August 2007

I had always planned to do something to support the work of heart charities following the sudden death of my boyfriend, Brian Lennon, in 2004, at the age of just 28.

Brian was a passionate and talented cyclist and his unwavering dedication to training for the sport inspired me to take on the physical challenge of trekking along the high altitude Inca Trail in Peru.

I completed the challenge in August 2007 and found it to be an amazing and extremely worthwhile experience.

Leading up to the trek I organised events both in Dublin and in my home town of Widnes, which included a pub quiz, bake sale and a music event.

All events were generously supported by family and friends on both sides of the Irish Sea and therefore I divided the money raised equally between CRY and the Irish Heart Foundation.

In total I raised €10,800 which exceeded all my expectations. This works out as € 5,400 for the Irish Heart Foundation and £4285.44 for CRY.

Lynn Foster