LIFESAVING volunteers in Rugby have been boosted by a £500 grant.
The McCarthy Stone Foundation has given the grant to Rugby First Responders to support their work in the community.
Rugby First Responders are a group of trained volunteers who respond to 999 calls in partnership with the West Midlands Ambulance Service. They are able to arrive on scene quickly during an emergency and begin lifesaving treatment while waiting for an ambulance.
The donation will go towards uniform for the Rugby First Responders’ new recruits, as well as a new gazebo for fund-raising events.
Gemma Barrow, Coordinator at Rugby First Responders, said: “We are very grateful to the McCarthy Stone Foundation for this community grant. As a volunteer organisation, we rely on the support of others to keep our response car on the road and our kit in order, so that we can continue to respond quickly to local 999 calls.
“It is a requirement by the Ambulance Service that we wear uniform displaying the Crest in order to respond to 999 calls, so this donation will ensure are new recruits are ready to go.
“The gazebo will enable us to continue our fund-raising events, which are vital to the continuation of our lifesaving work in the long-term.”
The McCarthy Stone Foundation is the charity of retirement community developer and manager McCarthy Stone, which is building the Knox Court development in Bilton Road.
Graeme Marsh at the McCarthy Stone Foundation said: “We want to support grassroots organisations that really make an impact with their work. Rugby First Responders are an important pillar of the local community, and we hope our support helps them to continue this work despite the difficult circumstances, as we have seen first-hand what a difference the service can make to people’s lives.”
