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# Funding boost for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity after topping M6 Toll vote
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/funding-boost-for-midlands-air-ambulance-charity-after-topping-m6-toll-vote/
- Published: 2019-08-16T09:51:05.000Z
- Updated: 2019-08-16T09:51:21.000Z
- Description: The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has been boosted after topping an online poll.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Charity, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:18, News

The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has been boosted after topping an online poll.

The organisation received the highest number of votes from across the region in a public vote for the M6 Toll’s Drive for Charity initiative.

![The cheque being handed over to the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/m6toll-d4c-1.jpg)

The cheque being handed over to the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity

It will mean a £20,000 donation, which will be used to fund its Sky Champs Education Programme.

The Staffordshire Wildlife Trust secured £8,000 as runner-up.

M6 Toll chief executive Andy Cliffe said: “Since the M6 Toll opened 15 years ago, we have donated more than £1million to regional good causes.

“We are delighted that the public got behind Midlands Air Ambulance Charity to vote them as our Drive for Charity Partner and we look forward to working alongside them over the next 12 months.”

The Sky Champs Education Programme offers activities for early years and Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils through a series of free, downloadable resources.

Emma Gray, fundraising and marketing director for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, said: “The M6 Toll has been a committed and supportive partner to the charity for 15 years, and we are truly grateful to them, and to everyone who voted for us, for the opportunity to further develop our Sky Champs Education Programme.

“Sky Champs has proven to be a vital tool in supporting young children’s education, bringing lessons to life with real examples from Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

“As it is National Curriculum-based, lesson planning is simple, and classwork is both fun and engaging.

“Thanks to the support from M6toll, we will be expanding the programme to enable us to reach more schools within the six counties we cover.”

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust will use its runner-up prize to fund a series of community engagement sessions, encouraging children and families to spend more time outdoors.

Shelley Pattison from the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust said: “We were thrilled to hear we had been shortlisted alongside so many other fantastic causes, so to win the runner-up prize has given us a great deal of pride.”

In addition to its charity of the year, M6toll also offers a monthly cash fund of up to £1,500 for local schools, sports clubs or voluntary groups through its Drive for Charity in the Community scheme. Applications can be made at [www.m6toll.co.uk/about-us/drive-for-charity](http://www.m6toll.co.uk/about-us/drive-for-charity?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).

Mr Cliffe added: “We look forward to supporting many more local groups to make a positive difference along the route of the M6toll.”