“It’s been a tough couple of years and we’re going to do all we can to support the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young” – that’s the promise from Sunrise Radio’s Tony Lit, who is helping to kick off the national campaign, Heart Month, with the exciting news that the award-winning commercial station will be continuing
During #HeartMonth this February, we are encouraging our supporters to help raise awareness and vital funds for CRY. Below are different ways to get involved, through challenges, social media and fundraising ideas. Social Media This is our greatest tool for raising awareness.
Read Update Magazine Issue 85 here Issue 85 of the CRY Update reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2021. From June, fundraising and screening levels started returning to pre-COVID levels as events around the country started picking up and we returned to holding regular screening events again. We also transformed the
Support CRY during Raising Awareness Week by organising your own fundraising event, displaying/distributing posters and leaflets, or sharing our posts on social media or joining one of our challenge events.
Congratulations and a huge thank you to the 28 runners who took part in the Simplyhealth Great North Run for CRY on Sunday 12th September 2021! The long-awaited return of the event was welcomed by all that attended. It was a brilliant day, with good running conditions for most of the day, other than a few
Sunday 19th September saw the return of charity supporters (many of whom had been tragically affected by a young sudden cardiac death in their family) taking to the streets of Durham for the 12th annual CRY Heart of Durham Walk, which to date has raised more than £80,000 for Cardiac Risk in the Young since its
Read issue 84 of the CRY Update magazine here Issue 84 of the CRY Update reports on all news, events and fundraising from January to April 2021. In February as Heart Month began, we introduced an exciting new fundraising initiative: the 25 Million Metre Challenge. Supporters could take part individually or in teams as we collectively
London Landmarks Half Marathon Write up 2021 Thank you and congratulations to the 32 CRY runners who took part in the COVID safe London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday 1st August 2021! The event had a new theme this year, to celebrate and commemorate the landmark moment of the past 18 months during the pandemic. CRY
Aaron Dixon Since 2018, the screening of these athletes has been funded by the Aaron Dixon Memorial Fund and delivered in partnership with the English Institute of Sport (EIS). Aaron was just 23 when he tragically died from a previously undiagnosed heart condition, in September 2011. Chief Executive of CRY, Dr Steven Cox, comments; “This is
CRY, which provides free heart checks for over 32,000 young people every year in the UK, has responded swiftly to a huge influx of inquiries from young people – and their parents – wanting to book in for tests, following the shocking scenes witnessed around the world when Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch