Seaford and Newhaven Round raise £15,000
Members of Seaford and Newhaven Round Table have presented a cheque for an impressive £15,000 to the Sussex Air Ambulance.
In October 2007, Seaford and Newhaven Round Table and a number of friends, completed the Triglav Challenge raising in excess of £15,000 for the Sussex Air Ambulance.
The money was the largest group contribution for 2007 and one of Seaford and Newhaven Round Table's biggest projects. It was raised through sponsorship of a mountain-climb on Slovenia's highest peak, Mount Triglav with a summit 2864 meters above sea level. There are many trails leading to the top but some are easier than others.
Flying at 150mph, the £3.5m McDonnell Douglas helicopter can rapidly reach all over Sussex deploying a specialist crew able to perform emergency trauma and even surgical procedures at the scene. A patient can then be flown to the most suitable hospital for their condition far faster than any land-based transport.
Pete Alden, press officer for the Seaford and Newhaven Round Table, said, "We deemed that it was a worthy cause. The group approached us and we said we would do something.
"The air ambulance can deliver a very immediate response over most of Sussex in 15 minutes and now has a doctor on board, who can give life-saving surgery at the scene."
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