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Making a Donation
There are a number of ways to give money to the Air Ambulance -

• By Phone / Fax / Post or Through Your Bank
• Through Your Pay Packet - Payroll Giving
• Corporate Donations
• ShareGift
• Leaving a Legacy
• Equipment & Goods
• Volunteers

By phone
You can place your donation by calling 0800 587 4570 having your credit/debit card to hand.

By fax
Click here to download a Donation Form and fax it to us at 0151 527 3741.

By post
All donations can be forwarded to us here at the Appeals Office free of charge. Simply print on your envelope the address FREEPOST NORTH WEST AIR AMBULANCE and post it off. All cheques should be crossed and payable to North West Air Ambulance.

Through your Bank
Call us on 0800 587 4570 and we will gladly send you a standing order mandate to complete in order to make regular monthly payments. Please bear in mind that when you make a donation to charity please specify whether or not you are a Taxpayer. If you are, by completing a Gift Aid form you will enable the charity to claim a further 28% on your donation, direct from the government, at no additional cost to you.

Through Your Pay Packet - Payroll Giving

Giving direct from your pay is tax free and the causes you care about benefit from regular support.
If you pledge £5 from your gross salary each month, it will only cost you £3.90, but the Charity gets £5 thanks to the Taxman not taking his share.
If you pay a higher rate of tax the increase in your donation is greater.
Providing your employer offers a payroll giving scheme anyone can join Payroll Giving, if your pay or pension is taxed through PAYE. If you wish to join complete this document and return it to your Payroll Department for processing. If you are an employer and would like more information on Payroll Giving we would be more than happy for our Payroll Giving Officer to call on you to explain the scheme in greater detail.

Corporate Donations

Your company can help us by making a simple donation to cover the costs of fuel or should you wish to sponsor the aircraft, there are four different levels available. Gold, Silver, Bronze and Platinum each offering a different package dependent on how much you wish to invest in the service. Of course Corporate Donations don't always have to take the form of cash, there are a number of different ways you can help -

• Gifts in Kind
  
• Employee Time
  
• Shares
  

If you wish to discuss any of the above options we are always available to give a presentation on the work we do or simply talk through your requirements.
Ring 0800 587 4570 and speak to any of the staff at the Appeals Office to make an appointment for us to visit.

ShareGift

If you have a small number of unwanted shares and are looking for a way to use them to benefit charities ShareGift, the specialist share donation charity, will be able to help you.
ShareGift specialises in accepting small holdings of shares whose low value means that they are not worth selling. These shares are collected until ShareGift have enough to sell and then are used to make donations to a wide range of UK charities.

Donating shares to ShareGift gives rise neither to a gain nor loss for a Capital Gains Tax purposes. If you are a UK Taxpayer, you may be able to claim income tax relief on the value of your donation. You can get more information about tax relief from the Inland Revenue. If you wish to donate shares to ShareGift simply download this donation coupon, sign and post to ShareGift with your share certificate. In turn you will be sent a transfer form to sign and return in order to complete your donation transaction. There is no charge for you to use ShareGift. If you require any further information or help please contact ShareGift direct on 020 7337 0501 or write to them at -

ShareGift
5 Lower Grosvenor Place
London
SWW OEJ

ShareGift is a registered charity (No.1052686).
Registered Office 46 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 3HN.

Leaving a Legacy

It is impossible to stress how important legacy income is to us. Being one of the largest single sources of income it makes a significant difference to the positive impact we can have on people's lives. Click here to learn more about how you can leave a legacy to charity.

Equipment and Goods

As well as needing £900,000 per annum to keep the helicopter in the air, we are constantly in need of equipment and goods that you may be able to assist us with. Do you live next door to the manager of a big hotel, who'll put on a fund-raising dinner for us? Or, does one of your relations run a camera shop and could supply our helicopter with equipment to capture dramatic missions? Ring 0151 547 7830 and to speak to one of our helpful members of staff.

Volunteers

The fundraisers for the North West Air Ambulance are currently looking for volunteers who have spare time to help. We are totally reliant on the generosity of the people in the region. If anyone is interested in any way, they should contact -

The Appeal Office
Bradshaw House Farm
Rock Lane
Melling
L31 1EP

Tel : 0800 587 4570
Email : enquiries@northwestairambulance.co.uk