Before the supper Elaine gave a short explanation about the work of CRY. The profits from the Burns Supper at Apperknowle’s Barrack Pub were included in the £1,300 given to Elaine by Joyce Emmens and the Sew & So’s.
The Dronfield Eye ran an article on the charity work of Dronfield’s Sew & So’s. This year they supported CRY. The time and talent of members of Dronfield’s Sew & So’s group has raised £1,300 towards efforts to test young people for heart problems. Over the last year, volunteer stitchers have sold hand-crafted items and raised
Elaine receiving her cheque from Hettie Garlick, President of Dronfield Morning Townswomen’s Guild on Tuesday, 24th February 2015.
After the screening of members of the Development Team from Chesterfield FC at the July 2014 Dronfield screening, Liam Sutcliffe, Development Manager has agreed to hold a screening at the club’s Proact Stadium on Sunday, 11th July 2015. In the programme for the recent match against Preston, Liam wrote an article publicising the event stressing the
CRY was one of two charities that Dronfield Woodhouse Townswomens’ Guild raised money for in 2014. The photograph shows Elaine receiving the cheque for £770 from Sylvia Smith (Chairman).
Through her involvement with NDVA, Elaine was invited to an evening entitled “Help for Your Heart” at Moss Valley Medical Practice organised by the Patient Participation Group. Much interest was shown after Elaine’s short talk.
At a floral art demonstration in Dronfield on 6th November 2014 Elaine was given over £200 – the proceeds of the raffle. In her thank you talk she gave a short explanation about the work of CRY and many useful contacts were made.
At the end of November 2014 Elaine held her third CRY coffee morning at the end of Raising Awareness Week which as usual was a great success
Ian and Elaine were honoured to have been invited to the CRY Parliamentary Reception held at the House of Commons on 26th November 2014. We were so pleased that our MP Natascha Engel had decided to join the All Party Parliamentary Group and we spent a lovely day with her at Westminster and are so grateful
Every Christmas nearly thirty charities each decorate a Christmas tree in Tapton Masonic Hall in Sheffield. Over the Christmas and New Year period it is estimated that over 4000 visitors see the trees. The tree for CRY was decorated with hearts made by Elaine’s friends from various Dronfield ladies’ groups. On 17th December 2014 a number