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£2 MILLION FROM LONDON FREEMASONS FOR SECOND EMERGENCY HELICOPTER

London Freemasons are donating £2 million pounds towards the ‘Your London, Your Helicopter’ campaign of London’s Air Ambulance which aims to provide a second emergency medical helicopter for use by London’s Air Ambulance advanced trauma team. The aim of the second helicopter is to extend daylight flying hours, thus providing an even more effective emergency service to London.
Graham Hodgkin, CEO of London’s Air Ambulance, said “We are blown away by the generosity of London Freemasons which brings us significantly closer to our aim of having a second emergency medical helicopter up and running by this summer. For many years, London Freemasons have been regular supporters of our work and we thank all those Freemasons across the Metropolitan area who will be working tirelessly to raise the two million pounds”

Air Ambulance

The Freemasons’ fund-raising campaign kicked off with the presentation of a cheque for £250,000 at Freemasons’ Hall on Thursday, 5th March 2015 to Neil Jeffers, Chief Pilot of LAA, by the Metropolitan Grand Master, Russell J. Race, DL. Russell Race commented, “Freemasons both in London and all over the country have been donating to Air Ambulances for many years. We at the Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London are delighted however to have an opportunity to specifically assist in the provision of this vital second helicopter for London”.

The £250,000 was the first instalment towards LAA’s 2nd emergency medical helicopter and will continue with regular further donations until the target is achieved. London Freemasons’ Charity Steward, Tony Shields added “London Air Ambulance delivers an essential 24 hour service, 365 days a year to the London community, London Freemasons are proud to be raising the funds to enable them to deliver that service more effectively”

FACT: It is estimated that there is in excess of 5,000,000 Freemasons throughout the world.