HOUSEBUILDER Springfield Properties is sponsoring a a charity ice hockey match organised by 12-year-old Lucy Stewart from Lossiemouth in aid of the Archie Foundation.
Thanks to Lucy’s efforts and support from local businesses, RAF Lossiemouth Jets will play the Aberdeen Predators at the Aberdeen Lynx Ice Arena later this month with guest players from the past and present Lynx team expected.
Springfield Properties, Ultimate Racing and David Steel Electrical Ltd are sponsoring the team strips for the game while Little Sparkles Childminders and Mortgage Advice Bureau, Elgin, are donating medals and trophies.
Lucy was born with a rare condition called Tracheo-oesphageal Fistula and Oesophageal Atresia meaning her food pipe wasn’t connected to the stomach, and her windpipe was connected to the food pipe instead. At just one-day-old, she required an operation to correct the connections, but even after this, she was very unwell and susceptible to pneumonia and chest infections.
Lucy explained, “Even after lots of operations, things still don’t work as they should. Sometimes I struggle to breathe as my windpipe is floppy and as my food pipe is so narrow, food often gets stuck. I spend a lot of time in hospital and have done since I was a baby.
“The Archie Foundation made these times so much easier for me and my family by providing accommodation so mum and dad can stay close to me when I’m in hospital and the charity often cheer me up by decorating the ward. This is why I’m fundraising for them. I want to thank the Archie Foundation and help them to help other poorly children and their families.”
Megan Black, Springfield community engagement coordinator, added, “We were deeply impressed and touched by Lucy’s email to us explaining her ambition of raising funds for the Archie Foundation with an ice hockey match. She is clearly a strong and determined person and we are delighted to help make this fundraiser a reality to support a fantastic charity like The Archie Foundation.”
The charity game takes place 26th August at Aberdeen Lynx Ice Arena and tickets are on sale with prices starting at £8.
