AD | Atholl Estates Charity Day raises over £4000 for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
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Atholl Estates has announced that its annual Charity Day has raised a total of £4128.64—the day’s entry takings from Blair Castle & Gardens—for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA).
The charity, launched in 2013, aims to make life-saving emergency care accessible to everybody, no matter how remote their location in Scotland. Along with benefitting from the estate’s annual Charity Day, it will benefit from continuous fundraising opportunities all year, with donation pots in the Castle and caravan park, plus additional staff events.
Operating two helicopter air ambulances from bases in Perth & Aberdeen, SCAA has a crew of highly skilled and experienced paramedics and pilots, backed up with two rapid response vehicles. It works in partnership with the Scottish Ambulance Service as part of Scotland's emergency response network, covering over 30,000 mi.²
Always well attended by local people from throughout the area, together with tourists and day trippers, Blair Castle’s annual Charity Day sees the castle donate a day’s takings to its chosen charity.
“Atholl Estates has a proud legacy of partnering and supporting local charities that work within the hills, mountains, lochs and Munros of this part of Scotland,” said Andrew Bruce Wootton from the estate. “This is an environment that deserves respect. The selfless work of charities such as the SCAA ensure that more people can safely enjoy it, knowing that 24/7 skilled assistance is available should they need it, for whatever reason.”
“We are delighted to hand over such a significant amount of money to start off this year’s total,” said Andrew.
Commenting from the SCAA, Claire Mitchell, Regional Community Fundraiser- Perthshire, Angus and Dundee, said: “SCAA volunteers were welcomed to an excellent open day in aid of the charity at Blair Castle & Gardens, the support of everyone involved during this weekend, and throughout the year, is critical in helping us spread awareness of SCAA’s involvement in Scotland’s emergency service network.”
“We are grateful to everyone who took the time to speak to our volunteers about our mission to ensure that no one in Scotland dies because help can’t get there on time, these generous donations will allow us to continue our life-saving service right across Scotland.”
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Cover image, left to right: Claire Mitchell from SCAA is pictured on the left with SCAA Volunteer Sandy MacGill, Niall Gosman, Blair Castle Operations Manager, & Whirly the Mascot.
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