Gazette Live – 2nd December 2016 Anthony Iverson’s sister Dawn has released a a charity single describing her pain at losing her little brother. She wrote the song just after Anthony died, but now feels the time is right to share it and hopefully give something back to the people who have helped her. Dawn attends
2016
Annual charity netball tournament in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young
Shields Gazette – 21st November 2016 The charity was chosen after the sudden death of local 24 year old, Dale Horner. The tournament raised £1055 for CRY, a charity that helped Dale’s family after his death. Read more
Parents of Ben Hammond aim to save lives through fundraising
Kent Online – 19th November 2016 The parents of a teenager who died suddenly of a heart condition have spoken of their loss in the hope that screenings will spare others from their agony. The family are now fundraising for charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Read more
Fitness charity week – Kesha Watson
Even before my diagnosis, I had always been a big supporter of CRY and their work, so when I was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White in April 2016, I just knew I had to give back to them for all of their amazing support. I am a fully qualified Personal Trainer & Nutritionist and run my own fitness
Swimarathon raises £11,000 to fund heart screenings for young people
Blackpool Gazette – 18th November 2016 This was the second year that local heart screenings had been funded by the Swimarathon. For the two years before that, the Lions raised enough cash from the swimming event to supply life-saving defibrillators machines to local schools. St Anne’s Lions have raised over £50,000 over the last four years
Lifesaving heart screening campaign in memory of Paul Sheridan
Buxton Advertiser – 18th November 2016 Morag Sheridan has raised £15,00 in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) since her husbands death in 2014. Some of the funds raised went towards screening sessions at Buxton Medical Practise for 114 people. Morag said of the importance of screenings, “What Paul died of was entirely preventable
Coffee and cake morning in memory of James McGowan
When I heard about the CRY cake and bake morning I decided it would be a good idea to hold one here at Charterhouse as the Charterhouse Club hold an annual MacMillan coffee and cake morning which is very successful Our café staff were very helpful and using the expertise of Monica Vovcenco we set about
Rich Fell interview with Estuary TV – November 2016
Rich Fell talks to Estuary TV about CRY’s raising awareness week and why he supports them in memory of his son Josh. Watch the interview here
Couple named Points of Light winners by Prime Minister
Haslemere Herald – 30th November 2016 Stephanie and Rupert Hunter have been fundraising since 2004 after her son Sebastian died. 15 years earlier, Stephanie lost her first husband under the same circumstances. The couple have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the recently relocated pathology lab, now at St George’s hospital. The award recognises outstanding
MP backs heart charity pledge
The Northern Echo – 30th November 2016 An MP is backing a campaign to cut the number of young people who die of heart attacks before they reach 35. Read more
