NORTH COUNTRY LIFE FLIGHT

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Wing Wars 4 was the best yet! Participating restaurants outdid themselves in presenting creative recipes for the tastiest wings. Congratulations to Wise Guys! Lisa and her staff recaptured the Wing Wars trophy with their sweet Teriyaki honey garlic wings; served with a side of blue cheese but so good we did even need the dipping sauce. Last year's champ Kanu served up a Tandoori BBQ wing with a cucumber dip. Thanks also to The Dancing Bear (cherry chipotle wings); Romano's (Lemon Garlic wings); The Cellar (Cajun wings with a avocado, blue cheese dip) and Lisa G's with their salt/vinegar wings!
We are so thankful for our friends at WSLP-FM/93.3 for their continued support and sponsorship of Wing Wars 4, presented by Yuengling. $2,745 was raised to support North Country Life Flight's air rescue mission! This year we added a silent auction which helped raise over $500 of that total. We thank everyone who donated items for the auction and our Wing War fans who came out to support Life Flight by eating, voting and supporting our raffles. Nick who won the 50/50 raffle donated $50 of his take back to Life Flight! Thanks! Thanks again to Wise Guys for hosting Wing Wars4 and congratulations on your Wing War 4 victory. WSLP's Jim Williams said plans are already in the works for Wing Wars 5! Secret recipes are being formulated...

Lake Placid Mayor Craig Randall receives a check for Life Flight from WSLP-FM Morning DJ Paul Varga. Life Flight Ground Team Volunteer & former Life Flight patient Jan Washburn was also happy to see the $2745 raised for the air rescue team.

Tori H Kocsis gives Wing Wars 4 two thumbs up!

Happy Wing War 4 attendees including Tori H Kocsis and Samantha Williams.

The silent auction raised over $500! Thanks to all our generous donors and bidders!

We raffled off this great snowboard donated by Yuengling, presenter of Wing Wars 4!

Wise Guys owner Lisa received the Wing Wars IV trophy from Lake Placid Mayor Craig Randall! Wise Guys (winner of Wing Wars I & II) recaptured the chicken trophy after surrendering it to Kanu at Wing Wars III.

Wing Wars patrons fill their plates with Lisa G's salt & vinegar wings!

The Flight of Your Life

Critical Care by Air

The North Country Life Flight Air Medical Rescue Team is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit medevac service serving northern New York State. Established in 1989, this year marks twenty four years of continuous service. Impacting communities from Lake Champlain to the 1000 Islands Region and from the Canadian border to south of the Adirondack Park, North Country Life Flight is a shining example of what can happen when the communities of the North Country work together to make a difference in the lives of the residents and visitors of this spectacularly beautiful and remote region.

North Country Life Flight quite literally bridges the gap between community and tertiary care by minimizing the time it takes for patients to reach the most appropriate facility based on their profile of injury or illness. Utilization of Life Flight cuts traditional transport time by as much as eighty percent and sometimes more.

Filling a Need

Air Medical Rescue is a key component of rural healthcare. It is especially important in northern New York. The distance between community care and urban based care is literally hours by ground. Even twenty years ago, the community knew that rapid air transport would make a huge difference in the health of the people of the region, so those people worked hard to create North Country Life Flight. They literally made what seemed to be impossible possible. They did it by taking a unique approach, which combined community resources, the generosity of our citizens and dedicated medical professionals. Although unique, that air medical rescue program the community created, as a joint endeavor, has proudly serviced the North Country for two decades.

Making a Difference

In that time, the highly skilled medical team that flies with North Country Life Flight has impacted lives across the region. Working with North Country hospitals and emergency personnel to provide the best care possible to the resident and visitors of the region, Life Flight is called the moment it is determined that a patient will benefit from expedient access to advanced care. That benefit includes helping to save lives, minimizing disabilities and giving patients a chance of survival that would otherwise be unavailable.

A Wonderful Program

Life Flight truly is Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Your support makes this wonderful program possible.

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

The Flight of Your Life

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