The Mail, 30th March 2019 After losing their 28 year old son Daniel to an undiagnosed heart defect four years ago, Sue and David Hughes established the Daniel Hughes Heart Screening Fund which aims to allow at least 200 young people access to heart screenings annually. So far, Sue and David, along with their daughter Kim,
Sue and David Hughes join Tim Wedgewood to talk about raising awareness of Young Sudden Cardiac Death, fundraising and the importance of screening. The couple won a Pride of Birmingham Award for their fundraising efforts for CRY in memory of their son, Daniel Hughes. Listen here from 1:10:30
Derbyshire Times, 25th March 2019 Tom Henson passed away at 23 years old after suffering a cardiac arrest due an undiagnosed heart condition while he was playing football. His family stated, “since Tom tragically passed away, we’ve been raising money to provide defibrillators to areas associated with Tom, as well as for CRY (Cardiac Risk in
Knutsford Guardian, 25th March 2019 Knutsford First Responders, with the help of Knutsford Academy, have fundraised to hold a CRY screening day for 100 students. “We are extremely grateful for the support of the Knutsford Community First Responders who are paying for the delivery of this day, which will see 100 of our students benefit from
Brentford Football Club, 22nd March 2019 Fife Today, 22nd March 2019 Robert’s widow, Suzanne, and 10 friends took on the London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday 24th of March in his memory. After Robert suffered a fatal cardiomyopathy episode at 28 years old, Suzanne and her team have raised nearly £22,000 for Cardiac Risk in the
Liverpool Echo, 20th March 2019 A football match has been organised to raise funds for CRY’s heart screenings in memory of Jack Riding who died at 18 years old due to a heart condition he never knew he had. Jack’s father, Ian Riding, has been working with CRY to get more young people tested for underlying
Peterborough Telegraph, 2nd March 2019 Friends and family of Paul McCann, who died while doing the Great Eastern Run in 2016, managed to raise over £10,000 in his memory. £8,500 was put towards a Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) heart screening event that took place at University Centre Peterborough’s Park Crescent campus. Read more
Sidmouth Herald, 25th February 2019 117 runners took part in this year’s Four Trigs race, raising over £1850. The race has raised £7294.75 in the five years since Marion and Robert Hayman first organised it, in memory of their son Jon. Read more here.
The Spalding & South Holland Voice, 20th February 2019 Encore Personnel, a recruitment agency based in Spalding, has raised £18,000 for three charities for children and young people. The charities were The Sick Children’s Trust, Cardiac Risk in the Young and CLIC Sargent (Cancer Charity for Children and Young People). Read more here.
Derbyshire Live, 12th February 2019 More than 100 young people in Derby have received heart screening with CRY thanks to the Murgatroyd Family. James Murgatroyd died in 2016 and since then his family and friends have raised over £25,000 in his memory through various fundraising events, including the JimJam gig held annually in Derby. The fundraiser
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