On
24th – 28th June 2007, Mrs Randall - Charlie’s
teacher - was sponsored to take part in the opening dance at "Chance to
Dance" at the Sevenoaks theatre.
Along with buckets placed
in the foyer each evening, Mrs Randall raised an amazing £2,000.
On 7th July
Sutton-at-Hone Primary School held their summer fete and had a Balloon
Release for Charlie. The balloon that went the furthest won a prize of a
balloon flight, and everyone got to write a message to Charlie on their
balloon tag.
The furthest balloon made
it all the way to Germany which was quite amazing. The event raised
£745.
On
7th August the first Tiger Cup was held at Redlibbets golf
course. The day had been brilliantly arranged by our friend Colin
Osborne.
The day was very hot and
50 people turned out to play in Charlie’s memory.
After the golf everyone
finished with drinks and dinner, not forgetting the auction and raffle.
The day raised £2145.
On 12th – 16th
September, Tony (Charlie’s dad) rode from Blackheath, London to the
Eiffel Tower in Paris. Tony and Charlie went on many a bike ride
together and Tony felt this would be a fitting tribute for Charlie and
took on the huge challenge.
We
were all so proud of him when he arrived in Paris. He also raised a huge
£10,367!!
Also on 16th
September our good friend Karen Birch ran the Nottingham half marathon
and raised £1195.
On 25th
October, Louise Gunyon - one of the most talkative people you could meet
- did a 24 hour sponsored silence. For Louise this was a huge
achievement! Louise raised a total of £1100.
The final event of the
year was The Tiger Ball on 3rd November, held at the Thistle
Hotel, Brands Hatch and attended by 260 guests. We always called Charlie
'Tiger' so this seemed a fitting name for the ball.
Everyone looked amazing
in their tuxedos and evening dresses and all the guests got a CRY wrist
band as their table gift. The room looked amazing with CRY Balloons as
the table settings.
We received some very
generous donations from people such as Graham Norton, David Walliams,
Arsenal Football club and Debenhams. The evening was really successful
and raised a total of £12,000.
2008 looks to be just as
busy. In just the first few months we have a parachute jump;
local dance school holding a sponsored
event; a dress down day be held by Barclays; bag-packing at
Sainsbury’s; the London Marathon and of course another golf day - one in
the South and one in the North; The first 'Tiger Ride' and The Tiger
Ball 2. Who knows what 2008 will raise?
Allison Spalding
Fundraising
for CRY in memory of Charlie Morettes