Aimee Howarth hosted a Charity Night on 6th October in conjunction with Missed a Beat foundation, successfully raising the funds for a new portable defibrillator unit for Newton Aycliffe Youth U13 Eagles football team. As well as raising the funds for the unit there were enough funds to get the team new training kits which will display the Missed a Beat logo to help raise awareness of the importance of a defibrillator and how it greatly increases chances of survival.
Aimee did a magnificent job entertaining the crowd with songs from throughout the decades, receiving outstanding reviews from the stella crowd. With games, raffles and food, the night was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone in attendance.
Aimee would like to thank all who attended and supported the night as well as the people / businesses who donated prizes for the raffle.
Aimee joined the team at their training session to hand over the unit and the boys wore their new training kits.
Eagles manager Martin said “We as a team would like to thank the work that has gone on behind the scenes to help organise the event. But the biggest thank you goes to Aimee. Without her, the night wouldn’t have been a success, she was amazing. So, a big thank you from everyone at Newton Aycliffe Youth U13 Eagles.”
Mark, from Missed a Beat, said, “it’s really great Aimee putting this night on and raising money, doing a fantastic job, as well as the funds helping the foundation with the increased exposure equally important is having a defibrillator unit close at hand, rapidly increasing the chance of survival from 5% to 74% if delivered within 3-5 minutes, congratulations on a fantastic evening.”
The unit will have dual usage and also be shared with Spennymoor U13 Saturday team which a number of the Eagles squad plays for, which means it is readily available for more games.
