‘Superstar’, six, walks 13 miles for charity
Despite her young age, caring youngster Alanna put her best foot forward from Lee-on-the-Solent to Netley Abbey in a day to raise cash for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
A LEE-ON-THE-SOLENT infant school pupil has walked over 13 miles for a charity which she looks up to, raising more than £1,000.
On May 27, six-year-old Alanna walked from Lee-onthe-Solent to Netley Abbey: a staggering 13.1 miles to raise money for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance.
Alanna’s mum Mia said: ‘She is absolutely obsessed with helicopters and loves the air ambulance. When it lands she’s always on flight tracker. She got talking with one of the pilots on one occasion when they landed. He was brilliant with her.
‘Weexplainedwhattheydo andhowtheysavepeople’slives and she wanted to be involved and help save someone’s life,’ she added.
Last June Alanna, who attendsLee-on-the-SolentInfant School, held a jumble sale on her front lawn and raised £253 for the charity.
Mia added: ‘She said her target was to beat that this year. She’s beaten it alright. Not many six-year-olds raise over £1,000.’
This year Alanna went a step further, walking a half marathon with her mum Mia and raising a total of £1,021.24 for the air ambulance, £863 through her Just Giving page and an extra £158.24 in offline donations.
On its website, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance said: ‘When our pilot landsandourdoctorsandparamedics rush off to the scene, many of you will come and say hi to us and chat to the duty pilot. On more than one occasion, one of those people will be six-year-old Alanna. She is one of Pilot Captain Dave’s biggest fans. Thank you, Alanna. You’re a superstar.’
To support Alanna’s fundraiservisitjustgiving.com/fundraising/alannahalfmarathon.