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
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"
Emma Hyde-Gomes - April 24, 2026
Donated: £10.00
"Thank you to all at KSS air ambulance you all our doing a wonderful job saving lives"
Nicola Jenner - April 24, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"Thank you for all that you do to save lives. In loving memory of Ian Bridgeland- much loved Brother and Uncle."
Anonymous - April 24, 2026
Donated: £500.00
"Pleasure to support amazing. Charity. Keep up the amazing work you doing."
Janne Selmes - April 24, 2026
Donated: £47.00
"In memory of Carrie Jones"
Michelke Chinery - April 24, 2026
Donated: £500.00
"Thank you Kent Surrey sussex air amblance for all that you do"
M Bray - April 23, 2026
Donated: £50.00
"In memory of Martin Smith with deepest condolonces **, Lorraine, Dave & Anita"
Sussex Advanced Drivers - April 23, 2026
Donated: £100.00
"This is a thank you for Simon Norris-Jones doing a talk to Sussex ROSPA Advanced Drivers as agreed by our Kevin Reader. Would you let Simon know it has arrived. Thanks very much"
Penelope Delahaye - April 22, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"In my opinion everyone involved with your service is a Hero, including all the 'background' volunteers and staff."
Wendy George - April 22, 2026
Donated: £35.00
"Sorry my donation isn't more but grateful to you for being there to help."
Dafydd Williams - April 22, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"Keep up the good work KSS. Donated on behalf of top Lydden Hill photographer John Hale, for prints gratefully received. Many thanks, Daf & Rhys - Sidecar #63"
LINDA Baker - April 22, 2026
Donated: £30.00
"Well done in all you do and thank you ❤️"
Ian Cullis - April 22, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"Keep up with your amazing work."
Nigel Dawson - April 22, 2026
Donated: £20.00
"Rising fuel costs & KSS need help to continue their valuable service"
Jenny Ives - April 21, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"Wonderful work carried out by the aakss. They have been called out to help my friend’s grandchild."
Anonymous - April 21, 2026
Donated: £35.00
"Thanks for brilliant response to my son's bike accident"
Linda Gorringe - April 21, 2026
Donated: £47.00
"KSS, you do amazing work. My family have seen you in action first hand. It’s not always easy to get to a person in need but you got there. Well done!!"
Vivienne Pringle - April 20, 2026
Donated: £47.00
"In memory of a very dear friend Peter Barnes"
Steve Folwell - April 20, 2026
Donated: £50.00
"Many thanks Steve folwell"
JULIE HILL - April 18, 2026
Donated: £35.00
"Thank you for your time and help to those in need. It is a comfort to know you are all there for us with the amazing and life changing work you do."
Anonymous - April 18, 2026
Donated: £200.00
"Very happy to continue my support for your excellent work"
Anonymous - April 17, 2026
Donated: £25.00
"Keep up this amazing work. Well done everyone."
Maria Banks - April 16, 2026
Donated: £10.00
"Saving lives"
Anonymous - April 16, 2026
Donated: £145.00
"Keep up this important service. Well done Team !"
Kate Chivers - April 16, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"Keep on, your superb work of helping save lives."
Anonymous - April 16, 2026
Donated: £25.00
"Thank you for all the emergencies you deal with so promptly and efficiently. A very necessary service!"
Michael Williams - April 15, 2026
Donated: £25.00
"Good luck with the appeal"
Michael Chowen - April 15, 2026
Donated: £805.00
"Congratulations on all you are achieving, Michael & Maureen"
Peter Booker - April 14, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"The air ambulance are such a fantastic professional team who work tirelessly 365 days of the year saving many many lives, I applaud you all, keep up the fantastic work."
Lorna Hartley - April 14, 2026
Donated: £30.00
"Thank you for everything you do."
Peter Joannou - April 14, 2026
Donated: £184.00
"Thank you for the work you do for us. We raised the money last Saturday Live On The Lanes in Brighton, I am Peter Joannou Brighton’s Singing Barber, along with my friend Glenys shaking the bucket and collecting donations from the community watching & listening to the show ."
Dennis Phillips - April 14, 2026
Donated: £500.00
"I have always thought that this was a very worthwhile organisation and although I had not used the Air Ambulance myself, I want to keep it going for the sake of any patients that do require emergency help."
Richard Hasler - April 14, 2026
Donated: £120.00
"If this amount doubles it might be half an hours worth of Jet A1. Keep up the great work"
Anonymous - April 14, 2026
Donated: £30.00
"Thank you for all of the good work you continue to do ."
Anonymous - April 13, 2026
Donated: £30.00
"You do a wonderful job, there are many people out there who owe you a huge debt, on their behalf, thank you."
Catheine Batho - April 13, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"In memory of Howard…a supporter of KSSX…who, has sadly died."
David Kingham - April 13, 2026
Donated: £60.00
"I am happy to support a great charity"
Stuart Mitchell - April 13, 2026
Donated: £30.00
"You never know. Don't think that you are invincible. These people are dedicated to all. I wish I could give a little bit more. Former patient."
Anonymous - April 13, 2026
Donated: £500.00
"The Air Ambulance services provide essential critical care at the scene of incidents - saving lives day after day after day. Amazing teamwork delivering amazing care in the field! That’s why I support them whenever I can."
Phaedra Hayter - April 13, 2026
Donated: £25.00
"Giving to the Air Ambulance is always worthwhile. Please to support you KSS!"