Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance

Four women from Jura, who were badly injured in a car crash on the mainland last year, have raised nearly £19,000 for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA).

The country’s only charity-funded air ambulance was among the emergency resources deployed to the accident near Inveraray on April 6 where Denise Rozga, Louise Muir, Deborah Bryce and Abi Beatall were all injured.

As the women recovered back on Jura, they vowed to show their appreciation for the emergency services teams who had helped save their lives – holding a fundraising thank you dinner dance on the island. Denise and Louise made the journey to SCAA’s Perth Airport base recently to present a cheque for £18,816 to the lifesaving team.

SCAA Chairman John Bullough said the charity was “overwhelmed” by the commitment and generosity of the four women and the people of Jura.

“This is by far the largest donation SCAA has had from any appreciative patients through a community fundraiser,” he said, “and for it to come from one of the country’s smallest and most remote communities is even more touching. This support will help SCAA to continue flying time-critical expert paramedic help where it is most needed and allow our team to fly patients to hospital with lifesaving speed – we can’t thank the girls from Jura enough and we’re delighted they are all recovering well.”

SCAA was launched in May 2013 and has responded to over 550 emergencies across the whole of Scotland.

SCAA receives no Government funding and is supported solely by the public, trusts, companies and foundations, who raise the required funds to keep the popular charity in the air.

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