Lucy Litwinko (née Hayes), class of 2000, was the lucky winner of this year's Princethorpe Connect Christmas Hamper Prize Draw. Her prize was a hamper full of sumptuous festive delights provided by Virginia Hayward Hamper Company, which include Grandma Wild's Luxury Mince Pies and Cambrook Sweet & Spicy Nut Mix. 

Lucy received her prize from Alumni Relations and Development Officer, Caroline Spencer, who hand-delivered the hamper to her home in Rugby, and commented, "It was such a lovely surprise to hear I was the lucky winner and to receive such a lovely hamper!"

Lucy has a long history with the Foundation, as she is a former St Joseph's Convent School pupil and was amongst the first girls to arrive at Princethorpe when it became fully co-educational in 1995. She was in Year 8 when she started alongside her sisters, Emily and Amy. Lucy takes up the story:

"There was only one other girl in my class and only a handful more in the year. It was a bit of a culture shock, having been at St Joseph’s Convent beforehand which was all-girls, but Mrs O’Keeffe (former Deputy Head Pastoral) went out of her way to help us all settle into school life. She created a little haven for us in the boarding dorms so we could have a break from all the boys when needed!"

She continued, "I have so many happy memories of my time at Princethorpe, especially of the Music department with the amazing Mrs Francis. Princethorpe will always have a special place in my heart, so much so that my husband and I were married in the Chapel in 2006 and our little girl, who is not so little now, was also christened in the chapel in 2014."

Nowadays, Lucy is Director of KAM Project Consultants, a company which focuses on the distribution and logistics market, and she lives with her husband and two children.

Thanks to all those who engaged with Princethorpe Connect in the run up to the Prize Draw. We have now reached 1,700 online members and look forward to building on this in 2025!