Aberdeen-based RAM Tubulars has unveiled a dynamic
partnership with local charity Sport Aberdeen to sponsor a new ‘Learn to Ski
School Programme’ at its dry slope, Adventure
Aberdeen Snowsports Centre.
The exciting new sponsorship will provide local children in
Primary 5 the chance to take part in free ski lessons at the snowsports centre
in Garthdee.
There is capacity for 20 Primary 5 classes to take part
each year for the next three years, with an influx of schools having already
expressed an interest.
More than 500 children from 15 schools spread across
Aberdeen are now signed up to receive a block of three lessons, lasting for two
hours at a time.
Designed for beginners and held on the beginner slope,
children will learn the basics of skiing and techniques, working towards linked
snowplough turns.
RAM Tubulars’ Managing Director Jim Stewart chose to
sponsor the programme having learned to ski himself as a pupil at Woodside
School and understanding first-hand the benefits of the sport.
Children at the participating schools may not have
otherwise had the chance to learn to ski, so the programme presents a unique
opportunity for them to try something new, enhance their social skills and have
fun.
The first block of lessons will kick off on April 26.
Graeme
Dale, Head of Sport and Active Communities, said: “We are
delighted that RAM Tubulars has chosen to sponsor our new ‘Learn to Ski School
Programme’, providing local children with the opportunity to take part in free
ski lessons.
“Skiing is a great sport for improving balance and
coordination as well as a means to have fun in a social environment and gain
more confidence along the way.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for local children and we
are hugely grateful to RAM Tubulars for the
sponsorship.”
Jim
Stewart, Managing Director at RAM Tubulars, said: “Putting
something back into the community is really important to me, and RAM Tubulars
has supported a variety of worthy sporting causes over the years. We’ve built
up a business based on identifying new opportunities, and I like to apply this
ethos to community projects too, opening doors to new opportunities for
personal development.”