Edinburgh Rugby players Grayson Hart, Ben Atiga and Lewis Niven visited Rachel House Children’s Hospice in Kinross run by Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) recently to help decorate the hospice for the festive season.
The players decorated the lounge area and Christmas trees, bringing Christmas cheer to the families staying for respite breaks including siblings Cody (age 4) and McKayla (age 5) from South Queensferry and five year old Isla from Pool of Muckhart.
Edinburgh Rugby centre, Ben Atiga, said: “I visited the Hospice with the same group of players in August and we were all keen to return when the opportunity arose.
“It’s a real eye opener and is an inspirational place to visit. Everyone is doing everything they can to have fun and put a smile on the kids’ faces. It was great to be part of that and do our bit for a charity that means so much to us and the club as a whole.
“It’s a privilege to play even a small part of such a worthy cause.”
Amy Telford, CHAS Fundraiser said: “The families loved meeting the rugby players who got stuck in to the challenge of making the hospice as festive as possible. Seeing them hanging Christmas decorations is a far cry from their day job, and it was lovely that they got to play games with the children that they’re helping to support.”
If you would like to support CHAS please contact 0131 444 1900 or go to www.chas.org.uk
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
