Helen Caffrey

Helen's fundraiser for ‘The Blunt Truth’ project with Great Western Air Ambulance Charity and Avon and Somerset police

Fundraising for Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
£3,601
raised of £2,000 target
Swimming the English channel, 27 July 2024
In memory of Charley Bates
We provide emergency critical care to 2.1m people of Bristol & local counties

Story

We are taking on this challenge to swim the English Channel, in Charley’s name. We are raising funds to provide knife crime awareness and training to young people by delivering workshops in schools. If this helps one less life be lost, one less family be shattered by this absolutely devastating horror, one less community feel the grief and trauma then it’s served its purpose. Charley was a wonderful 16 year old with everything to live for, his life was taken instantly by a violent act of stupidity. Many hundreds of lives are affected forever because of that one moment, that second and the ripples will go on in many lives for always.

Help us teach young people about the real facts, give them the skills to act and help save a life of a victim but also the knowledge of where to get rid of a knife or how to raise a concern. Change starts here xx

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About the charity

We provide air ambulance and critical care across Bristol, B&NES, North Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and surrounding areas. On average we attend 5 incidents every day. As a charity we need to raise £4m each year to keep flying. Your Charity, Saving Lives together

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,601.00
+ £899.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£3,601.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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