Ron's Walkathon for Air Rescue

$27,175 of $90,000 goal
Given by 600 generous donors in around 4 months

Ron's Walkathon - help raise $90,000 for the Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service

Canterbury

Before he turns 90 this year, Ron Towner wants to raise $90,000 for the Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. He plans to do it by walking around the block every day for 90 days. Ron has long admired the work of the Rescue Helicopter crews, and wants to help make a difference at a time when events and community fundraising for the Rescue Helicopter Service have been devastated by Covid. Each year the Trust needs to raise $6m to fully provision services to its communities. With the support of his family, Ron is ready for the challenge. He is challenging you, the community for whom this service is so important, to support his efforts by donating to help save lives.

About us

The Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust fundraises to support the delivery of Canterbury's Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service and the West Coast's ROA Mining Rescue Helicopter Service. Each year the Trust needs to raise $6m to provision the service 24/7.

Use of funds

Funding will help support the core costs of service delivery, to help meet the annual shortfall in Government funding to deliver rescue helicopter services to our communities 24/7

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'Airman Ron' hits $90k  25 July 2022

Happy Birthday, and congratulations, to Ron Towner for achieving the extraordinary. Ron turned 90 on Friday, 22nd July and on that same day, thanks to the generous support of people across Canterbury (and some much further afield), his fundraising flew past the $90k mark. All totaled, Ron raised a magnificent $91,055 for Canterbury's Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service through a combination of crowd-funding, bucket collections and campaign fundraising. Happy Birthday Ron, and from all of our team and the wider community, thank you for your tireless efforts. We are proud to display the 'Airman Ron' name on the Westpac Rescue Helicopter in recognition of what you have achieved.

Click the link to see more of Ron's very special birthday celebration.

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Latest donations

Nadine
Nadine on 28 Jul 2022
$20
ALISTER & BRONWYN
ALISTER & BRONWYN on 25 Jul 2022
$30
Pym's Of Milford
Pym's Of Milford on 23 Jul 2022
Go Ron! Pym's Of Milford is right behind you and will share your story with our locals. Good on you!
$25
Karen
Karen on 23 Jul 2022
$20
Sharyn
Sharyn on 23 Jul 2022
Thanks for a great job , Westpac Air Rescue wonderful asset to our community
$25

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This campaign started on 1 Apr 2022 and ended on 31 Jul 2022.