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HOW YOU CAN HELP

JOIN OUR LOTTERYWe run a successful in house lottery, which costs only £1 aweek per entry. This has a top weekly prize of £1350, withsecond and third prizes of £135 and a further 10 runners upprizes of £50. Since it started in September 2001, it hasdonated back over £4 million to the charity.

BECOME A VOLUNTEERWe rely greatly on our fantastic band of volunteers.Volunteers’ roles vary from helping in our charity shops,servicing our collection boxes, attending events and chequepresentations, to giving talks to groups about the work weundertake. If you have time on your hands, either on aregular or occasional basis, why not find out about donatingthe gift of time?

PUT ON A FUNDRAISING EVENTIf you feel you are able to, why not hold your ownfundraising event? We are able to help with posters,publicity and general advice. Maybe you would prefer to doa sponsored event, eg; headshave, parachute jump, slim orswim to name just a few?

VISIT OUR CHARITY SHOPSWe have charity shops in most areas of the county, and theyare essential in not only raising funds, but also as a base inthe heart of the community which we serve.

The goods we sell in our shops are predominantly donated.This could be good quality new or second hand clothing,bric a brac, cds, dvds, or furniture, to name just a fewexamples. We do offer a collection service for largeamounts and also furniture.

RECYCLE FOR USWe pride ourselves in being able to make money for itemsthat are no longer wanted. As well as our shops, mentionedabove, we can also turn the following into cash:-

> Mobile phones> Used Stamps> Used printer cartridges

For information on any of the above or more, pleasecomplete the form overleaf, drop us an email or check outour website. We look forward to hearing from you!

FURTHER INFORMATIONThank you for taking the time to reahope you found it informative.

If you would like to get in touch with

By Post: Devon Air Ambulance Trust5 Sandpiper Court, HarringtExeter, EX4 8NS

Phone: 01392 466666 Fax: 0139Email: info@daat.org Website:

If you feel you would like to make andifference, why not request some fufrom us? If you would prefer to requfill in the form below, ticking all itemreturn it to us at the above address.

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or eligible for Lottery funding.

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hat the quicker an injuried or illtreatment, the more likely they are

how this could be achieved, findinge Air Ambulances made, she then. On 27th August 1992 the Devonirst mission. In recognition of Ann’se helicopter still bears the

m Staniford was knocked from hisinjuries to Ceri. Tom survived andaving made a good recovery!

WHAT THE HELICOPTERS DOThe helicopters, crewed by a pilot and 2 paramedics,undertake life-saving missions; accidents; eg road trafficincidents and equestrian/sports related injuries, but alsomedical emergencies; eg cardiac arrests and strokes. Theyalso undertake inter hospital transfers; where a patient atone hospital needs urgent specialist treatment at another.

The speed of the service reduces patient deterioration; egspinal injuries, head injuries and burns. The helicopter isable to take a patient direct to a specialist hospital, whichmay not be the closest to the incident.

ABOUT THE HELICOPTERSBoth of our helicopters are EC135s. G-DVAA flies fromMiddlemoor, Exeter, sharing facilities with the Devon &Cornwall Constabulary’s Air Support Unit, and is ownedoutright by the a charity.

G-DAAT flies from Eaglescott in North Devon and is leasedby the charity, although there are plans to look into buyinga second aircraft at the end of the leasing contract.Buying is a much more cost effective way for the charity tospend the money donated so generously by the public.

Jointly, the helicopters fly an average of 850 missions a year.

WHY DEVON NEEDS AIR AMBULANCESDevon is an extremely remote county, with many hard to reach places; eg Dartmoor. An Air Ambulancecomes into its own because it flies in a straight line, andthey do not get held up by traffic.

With 2 helicopters, 50% of Devon can be reached by Air Ambulance within 5 minutes, with the remainder within 15 minutes, reassuring anyone who should need emergency medical treatment quickly, that help is soon on hand.

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