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Warning from Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance

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Warning from Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance

We all want to do our bit for charity and know how expensive it can be to keep the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance operating, so it’s no surprise that many supporters are keen to donate.  However, the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance are warning that they have no association with a service called Air Ambulance Service.

 

This is a door-to-door recycling collection service who are visiting homes asking for donations of clothes, toys and mobiles phones.

 

Their leaflets state: “We are working towards providing financial assistance to cover or reduce the cost of ground and air ambulance medical transportation for patients caught in difficult medical circumstances, having an unfortunate accident or illness in another city or country.”  

 

Chief Executive Adrian Bell said: “I am not saying that the Air Ambulance Service is purporting to be collecting on our behalf, far from it, as its literature makes clear it is not associated with any HEMS service. However, I would like to make clear that the Air Ambulance Service is NOT a registered charity and we will certainly not benefit from any donation you make to them, so please do not think otherwise.”

 

The company also asks for unwanted shoes, handbags, perfumes, blankets and bed linen which it says will be recycled and re-sold.

 

In small print at the bottom it says Air Ambulance Service is not associated with any local Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) operators.

 

Textile banks are a genuine source of income for the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance but only at allocated venues.

 

If you would like to more information or to make a donation please visit: Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance.

 

 


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