FUNDRAISING events are on the cards for a Solihull first-aid group.
St John Ambulance Solihull and East Birmingham Network is carrying out events to support the work of its cadets and badgers groups across Acocks Green and Solihull.
The funds raised will help sustain the charity’s life-saving community engagement activity and provide young volunteers with opportunities to develop confidence and communication skills.
Cadets and badgers from the Acocks Green cadet unit and badger sett, along with Solihull cadet unit, have been taking part in fundraising activities designed both to support the charity’s operational needs and to build the skills required for their roles in first-aid delivery.
So far, events have included teaching residents how to respond in an emergency, through cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator demonstrations; a fundraising stall at The Swan Shopping Centre, in Yardley; and bag packing in Acocks Green and Shirley. The first-aiders have raised £619.39 to date.
Network lead Linda Colton said: “I am incredibly proud of the badgers and cadets in our network. The supermarket customers loved seeing them getting involved. The [youngsters] are a credit to the organisation, themselves and their parents.”
The group have bag-packing planned, for June 27 at Morrisons in Acocks Green. They will also be demonstrating life-saving skills and fundraising at Ward End Fire Station open day, on July 4, and at The Swan Shopping Centre on September 12 and October 17.
