Bravo 9 RIDING FOR LIFE
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Thank You for taking the time to click on my Fundraising Campaign link "Bravo 9 RIDING FOR LIFE." The title hopefully speaks for itself. As a Blood Bike Volunteer Rider, I have the enormous privilege of undertaking these IMPORTANT and sometimes LIFE SAVING duties on behalf of the NHS. Sadly, we receive no external grants to provide this FREE out of hours service on their behalf and so have to source funds ourselves. I have taken it upon myself to attempt to fund the running costs of Bravo 9, which is the BLOOD BIKE for the West Devon Team, for 12 months. My estimation is £6,500 but, of course, I hope that the Campaign will exceed this amount.
We are made up of Volunteer Riders who have to fund our own Advanced Licence's and complete a Check Ride before we are permitted to undertake the primary function of the Charity on the Kawasaki 1400 GTR's - fully liveried Blood Bikes. Most Riders also work full time jobs too before undertaking the Duties of 1700-0700 Monday to Friday and 24-hours over every weekend in all weathers.
On a daily basis we collect and deliver bloods and samples from several local Doctors Surgeries, URGENT samples from the Plymouth Dialysis Unit at Roborough and anywhere else within the County for the NHS as directed by our Volunteer Call Handlers.
As well as this, we remain on call throughout the night of the Duty for other URGENT issues such as Emergency Resupplying of Donor Breast Milk to Neo-Natal Intensive Care Units (NICU) both in Derriford and Treliske (Truro). This undertaking gives premature babies, of just 24 weeks gestation onwards, the greatest chances of survival. The milk is relayed down from Bristol to Derriford or onward relay travel as requested.
These parts of our Duty are extremely satisfying but my more recent activities have really highlighted to me just how good involvement with this Charity really is.
Not so long ago, I was tasked to be at a particular hospital during the early hours to assist with a major harvesting of Donor Organs. It was a mixed emotional event for me. I was acutely aware that in order to save life, someone sadly had to lose theirs. After a long drive, I personally delivered the Organ that we had transported to the Renal Unit where the recipient was waiting to have this chance of life. To me, this was, and is, a HUGE privilege to be part of.
More recently, I was again tasked with an early start at another hospital, during my off shift this time, to transport a patients’ final bloods, before transplant, for onward travel to the Capital. RIDING FOR LIFE again, I covered 220 miles on BRAVO 9 in a 'comparatively short period' to do my part before handing over to the East Team for the remainder of the journey. Another successful transplant was reported to have then taken place.
The thought of 'RIDING FOR LIFE' is an INCREDIBLE feeling and one I would certainly urge others to get involved in.
For those who never have enough time, my favourite quote comes from the wonderful George and Betty Ross in Falmouth: "The most valuable gift you can give is time ....................................................................................................... given freely." Why not come and give some of yours too.
Raising awareness of what we do is equally important and to those who I invited to like the Devon Free Wheelers Facebook Page and to support us, Thank You for looking and Thank You to those who have donated. It is also important through this awareness that if you see a BLOOD BIKE approaching from behind you that you please make the effort to let it passed. It may not be your bloods, samples, babies breast milk or transplant items this time but it will be someone elses. THANK YOU
As stated, I am part of the West Devon Team and I ride BRAVO 9 (below), the subject of this fundraiser.
Although it is the Charity's bike, I am fully aware that there are substantial costs involved in keeping it on the road, keeping me and my fellow Riders of the West Team safe and, of course, enabling us to continue RIDING FOR LIFE.
It is with this is in mind that I hope I can call upon friends near and far to assist me in funding BRAVO 9 to keep it on the road for another 12 months. You don't have to go mad, but please feel free to if you are happy to do so.
Donating £5 will fuel the bike for up to 70 miles of vital travel which will be a great help.
THANK YOU SO MUCH if you are able to support me but if not, please share this as wide and why consider joining us as a Rider, a Driver, a Fundraiser or a Call Handler.
DO SOMETHING GREAT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO SOMEONE IN NEED TODAY.
THANK YOU
We are made up of Volunteer Riders who have to fund our own Advanced Licence's and complete a Check Ride before we are permitted to undertake the primary function of the Charity on the Kawasaki 1400 GTR's - fully liveried Blood Bikes. Most Riders also work full time jobs too before undertaking the Duties of 1700-0700 Monday to Friday and 24-hours over every weekend in all weathers.
On a daily basis we collect and deliver bloods and samples from several local Doctors Surgeries, URGENT samples from the Plymouth Dialysis Unit at Roborough and anywhere else within the County for the NHS as directed by our Volunteer Call Handlers.
As well as this, we remain on call throughout the night of the Duty for other URGENT issues such as Emergency Resupplying of Donor Breast Milk to Neo-Natal Intensive Care Units (NICU) both in Derriford and Treliske (Truro). This undertaking gives premature babies, of just 24 weeks gestation onwards, the greatest chances of survival. The milk is relayed down from Bristol to Derriford or onward relay travel as requested.
These parts of our Duty are extremely satisfying but my more recent activities have really highlighted to me just how good involvement with this Charity really is.
Not so long ago, I was tasked to be at a particular hospital during the early hours to assist with a major harvesting of Donor Organs. It was a mixed emotional event for me. I was acutely aware that in order to save life, someone sadly had to lose theirs. After a long drive, I personally delivered the Organ that we had transported to the Renal Unit where the recipient was waiting to have this chance of life. To me, this was, and is, a HUGE privilege to be part of.
More recently, I was again tasked with an early start at another hospital, during my off shift this time, to transport a patients’ final bloods, before transplant, for onward travel to the Capital. RIDING FOR LIFE again, I covered 220 miles on BRAVO 9 in a 'comparatively short period' to do my part before handing over to the East Team for the remainder of the journey. Another successful transplant was reported to have then taken place.
The thought of 'RIDING FOR LIFE' is an INCREDIBLE feeling and one I would certainly urge others to get involved in.
For those who never have enough time, my favourite quote comes from the wonderful George and Betty Ross in Falmouth: "The most valuable gift you can give is time ....................................................................................................... given freely." Why not come and give some of yours too.
Raising awareness of what we do is equally important and to those who I invited to like the Devon Free Wheelers Facebook Page and to support us, Thank You for looking and Thank You to those who have donated. It is also important through this awareness that if you see a BLOOD BIKE approaching from behind you that you please make the effort to let it passed. It may not be your bloods, samples, babies breast milk or transplant items this time but it will be someone elses. THANK YOU
As stated, I am part of the West Devon Team and I ride BRAVO 9 (below), the subject of this fundraiser.
Although it is the Charity's bike, I am fully aware that there are substantial costs involved in keeping it on the road, keeping me and my fellow Riders of the West Team safe and, of course, enabling us to continue RIDING FOR LIFE.
It is with this is in mind that I hope I can call upon friends near and far to assist me in funding BRAVO 9 to keep it on the road for another 12 months. You don't have to go mad, but please feel free to if you are happy to do so.
Donating £5 will fuel the bike for up to 70 miles of vital travel which will be a great help.
THANK YOU SO MUCH if you are able to support me but if not, please share this as wide and why consider joining us as a Rider, a Driver, a Fundraiser or a Call Handler.
DO SOMETHING GREAT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO SOMEONE IN NEED TODAY.
THANK YOU
Organizer
Steve Lewis
Organizer
England
DEVON FREEWHEELERS
Registered nonprofit
Donations eligible for Gift Aid.
