Why it matters
Your fundraising keeps ambulance services free.
Each year Wellington Free Ambulance must fundraise around $8million to ensure emergency ambulance services can remain free to anyone in Greater Wellington and Wairarapa.
As an essential health service, Wellington Free does receive funding from Government but we need the support of our community to ensure our team have the ambulances, equipment, and resources they need to respond 24/7, 365 days a year.
Your support is absolutely vital in ensuring Wellington Free Ambulance remains free of charge to anyone in our community.
The funds you donate or raise will help buy....
Blood glucose monitor $40
Used to measure blood sugar levels. Crucial for managing and preventing potential health problems, especially for people who have diabetes.
Transwarmer – baby warming blanket $105
Disposable, gel filled matttress used to provide warmth and prevent hypothermia in our smallest patients. Especially helpful to maintain body temperature in newborns.
Digital thermometer $325
Used for just about every patient to measure body temperature. It is used to detect low or high body temperature which is helpful to diagnose infection or other illness.
NeoMate $2,259
Designed to attach to a stretcher, ensures infants and babies can be safely transported in an ambulance. It has a five-point harness system just like a car seat to provide stability and minimize movement during transport.
You’ll be helping people like...
“I wouldn’t be alive if it wasn’t for the Wellington Free Ambulance paramedics. This old girl is still alive and kicking thanks to them!”
Meet Rose
Following an international trip, Rose developed an unknown virus. Seriously unwell and experiencing life-threatening shock, although she didn’t know it at the time, Rose accidently spilled a kettle of boiling water on herself when she blacked out making a cup of tea, this resulted in third- and fourth-degree burns.
When she came round, not knowing what to do, Rose put herself to bed in an attempt to get warm, she was in shock and incredibly cold. When a family friend arrived to check on Rose, they took one look at her and said she needed an ambulance straight away.
Click here to read more about Rose’s serious situation and how Wellington Free Ambulance helped
“They had come prepared with packs and tents to head up the mountain and stay the night – legends”
Meet Stu
When Stu was stuck high up Mount Matthews, the tallest peak in the Remutaka range at 941m, in intense pain with worsening weather conditions, the only response was the Wellington Free Ambulance Rescue Squad and their 4WD vehicle.
Stu had been out training for the 60km Kepler Challenge Mountain Run through Fiordland National Park. Just 20 minutes after reaching the summit he started to head back down when it all went horribly wrong.
“I was trying to get into cruise mode when my heels lost traction and went out from under me"
Click here to read more about Stu’s amazing rescue by the Wellington Free Ambulance rescue squad
Why is it Onesie?
We call it Onesie because we are the ONE’s (111) for Greater Wellington and Wairarapa, the only ambulance service in our region and the only ambulance service in New Zealand that is free.
Each year we aim to raise over $200,000 to support our services through this appeal. People can donate online, sign up to fundraise, and get their friends, family and whānau to support them (great for businesses and schools), or give to one of our volunteers during the street collection.
Whatever you choose to do, we are grateful for your support. Everything you raise or donate goes towards keeping our ambulance service free of charge for anyone who needs us.
