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Local Businesses Raise £42,000 for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity at Corporate Golf Day
Business ambassadors and corporate partners of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity attended its annual Corporate Golf Day at JCB Golf & Country Club. The sold out event was sponsored by Phoenix Group, and helped fund 27 lifesaving missions for the charity.
With all proceeds going towards the charity’s vital pre-hospital emergency service, the eighth annual Golf Day raised an astonishing £42,000, the most raised for this event so far. The fundraising total has helped fund 27 lifesaving missions carried out by the charity’s advanced clinical team, 13 by air ambulance and 14 by critical care car.
Pam Hodgetts, corporate partnerships manager at Midlands Air Ambulance Charity said, “Thank you to all that took part on what was a fantastic day out. The incredible amount raised will make a lifesaving difference to our clinical service, funding future missions for across the six counties we cover.
“A special thanks goes to our main event sponsors at Phoenix Group, for providing us the opportunity to put the event again and for their ever-continuing support. We would also like to thank our event sponsors at Hardy Signs, JT Recruit, Porsche Centre Wolverhampton and Worldwide Hospitality Group and well as our hole sponsors for making the event a huge success.”
Due to the popularity of the charity’s annual Corporate Golf Day, which takes place in May each year, do register your interest in the 2024 event as places are limited. Contact the charity via info@midlandsairambulance.com for more information.
Corporate Supporters Swing Into Action For Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
Keen golfers from a range of corporate supporters teed off at the JCB Golf and Country Club to help make vital, lifesaving missions possible for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s pre-hospital emergency service.
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s annual corporate golf day returned for 2021 with 21 teams from a number of supportive businesses that swung into action. The sold-out event, supported by event partners, Phoenix Group, saw participants enjoy a day of golf at JCB Golf and Country Club in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.
The day raised £29,920 for the charity, equating to 21 critical care car missions and ten air ambulance missions. This was an increase of 29 per cent compared to the 2019 corporate golf day.
Pam Hodgetts, corporate partnerships manager for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, said: “We are extremely lucky to have a strong network of corporate supporters who attend events like our golf day.
“Not only do these events provide the opportunity for local businesses to network, but it also allows them the chance to be in the business of saving lives and helping to make future missions possible.”
Andy Moss, Phoenix Life CEO and group director of Heritage at Phoenix Group, added: “We’re delighted to have sponsored this year’s Midlands Air Ambulance Charity golf day in support of the vital lifesaving work that the charity does and the ongoing demands for their services.
“Phoenix Group’s purpose is to help secure a life of possibilities and supporting our local communities is an important part of that. We’re thrilled to hear that the event was a sell-out and we got to see some great rounds of golf on the day while raising all important funds.”
The event was further supported by Glide UK for Business and Leamore Windows Limited.
Find out more about being in the business of saving lives with Midlands Air Ambulance Charity and visit the website and follow the organisation on social media.
To find out more about Phoenix Group, please visit thephoenixgroup.com