Subaru supplies Forester to Yorkhill Children’s Foundation

Subaru UK has supplied an All-Wheel Drive Subaru Forester 2.0 D XC to the Yorkhill Children’s Foundation.  The Glasgow-based Foundation, which provides support and equipment for sick children and babies from all over Scotland, will use the Forester as a go-anywhere ambulance support vehicle.

The collaboration was co-ordinated by Colin McRae Vision and Subaru dealer Alex F. Noble & Son, which was set up in the aftermath of the helicopter accident that killed Britain’s first World Rally Champion.  The gleaming new addition to the Foundation’s fleet was then collected from theMidlothian Subaru dealership.

Shona Cardle, Chief Executive of Yorkhill Children’s Foundation, said: “The team in Yorkhill Hospital’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and everyone at Yorkhill Children’s Foundation are hugely grateful to both Subaru UK and the Colin McRae Vision for their support.  This vehicle has made a significant difference to the life-saving work the hospital staff carry out, as they are now able to respond to more calls and provide even more critically ill children with the specialist treatment they need.”

The latest vehicle in the Yorkhill Children’s Foundation line-up proved invaluable when 20-month-old Dani McAllister became critically ill.  Despite being taken to her local hospital in Stranraer, without access to paediatric or intensive care facilities she was at risk of deteriorating rapidly.  The Paediatric Transport and Retrieval Service were contacted and thanks to its new Subaru rapid response vehicle, the infant was transported quickly and safely to the Intensive Care Unit at Yorkhill.

Marketing Director of Subaru UK, Kenyon Neads, said: “The Forester seems like the perfect choice for the Foundation, as it’s widely regarded as one of the safest, most practical and reliable cars in its class.  The Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive system will doubtless come into its own when a rapid response is required and the weather conditions take a turn for the worse.”

To coincide with the vehicle donation, Colin McRae Vision has also made a substantial donation of £35,000 to help fund the purchase of a specialist Paediatric Intensive Care ambulance.