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
Anonymous - May 23, 2026
Donated: £47.00
"Thankyou so much for your unwavering dedication. You're all heroes in my eyes."
Anonymous - May 23, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"Thank you for qll that you do kss"
Trudie Moore - May 23, 2026
Donated: £100.00
"With thanks for saving my dad in August 2025. I will continue to raise money for our heros. Thank you"
Mick and asdis Cosby - May 23, 2026
Donated: £200.00
"For someone in need or help."
Anonymous - May 22, 2026
Donated: £150.00
"Thank you for the amazing life saving work you do."
Cara Barnard - May 22, 2026
Donated: £150.00
"This donation is a gift from our wedding! KSS Air Ambulance have been there for our guests and family, and without them, may not be with us on our special day. We hope that KSS continues to serve the community when they might need it the most."
Sam Jacobs - May 22, 2026
Donated: £5.00
"Keep up the good work you’re all doing on a daily basis. It’s amazing!!"
Ian Barrett - May 21, 2026
Donated: £40.00
"Having been at an RTA where the Air Ambulance provided vital service to those directly involved, I witnessed first hand just how important their work is. They are very deserving of the public’s support. Well done everyone."
Catherine Owen - May 21, 2026
Donated: £150.00
"Thank you for the incredible work you carry out on a daily basis."
Jiwan Subba - May 21, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"Great Service"
Lyn Dent - May 21, 2026
Donated: £10.00
"You're doing a great job, 24/7. Well done!"
Mary Mansfield - May 21, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"Good luck and carry on doing your excellent work. A very worthy cause."
Anonymous - May 21, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"In memory of Alec Norris 18/08/24"
Anonymous - May 20, 2026
Donated: £100.00
"Come on everyone we have near got kss to there target amount please help get the money kss desperately needs to keep flying and to keep saving lives one day it might be you who needs there help"
Nino Nuzzo - May 17, 2026
Donated: £10.00
"Thank you for the picture at Lydden hill, John Hale"
Terry Cowan - May 16, 2026
Donated: £1,500.00
"This donation is from money raised from the Tom Ashdown charity memorial football match. Keep up the wonderful work"
Sally Lowe - May 15, 2026
Donated: £250.00
"Wonderful, life changing work."
Anonymous - May 15, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"An invaluable service which has saved many lives and will continue to do so- a deserving service which needs our support."
Anonymous - May 14, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"We are very happy to support such a dedicated and committed charity and its entire staff who do such an amazing job. Thank you!"
David Nickless - May 14, 2026
Donated: £7.00
"keep up the good work of saving lives"
David Jackson - May 14, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"A very important charity"
Kathleen Coleman - May 14, 2026
Donated: £47.00
"Thanks for being there."
Don Harris - May 14, 2026
Donated: £100.00
"Good luck to all who are there to help us when we need you."
Anonymous - May 14, 2026
Donated: £47.00
"Keep up the good work, I hope your second chance appeal brings in generous donations"
West Malling Baptist Church Coffee Morning - May 13, 2026
Donated: £108.83
"Raised in donations at our West Malling Baptist Church Coffee Morning"
Eleanor Pickton - May 12, 2026
Donated: £100.00
"In memory of my dad Gordon, without the air ambulance he wouldn’t have got to Brighton hospital in time"
Jennifer Fiander - May 12, 2026
Donated: £47.00
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Anonymous - May 12, 2026
Donated: £25.00
"Keep up the good work, supporting you guys in these desperate times is a privilege. Thank you."
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'."