AIRBORNE lifesavers are celebrating a New Year gift of more than £144,000.
The donation to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance came from the Yorkshire Building Society group through its special “affinity” accounts.
The accounts offer a way for savers to support the air ambulance.
Katie Collinson, the air ambulance’s partnership manager, said: “We are delighted to have the support from Yorkshire Building Society and its customers and this donation of over £144,000 is absolutely amazing and will keep us flying for just over two weeks.”
Since the introduction of its first affinity accounts, the society has donated more than £550,000 to the service Bev Cox, the society’s corporate responsibility manager, said: “We are delighted to be able to help such a vital service as Yorkshire Air Ambulance, which is close to the hearts of so many of our customers.”
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