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"๐๐`๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ถ๐`๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ."
You are so right Emma - and you would know better than most!
Emma was first rescued after a speedway accident on the West Coast. Years later, the rescue helicopter was there for her again picking her up from her in-laws` Mayfield farm.
"๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐. ๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ.โ
Emma - thanks for sharing your story in support of this month`s Westpac Chopper Appeal.
Read Emma`s story here or at the link in bio: https://www.thepress.co.nz/wellbeing/361000165/its-not-just-helicopter-its-lifeline-emma-williams-2026-plea
Donate here: www.airrescue.co.nz/chopper or go to the Chopper Appeal link on our Linktree
Rob was trapped with no way of knowing if help was on the way.
Then he heard the sound of the chopper.
It took time for Rob to piece together what happened that day. To work out how he survived.
Heโs figured it out. It was because of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and a very special person called Kath.
"๐๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐โ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ... ๐๐ต๐ฒโ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ." ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ
Rob is sharing his story for this yearโs Chopper Appeal. Because the rescue helicopter saved his life.
This Chopper Appeal the piece we need is you.
Donate today.
www.airrescue.co.nz/chopper
Or see the Chopper Appeal link on our Linktree
Critical Care Paramedic Kath has a passion for paediatric medicine โ and her skills have been given a boost thanks to the Jerry Charters Scholarship for Aeromedical Advancement.
Kath is the first scholarship recipient, receiving funding to attend a Paediatric Advanced Life Support course.
โ๐ง๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ. ๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐." ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต
Jerry Charters, a retired marine engineer and Lyttelton local, left a gift in his will to the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust. That gift is the foundation funding for the scholarship in his name.
Kath recently shared experiences from the course with rescue helicopter supporters, who were interested to hear first-hand the difference a gift in will can make.
Find out more about Jerry Charters legacy and Kathโs training here: https://www.airrescue.co.nz/stories/first-scholarship-recipient-announced/
Or see the Crew Stories link in our Linktree
It`s an Adrian Appreciation post - and a HUGE congratulations at the same time!
Why? Adrian has just passed his final exams to be a Critical Care Paramedic and we couldn`t be prouder.
Adrian has been on quite a journey to achieve this milestone. In 2007, a car crash left his baby daughter with injuries that were barely survivable. Watching the flight paramedics save his daughter inspired Adrian. He wanted to become one of them.
Adrian joined the Westpac Rescue Helicopter in 2023 as a paramedic, working alongside the very crew that saved his own family.
You may have seen Adrian over the years on the news or in our publications speaking about his journey in support of the rescue helicopters and the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust.
Adrian - while being busy with your job and your studies, you`ve always had time to support the Trust - sharing your story, taking part in events, and even using your skills as a former chef to cook dinners as auction prizes.
We appreciate all you do to support the Trust and the incredible work you do on the Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Thank you - and congratulations!
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