Updated on Aug 25th 2012 at 8:39 AM from the JustGiving API

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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page for the DUNDEE DROP charity abseil in aid of St Andrews First Aid.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 119%; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.6pt; mso-default-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latin-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-greek-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latinext-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;">St Andrew&rsquo;s First Aid has treated 2,146 casualties over the past year and attended nearly 3,000 events and all without the support of any type of external funding.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 119%; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.6pt; mso-default-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latin-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-greek-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latinext-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none; mso-armenian-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-hebrew-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-arabic-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-devanagari-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-bengali-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-gurmukhi-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-oriya-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-tamil-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-telugu-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-kannada-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-malayalam-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-thai-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-lao-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-tibetan-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-georgian-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-hangul-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-kana-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-bopomofo-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-han-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-halfwidthkana-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-syriac-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-thaana-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-sinhala-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-ethiopic-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-cherokee-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-canadianabor-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-khmer-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-mongolian-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-currency-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-yi-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-hansurrogate-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-nonhansurrogate-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-eudc-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-myanmar-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-ogham-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-runic-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-braille-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light; mso-asciisym-font-family: Humanist521BT-Light;">In addition, each year, St Andrew&rsquo;s First Aid volunteers donate a total of 152,446 voluntary hours to ensure the public&rsquo;s safety and enjoyment at events.</span><span style="line-height: 119%; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.6pt; mso-default-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latin-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-greek-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latinext-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 119%; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.6pt; mso-default-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latin-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-greek-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latinext-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;">Every day we spend &pound;6,205 on delivering excellence in everything first Aid to Scotland. </span><span style="line-height: 119%; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.6pt; font-weight: bold; mso-default-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latin-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-greek-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latinext-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;">We receive no funding from the Government, NHS or Scottish Ambulance Service</span><span style="line-height: 119%; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.6pt; mso-default-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latin-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-greek-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latinext-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;"> and rely entirely on your support.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-pagination: none;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; mso-default-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latin-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-greek-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latinext-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none; text-underline: single;">About St Andrews First Aid...</span></p> <p><span style="color: #3b3b38; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; mso-default-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latin-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-greek-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latinext-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none; mso-color-ext: 134217732; mso-color-extmod: 272630260;">Our Mission -To provide everyone in Scotland with the highest standards in First Aid skills, services and volunteering opportunities"</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; mso-default-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latin-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-greek-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latinext-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;">St Andrews provide First Aid training to members of the public and HSE Approved courses for the workplace throughout Scotland.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; mso-default-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latin-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-greek-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latinext-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;">St Andrews volunteers provide First Aid cover wherever it is needed, from local community events to T in the Park, SPL and SFL football matches and international sporting fixtures. With more than 1,700 volunteers, </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; mso-default-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latin-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-greek-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; mso-latinext-font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;">St Andrews provide opportunities for young people to get involved through our Badgers and Cadets, as well as providing training and support to other youth schemes such as the Duke of Edinburgh Awards and the SYFA.</span></p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; 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 - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>