Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund

FUND RAISING NEWS We are delighted to be able to report that a number of great fund raising activities are currently being undertaken by ambulance service personnel and retired members of the service in different parts of the country to raise funds for the ASBF. How about you doing somthing to raise funds for your charity the Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund.

GREAT NIGHT OUT WEDNESDAY 23rd MAY 2012 Craig Borrett a Dispatch Team Leader in the Bedford Control Room of East of England Ambulance Service has organised a charity fund raising event in support of the Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund to take place on Wednesday 23rd May 2012 from 7.15.p.m. to Midnight at Bistro Live, Milton Keynes Tickets for the event are priced at £20 each which includes a three course meal (you can order from the menu on the night) and an all decades disco. There will be a raffle and other entertainment on the night. You are also allowed to dance on the furniture (at your own risk!) You can purchase ticket/s direct from Bistro Live by clicking the the logo above. THIS PROMISES TO BE A GREAT NIGHT OUT AND AS WELL AS ENJOYING YOURSELF YOU WILL BE RAISING FUNDS FOR YOUR SERVICE CHARITY PLEASE SUPPORT CRAIG IN HIS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ASBF

This years event will take place on Friday 25th May 2012 and is open to all Emergency Service personnel including Police, Fire, Ambulance, Mountain Rescue, Coastguard / Lifeboat Services, Army, RAF, Navy, etc. The triathlon is a three stage race which consist of a 750m Swim a 20km Flat Cycle ride and a 5km Run As well as the sponsorship that individual participants raise VUE will very generously make a donation of £1000 to the overall winning service charity which last year was narrowly won by the Police Service. Its time the Ambulance Service took over this accolade so come on sign up now and get training. Click on the banner above to get more details. Entries close on Sunday 20th May 2012 so don't miss your chance to enter and help support your service charity. The event is open to ANY emergency service, and anyone associated with the service can enter including retired personnel, civilian or frontline personnel; and the event is suitable for all abilities from professional tri-athletes to first time entrants who have never done a triathlon before!!! All competitors will receive a FREE commemorative race T-Shirt and FREE entry to the after race BBQ Details of past winners and winning times can be found at: http://www.vue-cctv.co.uk/pages/index/es-triathlon/ Download an information pack which includes directions to the venue, race information and rules, etc: http://dload.osb.s3.amazonaws.com/info/vue12info.pdf You can also downlaod a sponsorship form by clicking on the logo below.


THE LONDON 10K SUNDAY 8TH JULY 2012. THERE ARE 12 FREE PLACES AVAILABLE TO RUNNERS IN THE LONDON 10k WHO ARE RAISING MONEY FROM SPONSORSHIP FOR THE AMBULANCE SERVICES BENEVOLENT FUND. REGISTRATION CLOSES ON THE 1st JUNE AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED YOU SHOULD APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE PLACES GO QUICKLY AND ARE ON A FIRST COME – FIRST SERVED BASIS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT PLEASE VISIT CLICK ON THE BANNER ABOVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION CAN ONLY BE MADE THROUGH THE ASBF SECRETARY WHO CAN BE E MAILED BY CLICKING HERE.
GEORGE KNOX HAS DONE IT AGAIN We have reported previously that George Knox a former member of Staffordshire Ambulance Service very kindly spends some of his time raising funds for the Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund by placing collecting boxes in various shops and the like in his home town of Newcastle Under Lyme. During 2011 the users of the 99p Shop in the town have contributed the wonderful sum of £460.00. Thank you George and thank you to the shoppers in the 99p shop your generosity is very much appreciated and will contribute to our ability to support serving and retired members of the Ambulance Service. How about doing the same as George Knox - are there locations in your area where you could put a collecting box. If so click on the ASBF logo below to send an e mail to our Secretary Simon Fermor who will be pleased to send you some boxes.

THE PEDALLING PARAMEDICS Peter Davison and a team of his colleagues from East of England Ambulance Service are going to cycle from Lands End to John O' Groats in May 2012 in order to raise funds for the ASBF. Their itinerary is as follows:- 4th - Land's End to Exeter 5th - Exeter to Chepstow 6th - Chepstow to Shrewsbury 7th - Shrewsbury to Lancaster 8th - Lancaster to Lockerbie 9th - Lockerbie to Edinburgh 10th - Edinburgh to Pitlochry 11th - Pitlochry to Inverness 12th - Inverness to John O'Groats A fantastic effort in support of your charity the Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund. Give them your support as they cycle through your area and by donating towards their fund raising efforts by clicking on the "widget" below.



WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT Tom Davies from Hereford (West Midlands Ambulance Service) is going to row across the Atlantic

Gareth Hulin, Roy Tanner, David Staplehurst and Luke Wight of the South East Coast Ambulance Service will be driving three motor cycles and a four x four to the Gambia where the vehicles and a quantity of medical equipment will be handed over for use by ambulance personnel in the Gambia enabling them to get to and treat people in the remote areas of the country.