A year ago last weekend, Milla died peacefully in her sleep from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. To remember her, and to thank all our friends and family for their continued support and kindness over the last year, we decided to hold a party ‘Just Because’ at home.
This evening was Milla’s 18th, 21st, and Wedding rolled into one.
We knew the weekend would be difficult, and our way of dealing with it was to surround ourselves by 300 hundred of our friends and Milla’s.
Guests partied on in Milla’s honour until the early hours.
A ‘Midnight Challenge’ was arranged and £741 was put into the collection box. We were stunned by everyone’s generosity.
The collection will be given to the Camilla Irvine Memorial Fund at CRY.
Milla was a pupil at Ripon Grammar School, and we are delighted that Charity Week this year at the school will be for CRY.
The total collected has now risen to £881. £100 was sent afterwards by two friends who were moved by a large board we had on show with lots of photos of Milla over the years.
Another friend, Mark Hinton, stepfather to a very good friend of Milla’s, from Kirkby Fleetham near Northallerton, did a 7K run and raised another £100 for CRY.
We cannot believe the generosity and kindness of all those who have donated.
Wendy Irvine
