Michelin staff have proven themselves fund-raising high flyers
by generating thousands of pounds to pay for vital new equipment
for the Midlands Air Ambulance charity.
Employees at Michelin's Stoke-on-Trent site raised the money for
the Midlands Air Ambulance after it was nominated by staff as the
Company's charity for 2011. The staff raised £5,116
through a series of fund-raising activities including the Bike4Life
ride, a Stoke City FA Cup ticket raffle, dress-down days, cake
sales, quizzes and a Christmas market.
In recognition of its staff's fantastic fund-raising efforts,
Michelin matched the £5,116 generated by employees to
establish a final total of £10,232. The Michelin donation
will be used by the Midlands Air Ambulance to buy new ventilators
for all three of its helicopters.
Stef Langford Brown, Corporate Fundraising Manager for the
Midlands Air Ambulance, said: "We are very grateful to Michelin and
its staff for the ten thousand pounds plus donation. The money will
be put to extremely good use in enabling Midlands Air Ambulance to
buy new ventilators for all three helicopters.
"These are vital for instances when a patient is no longer
breathing - if the body is starved of oxygen for more than 4
minutes, brain damage can occur. The hard work of all the staff at
the Campbell Road site over the last year will enable us to ensure
we offer the best in patient care and continue operating our life
saving service."
Corinne Li, Michelin Stoke-on-Trent's Charity Co-ordinator,
said: "We are very pleased to have supported the Midlands Air
Ambulance during 2011 as our chosen charity. All of the staff
really got into the spirit of things and showed consistent support
for all the fund-raising events we held throughout the year.
"It's wonderful that Michelin matched our efforts, so that we
can finish with such a substantial final total to give to the
charity. We are all thrilled that the money raised will go towards
playing such a vital role in saving lives and sustaining the
essential assistance provided by the Midlands Air Ambulance
service."