CRY Raising Awareness Week 2009

Here are some of the ways in which you can help during future Raising Awareness Weeks:

Team up with family, friends or colleagues and organise a fundraising event in your local area - either during Raising Awareness Week or some time during the month of October. We can send you a fundraising pack, which includes an A to Z of fundraising ideas, or check out our Past Events section for inspiration!
Organise and man an information stand in your local shopping centre, health club, leisure centre or any other club where you are a member.
If you are a longstanding supporter of CRY and feel confident enough, you could give a short talk about CRY at your club or society, as well as displaying our literature and having a collection box for donations. On request, we can provide you with a CD containing a CRY PowerPoint presentation.

If you don’t have time to organise or take part in any of the above, but would still like to help raise awareness of CRY you could:

distribute some CRY postcards relevant to your region for sending to MPs
ask local shops, clubs, societies, gyms, pubs, etc in your area if they will put up a poster promoting CRY

Here is a list of events held by CRY supporters for Raising Awareness Week 2009

Mary Abraham is having an information stand at her local Tescos in Southampton in memory of Philip Abraham.
Martin Appleby will be “walking a marathon” from his local pub the Cross Keys along the river Thames and back to raise awareness on Saturday 24^th October and also arranging a music night at the Pub with ‘Creak’ performing on Saturday 14^th November.
Michael Bickell will be riding his horse to Moorwell Ham on Sunday 25^th October in memory of Robyn Bickell.
David Boulton is holding a memorial football match at Keynsham football club on Thursday 22^nd October in memory of Jack Boulton.
The All-Rounders are having an information stand to raise awareness and promote their world record cycle attempt for CRY.
Benita Davies is having an information stand at the Innovation in Health Conference in Birmingham on Sunday 18^th October in memory of Paul Davies.
Patricia Donnelly is having an information stand in the Armagh shopping centre and in her local gym.
Stephen Harbour is giving talks to local schools and the Women’s Institute during the week in memory of Phillipa Harbour.
Trina Kamis is holding a CRY stall at her local car boot sale in Hull on Sunday the 11^th & 18^th October in memory of Matthew Kamis.
Ruth Lowe is giving a chat to the ladies circle at the Lytham Assembly room on Tueday 13^th October.
Elizabeth McCluskie will be holding information stands at various locations during Raising Awareness Week in memory of Alyn McCluskie.
The Myerscough College Students association are having an information stand in their college during Wellbeing week on Monday 5^th October.
Patricia McKeown is arranging a charity dance in the Armagh City Hotel in Northern Ireland on Friday 23^rd October.
Sylvia Pezzack is arranging a CRY day and charity rowing race in Mousehole on Saturday 24^th October in memory of Debbie Rendle.
Rishka Romaniszyn is having an information stand in her local shopping centre in Orkney where she will also be selling her calendar that has been created in memory of John Magowan.
Amanda Smith is holding displays at four of her local police headquarters in memory of Paul Wilkins.
Joseph Tanner is having an information stand in the Churchill Shopping Centre, Brighton on Saturday 24^th October
Sue Williams is holding a Rock ‘n’ Roll Halloween ball at the Concorde Club near Heathrow on Saturday 31^st October in memory of David & Steve Williams.
Magda Wilson is having an information stand at Richmond Rugby Club to raise awareness as her son has WPW.
Shirley Wort is holding a coffee morning/day at her house in Frome on Tuesday 17^th October in memory of Julian Wort
Holly Yorston is holding a school concert at St Peter’s Catholic Comprehensive School in Guildford on Friday 16^th October in memory of Eloise Howlett.

You can get lots more ideas for events by looking at the Past Events section of the CRY website

Important Notes

Most Local Authorities do not require you to have a licence to hand out literature or sell merchandise, provided you are representing a registered charity, although you might want to confirm this with your own Local Authority if you intend to do this sort of thing.
If you are thinking of holding a raffle on your stall or at an event, we would be pleased to give you the details of our Licence Number, and also some general guidelines for running raffles.
Should you decide to organise an information stand, permission will be required from the relevant authority - e.g. Local Authority, shopping centre manager, manager of gym, etc. It is important that you get permission for your stand from whoever has authority over your intended venue.

E-mail the CRY office at cry@c-r-y.org.uk if you have any questions about

Raising Awareness Week