Local St John Ambulance crews will be better equipped to care for people attending community events thanks to a donation of stretchers by the Greater Building Society.
Greater Building Society’s newly appointed Armidale branch manager Karen Tracey handed over the two new stretchers and accessories to St John Ambulance Australia (NSW) Armidale Division’s officer-in-charge Peter Cameron earlier this month.
The stretchers and accessories are worth $1,500. The accessories include stands for the stretcher to allow officers a good working height as well as a device to enable patients to sit up on the stretcher if required.
This is the first time that that Greater Building Society has supported the Armidale Division of St John.
Mr Cameron said the donation is greatly appreciated as St John is a not for profit organisation. He said the organisation only receives some government funding for specific projects by applying for grants.
“This donation will benefit patients that we care for at local community events,” Mr Cameron said.
Ms Tracey said the Greater always tried to give back to the communities in which it operates. She said the Greater also supports the Northern Inland Academy of Sport and this year provided $50,000 toward the construction of Armidale’s new disability accommodation centre, Walker House. It has also established a multi-million dollar Greater Charitable Foundation to fund project by charities that will make a difference to the lives of families and communities in regional NSW.
“We hope this is one donation that people won’t use but it is good to know the stretchers are there to help the outstanding men and women of our local St John Ambulance division to look after people in our community,” Ms Tracey said.
