My name is Sophie Nightingale and I am 9 years old.  Since 2019, I have made a commitment to raise money for a different charity each year. In 2019, by completing the Lisburn Fun Run, I raised £125 for Cancer Fund for Children. In 2020, by completing a duathlon, a reading challenge and holding a bun sale during the clap for carers I raised over £600 for the NHS Belfast Trust. This year I have decided to raise money for Air Ambulance NI.  I would like to raise a minimum of £100. To help raise the money I will be doing a raffle in my class, completing a 30 day fitness challenge and bag packing at a local supermarket.  

I hope you can sponsor me and help raise money for Air Ambulance NI.

Air Ambulance NI, is a charity in Northern Ireland. We work in partnership with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS), to provide the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) for the region.

Serious or life-threatening situations can happen to anyone at any time and on average, every single day in Northern Ireland, two individual finds themselves in critical need of AANI.

The charity’s operational helicopter carries a crew compiling pilot, doctor, and paramedic, 365 days of the year operating for twelve hours every day.  They attend some of the most traumatic medical incidents across the province and are dedicated to delivering the very best possible pre-hospital critical care, both at the scene and whilst transferring the patient to the most appropriate hospital for their specific injuries.

Our EC135 helicopter can get anywhere in the province in approximately twenty-five to thirty minutes and the rapid response is vital in an emergency situation.  If a patient reaches hospital within the Golden Hour (60 minutes after their injury) their chances of survival are dramatically increased.

What is not widely known is that AANI is a charity.  Each day costs in the region of £5,500 and £2m is needed each year to keep our air ambulance service operational.  We rely entirely on support from the public and local businesses, including Gifts in Wills.

AANI is fortunate to count on tremendous public support and good will, and we will never take this for granted. It’s not only the medical crew who save lives, but the people who support our service.  Thank you to everyone for your support.

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