Yorkshire Ambulance Service Charity

29/10/2026

Happy 20th Birthday to Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust and YAS Charity! 🎉🥳💚

2026 marks 20 years of supporting Yorkshire communities and our ambulance service. We’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported YAS Charity over the past two decades.

To celebrate, we have a special campaign throughout the rest of the year, with lots of ways to get involved and with your support you can help us continue our work for years to come.

Want to take part?
📧 Email us at **[email protected]** for a special 20th birthday fundraising pack
👀 Keep an eye on our social media and website for upcoming activities
💚 Make a birthday donation via JustGiving 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/yascelebration2026

By supporting the YAS Charity, you are not only showing your appreciation for our life-saving staff and volunteers, but you are also being a life-saver yourself by helping to fund vital equipment and training which can make all the difference in a medical emergency.

Find out more about our 20-year journey here 👉 https://bit.ly/4oYNnFD

27/10/2026

💚 Every Second Counts! 💚

Do you look after a defibrillator in your business or community?

Make sure it’s connected to The Circuit — the national defibrillator network that helps emergency services find it fast in an emergency.⏰

👉 Register or check yours at thecircuit.uk

26/10/2026

🎉Congratulations to the top prize winner in the Charity Lottery supporting YAS Charity 🎉

Each week, 31 lucky players win cash prizes — including a £1,000 top prize! Plus, there are 4 superdraws each year.

A huge thank-you to everyone who takes part.💚 Every ticket purchased helps fund health and wellbeing initiatives for our staff and volunteers and community projects supported by YAS Charity — making a real difference across Yorkshire.

Feeling lucky? Don’t miss your chance to be our next big winner and help further our mission. Join the lottery today for exciting prizes and to make a positive impact.

JOIN HERE 👉 https://giantcashbonanza.online/yasc/

Good luck and thank you for your support! 🌟🍀🌟

25/10/2026

Losing a loved one is truly unimaginable. A MuchLoved tribute is one place you can remember the special people in your life. Here you can create a heartfelt tribute page to preserve their memory and cherish the moments shared. It offers a special space for family and friends to visit, remember, and add photos, memories, music, videos and candles. Each page is yours, free, for as long as you wish💝

You can also share details of the funeral, organise events to remember them or fundraise in their memory. And may also consider inviting donations to YAS Charity as a meaningful way to honor your loved one.💝

Establishing a tribute fund is a wonderful way to celebrate their life and share precious memories. Every in-memory donation is incredibly special to us, and we remain forever humbled and deeply thankful for the continued support.🙏

For more information and to set up an online memorial page please visit https://www.muchloved.com

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24/10/2026

Volunteering with Yorkshire Ambulance Service is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference across Yorkshire while developing confidence, skills and connections within your local community.

Current volunteering opportunities include:
• Patient Transport Service Volunteer
• Community First Responder
• Critical Friends Network Volunteer

Learn more about volunteering with YAS on the new volunteer website:
👉 www.yas.nhs.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us

YAS Charity is proud to support volunteering across the ambulance service and to celebrate the contribution of our dedicated volunteers.

We have a range of rewarding volunteering activities with flexibility to fit around you.

22/10/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹.

YAS Charity has teamed up with YAS Trust to help more people feel confident giving CPR and using a defibrillator on women.

A survey found that one in three people in Britain were afraid to give CPR to a woman because they were concerned about touching breasts. The same survey revealed that 38% would feel uncomfortable using a defibrillator on a woman, as the pads must be placed on bare skin on the chest.

To help address these barriers, YAS Charity has funded new female CPR training manikins. They were used during last Friday’s Restart a Heart Day, when more than 800 off-duty YAS staff and volunteers visited over 160 secondary schools across the region to teach CPR to 35,000 students.

The manikins will be used by the Trust’s Community Engagement Team and volunteers, who deliver thousands of CPR training sessions to people of all ages across the region each year.

By making female manikins part of CPR training, we aim to challenge stigma, build confidence and encourage people to act in those vital first moments after a cardiac arrest.

❤️ Every second counts—and everyone deserves the best chance of survival.❤️

Read the full story here 👉 www.yas.nhs.uk/news/media-releases/media-releases-2026/yas-charity-funds-female-manikins-for-cpr-training

21/10/2026

Make 2027 your year to run for YAS Charity!🏃 🏃‍♀️

Choose your challenge:

🌳 Leeds Running Festival, Roundhay Park
5K, 10K or half marathon on 28 March or 30 May 2027, with another festival planned for August.

⛰️ Sheffield Half Marathon on 4 April 2027
Enjoy fantastic city-centre crowds and views towards the Peak District on the climb to Ringinglow.

Whether it’s your first race or your next personal best, every mile and pound raised helps support life-saving projects across Yorkshire. 🚑

Ready to make a difference? Visit our events page, choose your challenge and sign up today!💚

🔗 https://runforcharity.com/charity-eventhub/yorkshire-ambulance-service-charity/allevents