Colin McRae charity rallies to the aid of Yorkhill youngsters

Jun 17 2010 By Mike Larkin

THE charity formed in memory of driving legend Colin McRae has rallied to the aid of Yorkhill Children's Foundation.

Thanks to the work of the tragic race ace's Vision organisation, Subaru UK agreed to provide a Forester 4WD, fully liveried as an emergency response car.

It follows from a major fundraising drive by Yorkhill Children's Foundation earlier this year, which thanks to support by the McRae charity resulted in the provision of a s130,000 specialist Paediatric Intensive Care ambulance for the Hospital.

Colin's father Jim, who is a Trustee of the charity, said: "The Colin McRae Vision are delighted to continue their support for Yorkhill Children's Hospital by working with our associates at Subaru UK to facilitate the provision of this paediatric emergency response vehicle.

"We hope that the Forester will add to the flexibility and range of cover available to the hospital consultants and thereby improve the level of service they are able to provide to critical cases."

Paul Tunnicliffe, Managing Director of Subaru UK, said: "We are proud to support Yorkhill and all the outstanding and worthwhile work they do with sick children.

"The Forester seems like the perfect choice for an ambulance support vehicle, as it's widely regarded as one of the safest, most practical and reliable cars in its class."

Shona Cardle, Chief Executive of Yorkhill Children's Foundation said: "This vehicle will make a significant difference to the life saving work the hospital staff carries out and now they will be able to respond to more calls and help to assist more critically ill children with the specialist treatment they need.

"The Forester is perfect for responding to a range of calls outs on occasions when the ambulance is already in use, not fast enough or not required."