2^PC. Purchase of a Learjet 35 aircraft for children's medical emergencies

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2^PC. Purchase of a Learjet 35 aircraft for children's medical emergencies

Asociația Blondie

Estimate:

EUR 2.000.000

Not sold

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, many children who went to Europe for treatment or surgery have been stranded abroad, unable to return home due to flight restrictions. Those who needed to travel abroad for treatment that could not be performed in the country were left with no choice of transportation. Shortly after Romania entered the state of emergency, the Blondie Association received the first call: to bring home a 7-month-old child that had suffered several heart surgeries, from the most affected area of the globe, Milan. A few days later, on March 27, 2020, they managed to bring Darius and his family home by private plane. Since then, help has been requested for several children. In one year, they organized private flights for 91 children and 5 adults, and a ground ambulance transfer. In Romania, people who need treatment abroad can settle the payment by filling in the E112 form, but the transportation costs can't be settled, and very often the patient doesn't afford them. The latest statistical data show that in 2018, 684 people went abroad using the E112 form, approximately 2 people / day. Currently, Romania does not have an air ambulance to transport patients abroad, having a flight license only for domestic flights or in case of catastrophe involving Romanian citizens. After all the efforts made during the last year and realizing how important is for Romania to have an air ambulance, the Blondie Association decided to assume the purchase of an aircraft, turn it into an air ambulance, and give access to treatment to anyone who needs medical air transportation, free of charge.

This lot does not have a material form, but a symbolic and strictly an emotional one. In exchange for the price that they offered, price that it is in fact a donation or a sponsorship, A10 does not provide the bidders an object, but a certificate of award, offered to the bidder that offered the highest amount, and a certificate of honorable contribution to the bidders that offered smaller amounts, amounts that are equally necessary to raise funds for purchasing the medical plane. The price of the lot is cumulative, so the bids do not eliminate each other, but, taking into consideration the humanitarian purpose of the auction, they are cumulating, reflecting the current cumulative price and the number of bidders.

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