Each year a number of local charities are nominated by members to become the WAMGOC charity of the year. The final choice is made by a show of hands at a club night.

All proceeds from the Octagonal run entries, the Octagonal run raffle, the monthly book exchange are donated to the charity at the November AGM.

WAMGOC 2010 charity:

This years charity is the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance.

The Thames Valley Air Ambulance provides a life saving service seven days a week, 365 days a year, covering the three counties we serve, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Did you know that in July 2008 we took delivery of our new helicopter, the EC135, and because of increasing fuel and leasing costs we must work harder to maintain our income levels to ensure we can provide our 365 day service to all three counties. This is why we need YOU ... to support us, there are many ways to do this. We all hope we will never need help from an emergency service, but it’s comforting to know it’s there if necessary. The only way we can offer this service is with £2m a year funding, and we welcome whatever you can give to help us.

For more information visit www.tvacaa.org

Previous years charities:

2009: Helen and Douglas House

2008: Stokenchurch dog rescue

2007: Pepper foundation

2006: Thames Vallley and Chiltern Air Ambulance

2005: The Ian Rennie hospice