"We are delighted to announce that Rab Conquer, our Fares4Free Volunteer Outreach Support Driver for the Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders area has been shortlisted as a finalist at this years Scottish Veterans Awards. There were 100's of applications this year, and the most received for the awards to date, so we are delighted that Rab is in the running.
"Over the past 12 months Rab has completed 186 trips for FaresFree, driven over 1000 miles, supported 165 veterans and their family members and provided over 400 incidences of support. An absolutely amazing achievement that is testament to Rab's personal drive and commitment to supporting the veteran and armed forces community."
"We would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the other shortlisted finalists in this category:
Laura Simpson
Ian Inglis
Maurice Kennedy
Mark Harper
Calum MacLeod
John Paul Strothard
and we wish everyone the very best of luck on the night."
Leon Fisher, Operations Manager, Fares4Free