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Air Ambulance NI Expects 60 Christmas Emergencies – Your Business Can Help

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Air Ambulance NI

10th Nov 2025

As Northern Ireland prepares to celebrate the festive season, Air Ambulance NI is reaching out to the business community with a heartfelt and urgent appeal: make saving lives part of your company’s Christmas giving.

While the season brings well-deserved rest and celebration for many, the Air Ambulance will remain on call every day throughout December — ready to respond whenever and wherever tragedy strikes. The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) is expected to be tasked over 60 times this December alone, delivering advanced pre-hospital critical care to people across the province.

Air Ambulance NI relies on public and corporate generosity to sustain its life-saving work and has a daily fundraising need of £8,200. For local businesses, this presents a powerful opportunity to make a tangible difference — one that goes beyond seasonal giving and becomes a lasting legacy of compassion and a commitment to saving local lives.

On average, the air ambulance is needed twice a day to attend to a critically ill or injured patient. This service ensures that a consultant and paramedic team can fly directly to a patient, averaging 180mph, to deliver hospital-level interventions right where they are needed most. This immediate, on-site care is often the crucial difference between life and death.

” This is a critical service that never stops and when the HEMS team flies, they bring advanced, emergency care that saves lives, brains, and limbs,” said Kerry Anderson Head of Fundraising at Air Ambulance NI “But it’s not only the medical crew who save lives; it’s the people and businesses like you who support our service. We are there 365 days a year for everyone, and continued commitment from the business community is essential to keep the service operational.”

Four Ways Your Business Can Make a Life-Saving Impact This December

This Christmas, Northern Ireland businesses have a unique opportunity to demonstrate their corporate social responsibility and directly impact their local community by supporting Air Ambulance NI.

  1. Host a Christmas Jumper Day or Festive Fundraiser: Put the fun into fundraising! Rally your staff to Host a Christmas Jumper Day or choose Air Ambulance NI as the beneficiary for your annual Christmas Quiz, winter team-building activity, or office party. The charity will support your efforts with advice and branded materials.
  2. Make a donation: By giving this festive season, your business can make a meaningful difference and help ensure that this critical service continues to reach those in greatest need. Gift a Christmas donation on our website, by cheque or email info@airambulanceni.org for details on how to make a bank transfer. Your organisation is invited to join us for a cheque presentation to showcase your generosity on social media or in the press.
  3. Purchase Festive Corporate Gifts and Cards: Support the service while spreading cheer. Businesses can purchase from Air Ambulance NI’s festively fun selection of Christmas cards on their online shop, or choose stocking fillers like branded travel mugs. Alternatively, commit to reducing paper waste by sending Air Ambulance NI-themed e-cards through the “Don’t Send Me A Card” platform and donate the money saved on cards and stamps to the charity.
  4.  Spread Awareness: Request Air Ambulance NI information pamphlets and posters to house in communal spaces in your workplace to spread awareness about the important work of the local charity.

This December, as businesses reflect on the year, Air Ambulance NI invites them to make a commitment that truly counts. Your involvement ensures that the HEMS doctor and paramedic team can continue to reach those who’s life has been turned upside down by a life or limb-threatening emergency, bringing hope and life-saving care to every corner of Northern Ireland.