The family of Adam Donnelly held the 4th annual CRY ball in his memory on Saturday 29th September this year. It was the biggest event so far and raised a wonderful £5,315 for the charity.

“On 29th September, we held the 4th CRY ball in memory of Adam at the Hilton, Dartford Bridge. This was the biggest event we have had so far with 180 people attending – the evening started with a 3 course dinner followed by after dinner speeches by Rob Sellens whose son Jack (through the CRY screening programme) was identified as having a heart condition. Thankfully, he was treated as is now fully recovered and fitter than ever – it was great that people attending could hear first hand how their money is used by CRY.

Sian (Adam’s sister) also spoke which was a very moving and emotional talk about her own personal experience of how important the screening programme is after being diagnosed with Brugada syndrome and having an ICD fitted. She also gave a big thank-you to her cousin Paul Williams who, in August, had cycled 280 miles from Anglesey to London and had raised £3,400 through his fundraising page and through HSBC who matched some of the sponsorship.

We were also presented with a cheque from Gwenda Parry (Julie’s cousin) who, as president of the Anglesey Soroptomist Society, nominated CRY as their charity and they raised £1,256.63 in the year of her office.

This was followed by an auction of items that had all been kindly donated by various people and companies. Our niece Sara Williams managed to get a signed Fabrice Muamba Bolton FC shirt for us to auction which was the biggest seller on the night – raising a fantastic £500 (photos attached)

There was a raffle with lots of prizes and then all took to the dance floor until 1am.

As ever, we are so grateful for the very generous support of everyone who attended – the evening was a great success and raised £5,315.”

Jed & Julie Donnelly