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Greenlea Rescue Helicopter Crew to Visit National Fieldays®

Greenlea Premier Meats, principal sponsor of the Taupo-based rescue helicopter, will be joined by the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter on Friday 17 June 2016 at the National Fieldays® Mystery Creek.

With over 40% of rescues occurring in rural regions, Greenlea has been instrumental in ensuring that the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter is available 24/7 throughout the Taupo and Central Plateau region.

The National Fieldays® Greenlea site is located at F53 and the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter crew will be on-site from 10am on Friday. This is an exciting opportunity for the public to meet the crew who were recently awarded with a NZAR Certificate of Achievement last month in recognition of their vital contributions to search and rescue in New Zealand.

In 2015, the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter flew 191 potentially life-saving missions. The annual cost to have this service available and dedicated to our region is over $1 million per year, with more than half of this funded through our community. To donate to the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter or your local PSRT rescue helicopter visit rescue.org.nz or call the fundraising team on 0800 11 10 10

Philips Search and Rescue Trust (PSRT) is a charitable organisation, operating rescue helicopters throughout the Central North Island. Philips Search and Rescue Trust relies on support from principal sponsors and community donations. Special thanks to Taupo’s principal sponsor, Greenlea. This crucial financial support ensures our rescue helicopters can continue to bring life-saving equipment, rescue personnel and trauma-trained medics directly to the patient. For further information about PSRT visit our website rescue.org.nz

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