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Event Write Ups - Miscellaneous Fundraising Events

These write ups show the enormous range of fundraising and raising awareness events that take place in aid of CRY.  They are a great source of ideas, and give a good indication of what various types of event involve.

 

If you would like to send in a write up of your CRY fundraising or awareness raising event, please e-mail kerry@c-r-y.org.uk with photos and at least 100 words of text.

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King's College Abseil - 6th July 2008

A group of fearless CRY supporters took part in an abseiling event at King's College on July 6th, to raise money and awareness for CRY.

Coffee morning in memory of Paul McGlynn - 14th June 2008

Joan McGlynn organised a fundraising coffee morning to raise money and awareness for CRY in memory of her son Paul.  The event featured plenty of delicious cakes, plus a tombola, bran-tub and crafts.

Fundraising in memory of Richard Martin - 22nd March 2008

Supermarket bagpacking event to raise money for CRY in memory of Richard Martin.

"Sponsored Groove" in memory of Charlie Morettes - 1st March 2008

On Saturday, 1st March, 31 pupils at Grooves plus Hannah Holmes, the parent who nominated CRY, danced to a variety of tracks in front of a hall full of supporters. Some of the dancers were only 2 years old!

Fundraising in memory of Charlie Morettes - throughout 2007

In the six months after Charlie’s death on 16th May 2007 at the age of 8, many fundraising events have taken place and we have managed with the help of friends to raise over £30,000.

Fundraising in memory of Daniel Young - December 2007

I work for Tesco and with the help of my colleagues we set about a fundraising event.  We all wore football shirts and had two days of collecting in store.  The customers and staff and played a big part in this.  Next we held a quiz night and local companies all donated prizes to be raffled, both events were a great success.

QPANI Charity Quiz Night - 29th November 2007

The Quarry Products Association NI (QPANI) was delighted to hand over a cheque for £2826 to Mark Carruthers, Patron of CRY, as a result of its annual Charity Quiz Night.

Sponsored "Stop Smoking" in memory of Kasia Ber - September 2007

Denise Gutcher did a sponsored "Stop Smoking" to raise money and awareness for CRY in memory of Kasia Ber.

Fundraising in memory of Peter Reynolds - August 2007

Lyn Hacker, Bev Pearce, Margaret Thomas, and colleagues from Marks & Spencers in Cribbs Causeway have undertaken a variety of fundraising schemes to raise money for CRY.

Sponsored Christmas fast and supermarket bag-packing - December 2006

Friends and family of Richard Martin, who died of WPW in November 2004, have been fundraising for CRY in Richard's memory.

Halloween Disco in memory of Kasia Ber - October 2006

Friend's and family of Kasia Ber organised a Halloween Disco to raise money for CRY in her memory.

The Sebastian English Memorial Family Picnic - 9th September 2006

This, the second Sebastian English Memorial Family Picnic, was held at St. Michael's School in Highgate, London.  18 families attended, and enjoyed a barbecue and games for all the children.

Charity Line Dance in memory of Anthony John Child - 20th August 2005

The Child Family held a charity line dance event in memory of Anthony Child, and to raise money for CRY.

Inauguration of new Lord Mayor of Swansea - 13th May 2005

Mair Gibbs, the new Lord Mayor of the City and County of Swansea, has chosen CRY to be her charity.

Dress Down Day, Three Valleys Water - 10th March 2005

Staff at Three Valleys Water have a monthly Dress Down Day and nominated CRY as the charity to benefit from the proceeds. 

QT Kanga raising awareness of SADS in the UK

CRY Teddy is host to QT Kanga
QT's epic journey around the world to raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young.  Now joined by CRY Teddy find out where they have been and where they hope to be going

Ullapool screening
We have now screened 435 people in this area and would like to thank all those who have helped in any way.  We would  also like to thank all those who have contributed to the Joanne Fotheringham Memorial Fund over the years.

Whickham School fundraising week
We managed to raise an amazing £10,500, and this money was gained through a different array of activities and events.  We began on Friday 31st January doing an all day Asda bag pack, which raised £1500. This event went on for the entire day; I must say we had plenty of volunteers during the 9:10 to 3.25 slot!
Debbie Jelly spons slim In Memory of Julian
A reunion of around 200 school friends.....Three posties have joined Shapes Slimming Club.....£200 raised by the Frome Floral Art Society at their annual Christmas demonstration......Nine men lost their locks for charity....
Various events during the year raising funds for the Julian Wort Memorial Fund.
Moss Gravy Bath The last two years in memory of Laura by Gloria Moss
Over the last 2 years we have been fundraising in Weymouth. Initially it started when we opened a shop and put a CRY tin on the counter together with a leaflet and badge (which was made by CRY on a design which Laura's Art teacher had drawn of a star rising from the water) ............
Sylvia_tim__Tom.jpg (12024 bytes) Garden Open Day or what a blooming weekend by Sylvia Salisbury
The first day dawned fresh and clear – Er well, actually, no it didn't. For the beginning of June, it was unseasonably cold and wet.  This was the culmination of our own personal marathon; we had been growing plants for months.  What had seemed like a good idea, had now turned into an uphill battle just to keep everything watered. 

CRY Heart loga

Full House for bingo club's fund-raisers
Bingo fans at the Kingsway Club in Brighouse can claim a full house when it comes to fund-raising.
A series of charity flyers which involve the club putting up the prizes and the stake money going to charity, have raised £2000
 

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