Sport Aberdeen’s Active Schools team hosted a successful Christmas celebration event on Thursday 19 December from 1600 to 1800 at Get active @ Westburn.

The event welcomed 60 attendees along including young carers, care experienced young people and their families, and support workers to enjoy Christmas arts and crafts station, games, pizza, food and music.

Sport Aberdeen’s team distributed 250 selection boxes and cards to young people who attended and 40 young people who are working on a one-to-one basis with a Sport Aberdeen member of staff through its SPACE programme were given personalised gifts.  

SPACE is Sport Aberdeen’s programme that positively shapes the lives of care-experienced children through the transformative power of connection, sport and physical activity.

The Promise reflects Scotland’s commitment that all care experienced children and young people will grow up loved, safe and respected. The Promise is built on five foundations: family, voice, care, people and scaffolding; all of these are embedded within Sport Aberdeen’s SPACE programme.  

Katrina Carr, Lead Active Schools Coordinator (Keeping the Promise) at Sport Aberdeen, said: “Thank you to everyone who attended our event, we were delighted to see such a busy turnout.

“I’d like to thank the following individuals for their kind donations too: Sport Aberdeen members/employees, members of the public, Befriend a Child, Macphie of Glenbervie, Richard Booth, Alistair Robertson, Colin Watson – SRCN Solutions and Tesco.”

A social worker said: “I just wanted to pass on the absolute elation in feedback I got from the family I signed up to the Christmas event.

“They had a brilliant time and were really chuffed they got to attend, thank you so much for organising.”

To find out more about Sport Aberdeen’s SPACE programme or to make a referral, click here.