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Keith Whitfield believed the rescue helicopter makes all the difference when lives are on the line.
It was once his life hanging in the balance after a plane crash. We don`t know if that`s what sparked his connection to the rescue helicopter service, but something did - so much so that he left a gift in his will to the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust.
Read about Keith and hear from his friends about the "wow" experience of seeing Keith`s legacy in action. See the Latest News link on our Linktree.
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𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝘄𝗲`𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 $𝟵𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬!
We also have our winners
The @PurePods highest fundraiser stay - congratulations to Ben Hart, who raised over $12,000, a truly stunning amount.
The prize draw winners of the @fitness.net.nz Garmin watches (for fundraisers who raised more than $500) are Jo Scott and Roz Scobie.
Need to clear out the cupboards? Or want to pick up some new gear?
The Canterbury Westland branch of the NZ Alpine Club is hosting their annual Buy Sell Night and all proceeds are being donated to the rescue helicopters!
Some epic local businesses are supporting this event and there`ll be raffles on the night with some great prizes up for grabs.
See more details at the Facebook event here: https://loom.ly/ig-ycsg
Thank you, NZ Alpine Club - your support of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter service is truly amazing.
@canterburywestland_nzac
A simple slip led to a highly technical mission to rescue Christchurch preschool teacher Zoey.
Zoey slipped while on the Rakaia Gorge Walkway in April this year. She ended up being winched 60 metres, through the tree canopy, into the safety of the helicopter.
"𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺. 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴, ‘𝗪𝗼𝘄, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀."
Read about Zoey`s rescue - see the Patient Stories link in bio.
Do you have a rescue story to share? See the Share Your Story link.
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