Raised: 33%
Target: £15,000.00
Raised so far: £4,904.00
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My story

 

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.

Hopefully you have come to this page because you or someone you know is involved in taking four fully equipped fire engines and two fully equipped ambulances to Moldova. The Team includes : Gary Bennett, Ricky Newton, Dr Victor Jack, Ken Oakley, Paul Sefton, Rab Forsyth, Ian Mycko, Keith Longworth, Peter Stewart, Mike Sinclair

Why?

A great question…

Blythswood Care (www.blythswood.org), a charity that has been working in  for almost 20 years, received a request for help in late 2006 for fully equipped fire engines and training. In May 2007 the team carried out an extremely successful mission to Bajina Basta. A return mission to Serbia was successfully completed in August 2008

As a result of the success of this trip Blythswood Care has received many requests for similar assistance in other parts ofand surrounding countries.

We can only meet these requests through your generous support of the team.

Serbia and Moldova have a particular problem with Road Traffic Collisions (RTC) with no means to respond. Currently they have 1950's Russian vehicles with only hand tools for extrication. These results in roadside amputations which, as you can imagine in those conditions are only marginally better than leaving the person trapped!

We aim to send them fully kitted fire engines so that they can extricate casualties and dramatically improve their chances of survival. We will provide trauma equipment in order to assist the casualties during the initial stage of their care and provide full trauma training and RTC training utilising qualified instructors for both.

Please take a moment to look at some of the training and support we were able to provide on our last mission.

http://www.dvd-bajnabasta.org/donation.html

Many lives have been saved as a direct result of the engines and training that has been provided and with your support this will continue.

A team has been put together under the umbrella of Blythswood Care. They will leave from Edinburgh in August 2009 and drive four fire engines and two ambulances to Moldova .

As a team we would appreciate any help that you can give us, whether financial or otherwise. This site allows you to donate with a credit or debit card and the proceeds will go towards getting these fire engines and the equipment to the people that need them.

This site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to help us as Blythswood will receive your money faster and, if you are a taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

Thanks

The Team

It's a pity the Hearts & Hibs can't get that far into Europe... Donation by James Coutts ELC 06/10/09  

£5.00

Donation by Stuart & Anne MacMillan 03/09/09  

£500.00

From collection tin at Reception until 31st August (Thank you all for you generosity - Dr Jack) Donation by Patients of South Queensferry Health Centre 31/08/09  

£20.00

Well done guys hope you have a safe journey Donation by Andrew and Rosie Murchie 27/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hi Ricky and team good luck and take care its fab what you all do Donation by Lesley Kirkham 27/08/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Hope all goes well on the trip Ricky Pam & Rob A Donation by Pam Altoft 24/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck, maybe you should make a calendar of select photos on the trip Donation by Jo Kinsley 19/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best ! Donation by Marie McGuire 18/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Ricky and take care. Donation by Ann Findlay 18/08/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

All the best Ricky! Donation by Dougie Flavell 18/08/09  

Excellent Work Ricky! Donation by Matthew Robinson 17/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Donation by Steve McAllister 17/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Ricky Donation by David Weir 17/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Here we go again! have a safe journey Donation by Mum, Dad & Gran 17/08/09  

£130.00 + £36.67 Gift Aid

Ricky - good luck, safe journey. Donation by Glenn Amato 14/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

All the very best Donation by Lynne McBennett 14/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Ricky Donation by Stephanie Newman 14/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck Ricky and best wishes to the rest of the crew Donation by Ray Bilsby 14/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Patients of South Queensferry Health Centre Donation by From collection tin at Reception until 5th August (Thank you all for you generosity - Dr Jack) 14/08/09  

£98.00

Congratz on the amount raised so far. well jealous. It sounds like an amazing trip Donation by Mikey Carthew 05/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

From collection tin at Reception until 5th August (Thank you all for you generosity - Dr Jack) Donation by Patients of South Queensferry Health Centre 05/08/09  

£46.00

Good luck Ricky! Donation by Chris Jones 05/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck to you, and safe journey Donation by Patrick Macaulay 01/08/09  

Well Done Ricky. Good Luck to you and the Team. Donation by David Carey 30/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great Cause, and Great work Ricky. Safe Journey and good luck Donation by Peter Mathers 30/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the Best Ricky Donation by sukhdeep sidhu 29/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck, hope you reach your target. Donation by Neil Ballard 27/07/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Pete - if you breakdown, switch it off and then switch it on again. Donation by Angela K 27/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Safe journey Pete. Donation by Kim 27/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

All the best Ricky. Donation by Russell Cleaver 27/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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