Newarthill man skydives for charity

Oct 7 2010 by Graham Miller, Hamilton Advertiser

A BIG-HEARTED Newarthill man last week leapt more than 10,000ft in support of his close friend.

Daredevil Allan Felvus (21) took part in a sponsored skydive, raising more than £800 for an honour fund in the name of 18-year-old Steven Stewart, who has Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

Wheelchair-bound Steven, from Crossford, lives life to the full and is an avid fan of Hamilton Accies, regularly attending home games with his dad, John.

Steven’s honour fund supports the work of the Scottish Epilepsy Initiative, a charity founded by epilepsy specialist, Professor Martin J Brodie.

The Scottish Epilepsy Initiative support the 8550 young people with epilepsy in Scotland, with hundreds of those living in Lanarkshire.

Allan decided to champion the honour fund after Steven’s mum Fiona suggested he take part in a sponsored skydive.

Allan explained: “I’ve always wanted to do a skydive and the opportunity to help Steven’s fund made it too good an opportunity to miss.

“The jump itself lived up to all my expectations and more. It was absolutely amazing. Believe me – 10,000 feet is a long, long way to fall.”

And it would appear that Allan now has the bug for aerial challenges.

He continued: “I’ve been thinking of other ways to try and raise money for such a worthy cause and, because I enjoyed the skydive so much, I’m considering enquiring about doing a wing walk.”

Anyone who wishes to make a donation towards the fund can do so at www.justgiving.com/ Allan-Felvus