Unfortunately our hotel was busy during CRY's Raising Awareness Week (10th to 18th October) so it had to be October 31st.

 

I e-mailed everyone we knew including all Stuart's friends and it wasn’t long before we had sold 203 tickets which was the maximum number our biggest room could hold!!!  I could have sold twice that many.

 

The night arrived and the room looked amazing – all in red and white Arsenal colours with CRY balloons everywhere.  We had 75 Raffle prizes and 22 Auction Lots. Due to the generosity of our friends, hotel suppliers and family we had to take very little out of the ticket money and have made nearly £12,000 for CRY.  

 

 

It was a fantastic evening with all having a really good time. That was the idea - it was not to be a sad evening. Simon (Stuart's brother) and Lucy (his sister) did a great job auctioneering. I made a speech explaining to everyone what CRY did and why there was such a need for the charity and Dad saw to the meal being served.

 

A standing ovation at the end reduced us all to tears but the main thing was Stuart would have been very proud and we made a lot of money for CRY.

 

Rosemary Attridge

 

 

 

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