Bee a fundraiser for Essex Air Ambulance

Written byADAM LUKE (Saffron Walden Weekly News)

A charity worker was transformed into a Bumble Bee to launch
a fundraising campaign at Stansted Airport.

Sabi Blyth, of the Essex Air Ambulance, took to the terminal building painted from head to toe in yellow to promote September’s Go Yellow Week.

The colourful initiative is focused on raising money for and awareness about the county’s yellow life-saving helicopter, through fun yellow-inspired events.It will coincide with National Air Ambulance Week, from September 23 to 29.

Schools, businesses, community groups and individuals are encouraged to join in by wearing yellow for the day or holding events like a ‘Yellow Hair Day’ or ‘Yellow Cake Sale’.Helena Morgan, head of fundraising at Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust, said: “Go Yellow is such a fun and easy way to support the charity - the list of fundraising ideas is endless and it’s all about raising vital funds and awareness of your life-saving helicopter so that it can continue attending to the seriously ill and injured in the region.”

To register to take part in Go Yellow or find out more, contact Sabi on 0845 2417 690 or email Sabi@EHAAT.uk.com.