to come on board too.
 
"Power Hour is a great way to get a taster for something new, increase CSR and help save lives. We need your support to keep us flying so please get in touch if you, your colleagues and company can help."
 
For further information or to register for a Power Hour please visit the website at www.theairambulanceservice.org.uk/powerhour or call 08454 130999.

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