Jen's SUP Marathon
Jen Skok is raising money for London's Air Ambulance
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Well... anyone that has recently had the misfortune to be in my company for more than 5 minutes knows that I have fallen in love with paddleboarding, and this is driving some healthy changes in my life. I'm also lucky enough to be part of a SUP club with a couple of amazing HEMS paramedics, and hearing their stories have inspired us to take part in an event to raise some much needed funds for them (most people don't realise that the service relies so heavily on public fundraising).
London’s Air Ambulance is the charity that delivers an advanced trauma team to London’s most seriously injured patients.
Using a helicopter from 08:00 to sunset, and rapid response cars at night or in adverse weather situations, London’s Air Ambulance brings the hospital to the patient when time is critical. They perform innovative and potentially life-saving procedures usually found in the emergency department on-scene. The team, consisting of an
advanced trauma doctor, paramedic and consultant on most missions, can perform treatments such as open heart surgery, blood transfusions and general anaesthetic by the roadside.
By providing intervention as quickly as possible after injury, they aim to give patients the best chance of survival, and best quality of life, after trauma. They serve the 10 million people that live work and travel within the M25, treating an average of five patients every day. The most common incidents they attend include road traffic collisions, stabbings and shootings, falls from height and incidents on the rail network.
London’s Air Ambulance is internationally renowned for clinical excellence and pioneering procedures that are adopted by other organisations worldwide e.g. pre-hospital blood transfusion. They have the world’s highest survival rates from advanced interventions such as open chest surgery.
The marathon is on 4th September 2021, and well, it's a flippin' long way (26.5 miles/over 40 kms). We are going to start at Boveney Lock near Windsor and end in Kingston and will take at least 8 hours of paddling 😅 I am yet to enquire about the pubs along the way!
If you fancy joining us the link is here: https://sup4.co.uk/book-a-session/ola/services/sup-marathon-in-aid-of-the-london-air-ambulance.
If you fancy sponsoring me to chuck myself down the river, please donate - all proceeds will go to the London Air Ambulance charity.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never share them with anyone or send you unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. They'll make sure Gift Aid (an additional 25%) is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer, too. That means more money goes to the charity, faster, with JustGiving.