The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, the UK's leading helicopter Emergency Medical Service, based at Coventry Airport, is delighted to announce that on 30th June the Royal Arch Masons of Warwickshire presented a donation of £25,000 to the Charity.
Representatives from the Charity, Coventry and Warwickshire Ambulance Service, the Chairman of the Warwickshire County Council, the Chairman of the Warwick District Council and guests from the Freemasons will be in attendance. Our special guest was Richard Wallis, the Grand Superintendent of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Warwickshire.
Richard Wallis, the Grand Superintendent (the head) of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Warwickshire (one of the orders of Freemasonry) said :
"I am delighted to be able to hand over this donation of £25,000 from the Royal Arch Freemasons of Warwickshire to support this worthwhile and live saving cause and to enable it to continue to serve the communities of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire in such a vital, caring and dedicated manner. We are extremely grateful for all that they do and are conscious of the many lives that they save when even minutes are critical for each patient. This donation has been achieved in just two short years thanks to the generosity of the 1650 Royal Arch Masons in my Province and I am pleased to acknowledge their unstinting support for this and many other non-Masonic causes.
Freemasons do not ask the public for contributions. All the money they collect for charity comes from their own pockets."
Mrs Jo Payne, the Fundraising Manager from the Charity said
We are entirely reliant upon donations. We are extremely grateful to the Freemasons for their generosity especially acknowledging that this sum represents many individual contributions.
