This Christmas, help us be ready to make a lifesaving difference in that moment of crisis.
I want to help you be ready to save lives this Christmas
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Sam was six months pregnant when she had a cardiac arrest.
HELP US BE READY TO SAVE MORE PEOPLE LIKE SAM.
I want to help you be ready to save lives this Christmas
Messages to our crew from recent donors
Last year, demand for our service was higher than ever. Please will you make a donation today, so we can be ready to save more lives this Christmas?
Our specialist doctors and paramedics bring lifesaving care, normally only available in a hospital, straight to the scene. This Christmas, we’ll be on standby 24 hours a day to get to those who need us anywhere in Kent, Surrey or Sussex in under 30 minutes. We can be called out up to nine times a day to help families facing a crisis.
We hope you never need us. But if you do, we’ll be there to fight for your life, just like we were for Sam and her unborn baby. Sam was six months pregnant when she had a cardiac arrest. That meant that two lives were on the line. When her heart stopped, we were ready to go, thanks to people like you.
As a charity, 88% of our funding comes from the generosity of our communities. With every mission costing £4,100 on average, your support means we can be ready to respond to anyone, anytime, anywhere.
This winter, when the unexpected happens and turns a family Christmas into a life or death emergency, your donation can make a lifesaving difference.
“Without KSS, lots of families would face very different futures. Please donate today to help KSS be ready to save lives. ”
It started as a typical morning. Sam, 23 weeks pregnant, was getting ready for work. She felt tired, but that was normal. What happened next wasn’t. Her partner, Mark, heard a thud and found Sam collapsed. He began CPR and called 999. Within minutes, we were airborne, ready to respond when every second mattered.
I was on base when the call came in, and the atmosphere changed instantly. We knew we had two lives to save. In the helicopter, we ran through our training, prepared for the challenges ahead. When we arrived, Mark had been doing CPR for several minutes. The ambulance crew had restarted Sam’s heart, but she needed more help. We had to intubate and sedate her, a complex procedure due to her pregnancy. Working closely with the ambulance team, we got her stabilized and knew we had to get her to King’s College Hospital quickly.
Flying her there took just 15 minutes, compared to over an hour by road. We got her and her unborn baby to the specialist care they needed.
We’ve all seen Sam and Mark many times since, including after the healthy birth of their son, Jack, and their second baby, Mia. As corny as it sounds, it is exactly why I wanted to become a paramedic. All of us just want to be able to make a lifesaving difference in that moment of crisis. And you can too.
This winter, when the unexpected happens and turns a family Christmas into a life and death emergency, your donation today means we can be ready.
David Wright
David Wright
Rona Hawes - May 11, 2026
Donated: £35.00
"Keep up the fantastic work. I can't believe you're a charity. This should be fully government funded."
Neville Roberts - May 9, 2026
Donated: £25.00
"Thank you for your splendid service"
Anonymous - May 9, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"Wonderful people - saved my wifes life. We are both grateful for the extra time given to us."
Len BALL - May 9, 2026
Donated: £47.00
"We appreciate all you do saving lives in the community"
Kim Shrosbree - May 9, 2026
Donated: £50.00
"Thank you to Mark for a very interesting talk at our MG Club on Thursday - worth a thought if you're a member of a Club"
Anonymous - May 9, 2026
Donated: £150.00
"Thank you for all you do, love the Hall family."
Anonymous - May 8, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"You can't say never one day you or family member or even a friend may need the he'll of kss a lot of people would not be hear today if it was not thanks to the kss crew and the Amazing work there Do"
Anonymous - May 8, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"To all you super hero's, so many lives saved by you, you are a service we may all need one day, ❤️"
Audrey Porcher - May 8, 2026
Donated: £500.00
"with out the service so many people will lose their lives. Every time i see the air ambulance i think thank goodness."
Anonymous - May 7, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"The KSS Air Ambulance desperately needs your help at the moment. The conflict in Iran is causing the price of aviation fuel to rise dramatically. Please give generously."
Barbara Gouin - May 7, 2026
Donated: £100.00
"THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE BRILLIANT WORK YOU DO"
Anonymous - May 7, 2026
Donated: £50.00
"Thank you for your wonderful work and dedication to help us in medical emergencies."
Mike Stevens - May 7, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"Keep up the good work"
Anonymous - May 6, 2026
Donated: £9.64
"Keep up the wonderful!"
Anonymous - May 6, 2026
Donated: £10.00
"The air ambulance service is a very special service whom I am very grateful for."
Anonymous - May 6, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"Keep up the very good work"
Utility Gundog society - May 6, 2026
Donated: £200.00
"On behalf of the committee of The Utility Gundog Society Kent & East Sussex Branch"
Patrica Mortlock - May 6, 2026
Donated: £150.00
"Well done, They do amazing Job."
Mike Arnold - May 5, 2026
Donated: £10.00
"In hounor of Martin Smith who's funeral was today ."
Marian McGuigan - May 5, 2026
Donated: £25.00
"Paid in memory of Steve Trill - lost too early! Will always be remembered!"
Sue Bunyan - May 5, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"You are in their safe hands"
Nicholas Taylor - May 5, 2026
Donated: £47.00
"I have often watched your aircraft come and go, and each time it has reminded me not to take health for granted. At age 75 I may happily set off to go up and down the Seven Sisters, but I don't know whether I am at random risk of a CVA like my father suffered at age 62. Life is a bit like being, not in a helicopter, but in a jet airliner on the edge of the stall at 37,000 ft. Every day is a new 'doors to automatic'."
Ian Kirby - May 5, 2026
Donated: £50.00
"The government do not fund the air ambulance people like you and I do."
Katie Owen - May 5, 2026
Donated: £150.00
"Just seen the BBC SE News and want to show my support and appreciation of what you do. Thank you."
Becky Kearns - May 5, 2026
Donated: £5.00
"In Memory of Steve Trill. Who will be sorely missed by all those that knew him."
Anonymous - May 5, 2026
Donated: £100.00
"Thank you for everything you do for the people of Kent Surrey and Sussex"
Seann Aylott - May 3, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"AAKSS helped sedate and transfer my dad to hospital when he had a cardiac arrest, me and my sister are very grateful for taking good care of him"
Dave & Julie Walsh - May 2, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"In memory of the musical legend Steve Trill"
Little Shock LTD - May 1, 2026
Donated: £10.00
"I've never needed you before, but I'm thankful that you exist in case someone I care about needs urgent care."
Marie Haynes-Perks - May 1, 2026
Donated: £50.00
"Sorry it's not much, but I hope this helps your wonderful charity. Thank you for helping those in need of medical assistance and long may it continue"
Anonymous - May 1, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"Well done everyone for all your hard work."
Michelle Chinery - May 1, 2026
Donated: £30.00
"Thank you kss for all that you do for the people of Kent Surrey and. Sussex. You true air angels of the sky"
Pauline Peacock - May 1, 2026
Donated: £15.00
"Thank you for all you do!"
Wendy Seabrook - May 1, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"Thank you for all you do. Xx"
Anonymous - April 30, 2026
Donated: £13.00
"I would like to visit you to have a look around"
Nikki Head - April 30, 2026
Donated: £100.00
"In loving memory of Maggie Stapleton"
Jenny Morley - April 29, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"Great service and if you can donate they will be very grateful."
Janet Knowles - April 28, 2026
Donated: £34.00
"Well done for all the good work you do."
Kris Rodricks - April 27, 2026
Donated: £47.00
"Keep up the good work"
Helen Pawsey - April 27, 2026
Donated: £10.00
"Landed in our field today and the kind pilots let us take photos of the heli with our trucks!"
Ruby Day - April 27, 2026
Donated: £100.00
"They do a good job and need the money, I appreciate them been there if i need them."
Anonymous - April 27, 2026
Donated: £250.00
"You never know it might be you who is saved!!"
Anonymous - April 26, 2026
Donated: £40.00
"Donation in Mr Ted Edward’s memory."
Michelle Chinery - April 26, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"If you can please support kss every penny counts Whot every the amount. It well help kss keep flying. And help save more lives. and carry on the amazing work there Do"
Ryan Pullen - April 26, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"Thank you Sasha for your story you have inspired us all x"
Anonymous - April 25, 2026
Donated: £25.00
"This is the most impirtant and inspiring of charities"
Tony Bourne - April 25, 2026
Donated: £50.00
"Thank you Sasha and very best wishes for the future"
Anonymous - April 25, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"What would we all do without you, our angels in the sky? Always there when help is needed. Thanks to all the team, keep up the good work!"
Christopher Baxter-Moore - April 24, 2026
Donated: £25.00
"Thank you all for your skills and dedication."
Anonymous - April 24, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"Thanks for all you do a friend’s life was saved by the Air Ambulance"