Air ambulance are calling on the people of Enfield to help raise enough money to get a second chopper.
The London Air Ambulance set up the ‘big lift’ campaign in a bid to raise enough money for a second helicopter to cover the capital.
Last year, 69 patients were treated in Enfield by the air ambulance team and with a new chopper they could get to patients eight times faster than a car.
Graham Hodgkin, chief executive officer at London's Air Ambulance, said: “It is thanks to the support of Londoners that we have raised almost £4 million of the £6m target so far. We are so close to getting the second helicopter in the air and I would like to make one last plea to everyone to join our pilots, doctors, paramedics, charity staff and volunteers, who will be out in force in London, for ‘The Big Lift’. Volunteer or hold your own event – be as creative as you like. It’s easy to get involved and your support will help save lives.”
You can donate either online at yourhelicopter.london or by texting HELICOPTER to 70800 to donate £5.
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