Posted by Bob Smailes - Easy Yorkshire Development Officer on Friday, Jan 27th at 1:18pm
Just a quick update to let you know what's been going on in the East Yorkshire area, and of course it has been busy, as always!
Last Sunday I attended a Sparkling Breakfast Party near Ampleforth in York, which was a great success! Lots of people turned out and there was also a raffle and an auction, with many sporting faces in attendance. They are hoping that this event alone raised £7,200!
Then Monday morning I was off to an residential home to collect a cheque after they held a Christmas fair, and then donated the money they would normally spend on Christmas cards and presents to each other, which is such a thoughtful idea. Here I am with collecting the cheque with one of our East Yorkshire volunteers, Jean:
After this I went to something totally different - a flower club! Here I had lunch in a shed that smelt of everything animal! It just goes to show how different each day is and how diverse my job can be! 
Posted by Paul Gowland - Director of Fundraising on Thursday, Jan 26th at 10:42am
Here is our Fundraising video from lots of different events throughout the region in 2011! Can you spot yourself in it?? We would like to say thank you to all our donors and supporters for your continued generous support 
Posted by Sophie Wilkinson - Social Media & Marketing Assistant on Wednesday, Jan 18th at 11:19am
Bright and early on Monday morning I went with Kerry Garner, our West Yorkshire Community Fundraiser to a school in Heckmondwike to meet some pupils who had been fundraising in aid of the YAA and had a cheque to present to us. We had the pleasure of attending the morning assembly where we sat on stage and after the general notices and upbeat sing song, Kerry gave a excellent thank you speech to the pupils, also letting them know where the money they had raised would be spent. After the assembly we had our picture taken with the pupils and headmaster of them handing over the cheque to us. It was a really nice way to start off the week!
Last week I also went with Katie Collinson, our Key Relationships Coordinator, to a school in Dewsbury for an assembly where the pupils wanted to help fundraise for us in a different way - through our recycling scheme. Katie gave a presentation with Huddersfield Town Academy member Andy Booth to tell the pupils all about the Keep It Up campaign, and at the end each pupil was given a recycling bag to take home and fill up with unwanted clothing, shoes and textiles in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Huddersfield Town Academy. Another early morning, yet it really is enjoyable to meet all the people who want to support the Charity.
If you would like the Yorkshire Air Ambulance to come to your school or any kind of group or club to give a talk about the Charity, then please don't hesitate to give us a call in the Charity head office on 01422 237900
Posted by Sophie Wilkinson - Social Media & Marketing Assistant on Thursday, Jan 12th at 3:25pm
Our official YAA mobile app has now been available to download from the App Store since the beginning of November and we would like to say thank you to everyone who has already downloaded it! We hope you like it 
If you haven't downloaded it yet, just search for 'Yorkshire Air Ambulance' on the App Store to download, it only costs £1.99 which also helps to support the charity!
Every week we update the mission tracker so you can see which hospitals in the region both of our helicopters has flown patients to, with real sound clips too. We also update news and facts about the charity to keep our supporters informed of things which you need to know.
To find out more, you will have to download the app! http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/yorkshire-air-ambulance/id462790284?mt=8
(Don't forget to make sure that your iPhone software is up to date as you will need this for the app to work! 
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Posted by Katie Collinson - Key Relationships on Wednesday, Jan 4th at 11:39am
Happy New Year from Key Relationships!
If like me you have made several New Years resolutions to get fit and lose some of those extra Christmas pounds, then why not join me in the Keep It Up Pedal for Pounds 3 bike ride? A great chance to get in shape as well as raising money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Huddersfield Town Academy!
Or if you are not a cyclist and prefer walking then why not get involved in the Keep It Up Walk for Pounds? It is an organised and sponsored 26 mile walk from Huddersfield to Bury, so another good chance to get fit and raise money.
If you are a runner then you can take part in the Keep It Up Run For Pounds, which is a 10K run around the Huddersfield area! It is for runners of all abilities with sponsorship forms so people can sponsor you in aid of the Keep It Up campaign.
For more information about these upcoming events, take a look at our events page http://www.yaa.org.uk/events/ 
Posted by Sophie Wilkinson - Marketing & Social Media Assistant on Thursday, Dec 22nd at 2:48pm
From everyone at the Yorkshire Air Ambulance
We would like to wish all our supporters and donors a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! 
