DAD PUTS OAR IN FOR HOSPITAL
A BIG-HEARTED dad raised £5000 for a hospital - after roping in Reporting Scotland newswoman Jackie Bird to help out.
David Collie's twin daughters Rachel and Louise spent 10 weeks in special care at Glasgow's Princess Royal Maternity unit after being born three months prematurely.
David, of Rutherglen, near Glasgow, set up a rowing machine at East Kilbride's shopping centre.
And dozens of shoppers rowed more than 70,000 miles in six hours to raise the cash towards a new incubator.
Civil servant David, 53, said: "I have met Jackie a few times and got to know that she was really sporty. So I plucked up the courage to ask her if she'd come along and row.
"She was great. She held the girls and wished us well with our efforts. She wasn't a bad rower either."
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David added: "Without the equipment in the hospital's care unit, my girls wouldn't be here today. We are very lucky that they made it through.
Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.
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