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Air Ambulance drops in to pick up £112,000 Furness Affinity Cheque

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The North West Air Ambulance dropped into Walney Airfield to pick up a cheque for more than £112,000 from Furness Building Society, the annual payment made to the charity under the Society’s ‘You Save-We Give’ affinity account scheme

Mark Carroll Head of Development for NWAA received the cheque from Furness Building Society Chief Executive Nigel Quinton.  The annual payment is made as part of the arrangement with the charity under which supporters save in NWAA branded affinity accounts and receive interest on their money, while the Society makes an annual payment from its own funds equivalent to 1 per cent of the average balances in all of the Air Ambulance accounts.

Mark Carroll explains: “A huge payment such as this can keep the Air Ambulance flying for a month saving lives across the North West, and so we are hugely grateful to all of our supporters who keep on saving in the Affinity Accounts.  They receive interest on their money and the Society recognises their commitment with the annual payment from its own funds.  It is a perfect partnership.”

The North West Air Ambulance is a regular visitor to the BAE Systems airfield on Walney where the company supports the service by providing free fuel to top up the aircraft tanks, which extends their operational availability to respond to emergency calls.