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Family Fun Day took place on Sunday 8th August 2004 at the Sedgemere Sports
and Social Club, Sedgemere Road, Yardley, Birmingham. The day included
a football match featuring the Dominic Lilley Select versus Aston
Villa Old Stars. The Old Stars showed why they are such good
entertainment, demonstrating their skills on the ball and winning 14 - 0
with some fine goals scored from a variety of angles.
Andy
Russell, main organiser, said "The important thing to note is that all
the players in the team are people who know Dom, and it was important for
each of us that we took part in the game to show our support for him"
After
the match, Radio Presenter Tony Brandon, from SAGA 105.7 FM, hosted an
auction of sports items, including a shirt signed by Paul Gascoigne, and
items signed / donated by Liverpool, Man City, Celtic, Rangers, Birmingham
City and Coventry City. The auction raised £860.
The
event is expected to raise over £4,000 when all the donations and prior
commitments have been received, and proceeds will be split between the
charity CRY, which aims to raise awareness of cardiac risk in the young, and
the City Hospital, Birmingham, where Dom began his recovery.
 Several
Old Star players supported the charity CRY by completing postcards which
will be sent to Members of Parliament to ask them to become actively
involved in the All Party Parliamentary Group, launched by CRY President Ian
Botham OBE.
This
Group has been set up to provide a forum for MPs to support CRY's ongoing
campaign, and to highlight the risk of sudden death in young people (under
35's) for inclusion in a new chapter on undetected heart conditions being
added to the National Service Framework on Coronary Heart Disease.
The
organisers' thanks go to the Aston Villa Old Stars team, Kevin Foy for being
a late stand-in for injured referee Mike Reed, and all the people who worked
behind the scenes to make the day a success.
Notes
to Editors:
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Up
to 8 young people a week die of undetected heart conditions. CRY
believe this could be a conservative estimate
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Proceeds
will be split equally between CRY and City Hospital, Birmingham
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Information
on CRY can be found at www.c-r-y.org.uk
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Dom's
progress can be followed on the Family Pages at www.dominiclilley.tk
For
additional information, please contact Andrew Russell on 07949 356334
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