The team at Magpas Air Ambulance, based in Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire, was remedying some of those January blues today (20th January) by hosting the charity’s annual Thankathon.
As a way to spread some cheer, the charity has spent the day phoning as many of their supporters as possible, simply to say, ‘thank you’. Magpas Air Ambulance lottery players, fundraisers, donors and volunteers are all receiving calls—and that call could be from anyone from the charity, with Magpas Air Ambulance’s fundraising team, CEO and even the frontline team picking up the phone to show their gratitude.
Final tallies are yet to be counted as phone calls continue throughout the afternoon, but the team have called to thank hundreds of the charity's supporters today already.
Debbie Florence, the charity’s Supporter Care Officer says, “It’s my job to speak to our supporters every day, but just being able to phone people up unexpectedly and simply say thank you is such a heartwarming thing to do. You can literally hear people light up on the other end of the phone, and that’s all we’re hoping to do today—just put a smile on people’s faces and thank them for making such a lifesaving difference in the community by supporting our service.”
Magpas Air Ambulance Director of Fundraising, Lucy Chapman, adds “As much as we'd like to individually thank every supporter over the phone for their support of Magpas Air Ambulance, we'll only be able to make it through a number of phone calls today. So, for anyone who supports our charity and doesn’t receive a call, please know that we are grateful for everything you do to support our lifesaving service. You help us save lives and keep families together across the East of England 24/7 and we couldn't do it without you. Thank you.”
