The North West Air Ambulance is appealing for donations as the ambulance crew is set to work over the festive period.
The charity is continuing its tradition of asking supporters to send a ‘Message in a Bauble’ to their crew this Christmas.
The charity receives no government funding and is not part of the NHS, instead relying solely on the public's generosity to deliver its lifesaving service.
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Since January, the air ambulance was called out to more than 1,000 incidents in Greater Manchester, of which 84 were in Oldham borough.
The bauble campaign allows everyone to say thank you and to share their festive greetings by heading to the North West Air Ambulance Charity’s website and leaving a bauble on their virtual tree
The crew works 365 days a year to provide enhanced pre-hospital care to patients where and when they most need it.
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According to the charity, messages are already starting to flood in from former patients and supporters of the charity, both young and old.
The messages provide an invaluable boost to the crew and the charity is urging everyone across the region to show their support for their amazing team by getting involved.
Those who want to send a message can do so on the North West Air Ambulance Charity website.
A registered charity, the air ambulance does not receive funding by the government or the NHS, and is reliant on donations.
According to the organisation, it has to raise more than £12 million each year to keep attending incidents, of which it attended more than 2,500 last year.
Charity Commission data shows the organisation raised £11.2 million last year, of which around £4 million was from donations, and £7 million was from ‘other trading activities’.
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