CRY supporter Ann Wilson met the Queen on 6th November 2009, at the official opening of Washington School (Washington, Sunderland) where Ann works. Ann lost her son James (Jimmy) suddenly in 2004, aged just 24. Ann said, “She spoke to me about Jimmy and I told her about CRY and the work you do. She looked
October 2009 On the day I raised £87.92 – I thought I would be able to raise more money than that! I learned early on in my day that I need to raise people awareness of the charity before I could raise any money. People don’t like be hassled by charities, usually what attracted people to
CRY representative Martin “The Hips” Appleby and his friend Billy “The KitKat Kid”, walked a marathon on Saturday 24th October 2009 to raise awareness and funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young. They set off from the Cross Keys Pub, Hammersmith, in heavy rain, just before 8am and continued along the South bank of the Thames
Congratulations and a huge thank you to all the runners who took part in the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon in aid of CRY. This year was the second Royal Parks Half Marathon and CRY were fortunate enough to have at least 24 runners amongst the 15,000 competitors lining up at 9.30am on Sunday 11th October.
On October 10th 2009, I held a charity boat party on the River Thames. This was in aid of my close friend Andy Emery who sadly passed away in his sleep last year. I organised a raffle and I was so pleased to have such fantastic prizes donated. A few to mention were; IMAX tickets at
4th October 2009 saw an almost uniquely British competitive sporting event – the Brompton World Championships. Equal parts cycle race and eccentric celebration of a design classic, it’s a race in which all 600 competitors race their Brompton folding bikes around a 13km course in the grounds of Blenheim Palace. Although the dress code calls for
3rd October 2009 Sarah Buckley, Richard’s sister, sent in £850 raised in a sponsored run. Eleven friends joined her for the three-mile run through Bath city centre in October. She said: “I’m so grateful to CRY for the support my family received when my brother died so unexpectedly at the age of 38. I wanted to
Ronnie’s mum Sue, who works in King George Hospital in Goodmayes, Essex, raised £50.00 for the charity when on the 2nd October 2009 “Jeans for Genes day”. Sue and her colleagues wore jeans for the day and made a donation to the CRY charity. Ronnie was taken from his family suddenly in April 2008 after he
27th September 2009 Dawn McMorrow and James Lewis took part in the ‘Run to the Beat’ half marathon in London, raising £582 for CRY. James lost his cousin Simon Hewett to a heart condition in 2005. Simon was a keen sportsman and marathon runner, so the two wanted all money raised sent to the memorial fund
Sue Wheeldon organised a Fundraising Quiz on 25th September 2009 at NHS Nottinghamshire County, Birch House, Rainworth, Mansfield. A total of £250.10 was raised for CRY. The event was organised by the Charities Network, with information about CRY on every table and on a board. There were several ‘last minute’ teams that entered so there was