Derbyshire runner raises £395.50 for The Air Ambulance Service in the London Marathon 2017
On Saturday 24th June 2017 Andy Parkin donated £395.50 to the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA).
Andy Parkin presented Grace & Julie Fletcher Volunteer Derbyshire Community Representatives for DLRAA, with the cheque in Belper. The donation came when Andy a local postman from Belper, got a place to take part in the 26.2-mile challenge of the London Marathon. Andy was really surprised at the generosity and support from everyone. Andy completed the 26.2-mile course in an amazing 2 hours and 58 Minutes.
Julie said: “we were delighted to be presented with the cheque from Andy Parkin and we are all very proud of his amazing achievement; DLRAA relies entirely on donations from members of the public as it receives no Government or National Lottery funding. This goes a long way to help keep our lifesaving service flying and saving lives.”
DLRAA was formed in 2008 and attend approximately five rescue missions every day, from horse riding accidents, to road traffic collisions, to sports injuries, falls, and many more –and has carried out more than 8,900 rescue missions and saved many lives in the process, each rescue mission costing on average £1,700
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