In the spirit of giving, proud team members from Netley Court Care Home presented a cheque for £1029 to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance following a year of fundraising, including a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and Santa’s Grotto.
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance was selected as the charity of the year following the exceptional support its team provided to Louise Shacklady, Care Assistant at Netley Court, when her husband Adam collapsed at work last year. Sadly, they were unable to revive him, but Louise felt that the aftercare they provided to her and her family made a huge difference at such a difficult time. The money raised by the team at Netley Court will go towards aftercare services at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance’s new base at Southampton Airport.
Louise Shacklady commented, “I am so grateful to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance for trying to save Adam’s life and to the great aftercare we received in the blur of the aftermath. The money raised by the team at Netley Court is being donated in Adam’s memory – and we are all very proud to support such an amazing charity which makes a huge difference to people’s lives.”
About Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is the charity that delivers an advanced Critical Care Team to sick and injured people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight when they need it most.
Available both day and night, 365 days a year, the Air Ambulance Critical Care Team is called out an average of seven times a day to attend road traffic collisions, sporting accidents, collapses and many other incidents.
