Frome mum Shirley Wort, who has dedicated over two decades to fundraising for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), has been nominated for Fundraiser of the Year in the BBC Radio Somerset Make a Difference Awards, following the thousands of pounds she, her husband and family and friends have raised for CRY.
Shirley has been fundraising for CRY since the death of her 28-year-old son Julian in March 2000, from an undiagnosed heart condition. She set up the Julian Wort Memorial Fund that has raised more than £50,000 over the past 20+ years, in addition to supporting CRY’s world leading ‘test my heart’ programme.
The money raised by the Julian Wort Memorial Fund has been used to buy two electrocardiogram (ECG) machines and defibrillators for Frome Hospital, and to support CRY’s core funds to ensure the vital provision of services such as specialist bereavement support, research and awareness.
