Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
Appeal for happy memories
The mum of Alesha MacPhail has urged supporters to “light up” social media with happy memories of her daughter ahead of tomorrow’s second anniversary of her death.
Georgina Lochrane asked family and friends to help ease the pain of the milestone, which marks two years since the six-year-old was murdered on the Isle of Bute.
Writing on Facebook in the group, Alesha’s Georgina Beaming said: Smile “This will be two full years without my little beautiful bubbly amazing little lady and time is definitely not a healer.
“I will stop there as I want today to be full of happiness.
Yesterday was full of pain and
Thursday will be the same so this is where I have a huge favour to ask each and every
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Smile so the was youngster’s set up last family year could “give back” to the community for the help they received.
The non- p ro f i t , unregistered organisation, run by volunteers, plans to hold an event each year in memory of Alesha.
Determined to create a lasting legacy in Alesha’s name, the organisation has already helped other struggling families receive gifts, days out and respite.