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A big thank you to the Caledonian Plywood Company Ltd in Leeds for their generous donation of £1,000 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Caledonian Plywood’s General Manager, Jon Plummer, said: “In the absence of any Christmas events this year the directors at Caledonian Plywood Co ltd have generously decided to make a number of charitable contributions with each section of the business choosing a charity.

As this has been such a tough year, most charities have been unable to fundraise in their normal way and are struggling to get the funds they need to operate.

We are pleased to confirm that the Yorkshire Air Ambulance has been chosen by our Leeds Fire Door Manufacturing Division and has received a cheque for £1,000.”

Vickie Bowden, West Yorkshire Regional Fundraiser for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, said: “It has been a difficult year for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance so this very generous donation provides a valuable boost to our funds and helps to keep our helicopters flying and saving lives across Yorkshire.”

Thank you to Ginni Skillbeck from High Paradise Farm tea room in Botlby who held a Festive Fayre on the 5th and 6th December, raising over £900 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. It was a fantastic outdoor event with local stallholders donating a percentage of their takings for the day.

Lin Stead, North Yorkshire Regional Fundraiser, said: “Thank you to all the team and to all those who attended and joined in the festivities. The £900 raised will help greatly towards our vital funding and will enable us to continue flying across Yorkshire and saving lives.”

Thank you to Derek Tyson who raised over £900 for the YAA by organising a socially distanced ploughing match on November 1st in Thirsk on land owned by Tim Robson.

Lin Stead, North Yorkshire Regional Fundraiser for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, said:”Thank you to everyone involved with the organisation and running of the event, from the entries arriving to cleaning the road at the end of the day. Fundraising events have been few and far between this year and every penny counts in keeping our helicopters flying and ensuring the YAA is there for the people who need our help.”

A calendar depicting Beverley in East Yorkshire during the lockdown has gone on sale to raise vital funds for the YAA and Beverley Civic Society.

Collin Bradshaw took more than 600 photos of deserted Beverley during his one hour of exercise in the midst of the first lockdown. The photos captured abandoned streets, shopping centres and town squares free from traffic and people.

The calendar is available to pre-order via Chris Burrows at the Beverley Civic Society for only £7. You can order the calendar on email – goodtymeshull@hotmail.com or via the ‘contact us’ link on the Beverley Civic Society website.

Bob Smailes, East Regional Fundraising Manager for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, said: “We would like to thank Colin Bradshaw and the Beverley Civic Society for their support and generosity. The calendar is a wonderful, innovative idea and a great way of showcasing Beverley’s sights and landmarks.  It costs £12,000 a day to keep both of Yorkshire’s air ambulances maintained and in the air and the money raised will help greatly towards the vital funding of our service.”

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Thank you to Dale Hunter and friends for organising a charity fishing match back in June. They were fortunate that restrictions had eased to allow fishing to take place in a socially distanced way. The fishing match was held down in Oxford and with the help of a raffle and auction they raised an impressive £4304.52, half of which was donated to the YAA and half to the Joshua Tree Foundation. Thank you so much for your generous support.

A huge thank you and well done to Mark Wood who recently completed a wing walk and has now raised £2,400 for the YAA. The wing walk was in memory and celebration of his friend Ed Brier, who at 20 years old was sadly killed when his motorbike collided with a vehicle that pulled out without looking. His girlfriend Hannah suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital.

Jenny Jones, Regional Fundraising Manager (South and West), said: “We would like to congratulate Mark on completing his wing walk and for raising an incredible £2,400 for the YAA.  It costs £2,400 for a single YAA mission and the money raised will help greatly towards the vital funding of our service.”

Thank you to the Pontefract Scooter Club who have raised £1, 342.62 from a Scooter run in September at Xscape, where they had over 200 scooters attend.

Helen Berriman, West Yorkshire Community Fundraiser, said: “Thank you to Pontefract Scooter Club for raising an impressive £1,342.62 from their recent Scooter run. It costs £12,000 a day to keep both of the Yorkshire air ambulances maintained and in the air and the money raised will help greatly towards the vital funding of our service.”

The Yorkshire Marathon had to be cancelled this year due to Covid but as Michelle Slade had done so much training for the challenge, she decided to continue and is running her own marathon around Bedale and the surrounding villages on the 18^th October.  She had never been on a run before last year and amazingly has lost three stone during the last 12 months through training and admitted that at 58 years young, ‘she a little bit proud of herself’.

Michelle’s generous family and friends have donated to her JustGiving page and helped her raise a mammoth £1,120, over double her original fundraising target.

Tessa Klemz, North Yorkshire Community Fundraiser said: “We would like to thank Michelle for taking on such a mammoth personal challenge.  Like many charities, fundraising has been hit hard by Covid and thanks to Michelle’s enthusiasm and energy, we can continue to keep the two yellow helicopters flying across Yorkshire saving lives.”

A huge thank you to the Mayor of Keighley who supported the Yorkshire Air Ambulance throughout his year of being Mayor. Despite having various events cancelled due to Coronavirus he still managed to raise an impressive £3,100! It costs approximately £2,400 to fund one life-saving mission for the YAA, so the money raised by the Mayor could potentially help save one of our patients.  We would like to thank the Mayor for his support and generosity!

Thank you to Lou & Joe’s Burger Co in Holmfirth for their recent donation of £3,858. For every Scotty 2 Hotty burger sold in the restaurant they donated £1 to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Lou & Joe know first-hand the skills of the team on board the air ambulance as their friend Scott was airlifted by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance after a serious car crash in 2016. Thank you so much for your continued support.

Our supporters are finding such ingenious ways to raise funds during these difficult times and David Calvert has definitely done just that.  He sold three of his shearling sheep to raise funds for three different charities and Yorkshire Air Ambulance received £250.00 as a generous donation from the sale.  The average price for a shearling is generally £160.00 but due to the auctioneer at Leyburn Auction Mart promoting the fact that the sheep were being sold to raise funds for charity, generous bidders paid more than the usual price and then David rounded up the final total.  Leyburn Auction Mart also did not charge commission so the full amount was donated to the charities.

Tessa Klemz, North Yorkshire Community Fundraiser said “We would like to thank David and his family for their support and generosity and for their innovative way of fundraising during this difficult time. The farming community are such generous supporters of Yorkshire Air Ambulance and this donation will help to keep the two yellow helicopters flying across rural Yorkshire saving lives.”

Now that Megan Bennett can travel after the COVID-19 restrictions, she is heading to Scotland and helping to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance by walking the West Highland Way in September. Over six days, she will be hiking 96 miles from just outside Glasgow to Fort William, carrying all her kit and tent. As a grand finale, she is intending to climb Ben Nevis, depending if her legs will allow!

Megan has set up a JustGiving page and has already surpassed her target, but says: “It would be great if you could make a donation big or small to help this great charity and keep that helicopter going in case God forbib we ever need them. With resources closing in on us in the Dales, I feel that this is a charity that needs our help.” https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/megan-bennett8

Tessa Klemz, North Yorkshire Community Fundraiser for the YAA, said: “We would like to thank Megan for her support and brilliant way of fundraising. Like many charities, fundraising has been hit hard by Covid and thanks to Megan’s enthusiasm and energy, we can continue to keep the two yellow helicopters flying across Yorkshire saving lives.”