Wiltshire’s highway heroes Swift Medics raised £3,000 – and launched a lottery with the hope of raising a whole lot more – at a fundraising event on Saturday.
The £3,000 proceeds from an auction and raffle is the equivalent to around a third of the cost of training and equipping a new doctor to the Marlborough-based charity.
The team of volunteer doctors provide potentially life-saving emergency care at the scene of serious road traffic accidents and other life threatening medical emergencies. They receive no funding from local or central government or the NHS.
The fundraising dinner, at Bowood Hotel, attracted 100 guests, who bid for auction lots including a ride in a 193mph Ferrari California, courtesy of Swindon supercar dealership Dick Lovett, a Watlings bracelet, a Pia fresh water pearl necklace, a photo shoot with Hallmark Photographers, drum lessons with musician Tom Wheeler, who has performed on Radio 1s Live Lounge, cases of wine, and paint balling.
Charity trustee Bob Holman also used the event to launch the Swift Medics lottery, part of the UK charity lottery Unity. Participants – who can win up to £25,000 – nominate Swift Medics when they register to play, and 50 percent of the proceeds go directly back to the charity.
For details, log on to www.unitylottery.co.uk/SWIFTMedics To find out more about the work of Swift Medics, log on to www.swiftmedics.net or find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SWIFTMedics
