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Bag it up for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Bag It Up Ltd is a recycling company working in partnership with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity. They recycle clothing, shoes, textiles, mobile phones and Inkjet cartridges. The funds that this generates are used to help save lives across our region. They are currently promoting recycling for old and unused mobile phones and inkjet cartridges over the next year
2,403 PATIENTS RESCUED AND COUNTING
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance relies solely on the generosity of individuals and organisations to raise the £7,200 needed each day to keep both air ambulances and highly trained crew in the air. That’s the equivalent of £2.6 million every single year! Over 2,403 patients have been flown to relevant treatment centres across the Yorkshire region; many of these have been life-saving missions. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is a rapid response emergency service that covers over four million acres of Yorkshire’s vast landscape, including remote, rural and densely populated areas as well as major motorways and road networks. It can transport patients to the appropriate treatment centre for their injuries - being able to do this can make the difference between life and death for many patients. In 2007 a second helicopter was bought by the charity, which has helped develop the Yorkshire Air Ambulance into one of the UK’s most sophisticated emergency service providing state of the art emergency treatment for the Yorkshire area.
IT’S YOUR CALL
You can help raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance by recycling your unwanted mobile phones. It is easy to recycle your mobile phone, iPhone or BlackBerry, simply place it in an envelope and send it freepost to Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Freepost London 16281, London, WC1N 3BR - No stamps needed! Each recycled phone has a value, however some newer models are worth much more. For example, a Nokia 6230i is worth £15 to the charity.
You can also recycle your textiles - for more information on your nearest textile bank and how to recycle for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance visit www.bagitup.org.uk. For more information about the Air Ambulance, see www.yaa.org.uk or call
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