Air Ambulance Grants

         

 Grants to Air Ambulance Charities in 2008 (list of beneficiaries)

In a new initiative The Freemasons' Grand Charity is supporting air ambulance charities in the delivery of their potentially life-saving services.  To date, nearly £400,000 has been donated to what is considered the busiest voluntary emergency service in the country.

The air ambulance charities in England and Wales fly about 17,500 missions per year at a cost of about £0.5 million per week, met almost entirely by donations from the public.  The speed with which the ambulances are able to respond to emergencies and transport patients to hospital greatly improves the survival chances of individuals involved in serious road traffic collisions, medical emergencies and other incidents, 365 days of the year.

In 2008, Provincial Grand Lodges across England and Wales were invited to nominate an air ambulance charity to receive a share of a total grant of £180,000.