Festival Medical Services became a registered charity in February 1998

Charity

The Charity's objectives are:

 

  1. the relief of sickness by the provision of medical services and emergency relief particularly at public gathering

  2. the relief of human suffering and distress in any part of the world resulting from disaster of any kind and the protection and preservation of human life in particular, but not exclusively, by providing suitably trained and experienced response teams free of charge upon receipt of requests for assistance

  3. any charitable purpose which the trustees shall from time to time think fit

 

Fund-raising and charitable donations

 

FMS volunteers working at events generate income, which after payment of running expenses, is available for donation to other charities and good causes. The Donations Committee receives and investigates nominations from the members for suitable recipients and makes recommendations for approval at the Annual General Meeting.

 

The Donations Committee has produced an Operating Policy Document, the main points of which are:

 

  • priority will be given to health care projects
  • charitable causes will be considered as well as registered charities
  • smaller charities will be given priority
  • only causes with specific objectives will be funded
  • participation of FMS in charitable endeavours will be encouraged
  • we always aim to provide the most help we can with our donations

 

Since 1998, FMS has made donations to:

 

  • Addis Abba Fistula Hospital
  • Afghan Connection
  • Cancer Research Campaign
  • Children's Hospice South West
  • Friends of Lugulu Hospital
  • Headway House
  • Medical Foundation for Victims of Torture
  • Nepal Trust
  • Rapid UK
  • Sandy Gall's Afghanistan Appeal
  • Scope
  • Shiva Charity, Nepal
  • Sight Savers International
  • Sisters of Charity, Makelle, Ethopia
  • Somerset Air Ambulance