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Two Marathons in 2011 !!

Fraser and Helen is raising money for Surrey Air Ambulance

Participants: Helen McLaurin & Fraser Hay

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Virgin London Marathon 2011 · 17 April 2011 ·

We are a world-leading charity at the forefront of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). We are an independent charity. It costs over £15.2M a year to sustain our world-leading, cutting edge, innovative service and amazingly 86% comes from the incredible generosity of our supporters.

Story

<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Back in 2008 you were great and supported us as we ran the London Marathon, in 2011 we are back with an even bigger challenge, two marathons in four months!</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">We start the year in Orlando, Florida with the Disney Marathon on 9th January and, assuming we survive, we then go forward to the London Marathon on 17th April.&nbsp;<span style="color: #ff0000;">NEWSFLASH - DISNEY COMPLETED 5 HOURS AND 11 MINUTES, COME ON BRING ON LONDON!!!!! </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">NEWSFLASH NUMBER TWO -&nbsp; LONDON COMPLETED DESPITE THE HOT WEATHER!</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Thanks to everyone who has donated so far, you've made all the training worthwhile, your support has meant&nbsp;everything to us&nbsp;and maybe saved a life!</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">To aid our motivation we looked for a charity close to both our hearts and decided on The Surrey Air Ambulance.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The Surrey Air Ambulance exists to relieve sick and injured people in South East England and surrounding areas by providing a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) and Air Ambulance Service for the benefit of the community.</span></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">It costs &pound;1.7 million per annum to continue to support the life saving helicopter. Each and every penny comes from individuals, groups, businesses, companies and clubs from all over&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">south east England</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Based at Dunsfold Aerodrome the highly skilled team of Doctors, Paramedics and Nurses can reach emergency situations in any part of&nbsp;Surrey&nbsp;within 15 minutes. The helicopter with its life-saving crew reduces the delay for the patient to receive prompt and appropriate medical care and has the ability to transfer patients to the hospital or specialist trauma centre relevant to the injuries sustained.</span></span></span></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The Surrey Air Ambulance is on standby to respond quickly to 999 calls, flying unhindered to an emergency scene across&nbsp;Surrey&nbsp;at speeds up to 150mph, 365 days a year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;Thank you so much for taking the time to visit our justgiving page.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Fraser &amp; Helen</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Donating through justgiving is simple, fast and totally secure. your details are safe with justgiving - they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure gift aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a uk taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,320.11
+ £279.18 Gift Aid
Online
£1,079.11
Offline
£241.00

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