Pete Mcavoy

CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2018

There are 12 young sudden cardiac deaths in the UK every week. It’s why the number 12 is such an important figure to CRY and everyone who supports us. And as CRY staff, volunteers and 1,375 walkers gathered together in London on June 24th, we held our 12th annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk. The

#4Pete campaign funds two screening days

A weekend of screenings will take place in Tayside in memory of Pete McAvoy in June. Pete’s Father, Mr McAvoy is headteacher at the school hosting the screening on the 24th June, he said: “If Peter has been fortunate enough to get the heart scan, he wouldn’t be dead. If these two days help to save

CRY Update Magazine 73

Read Update 73 here. CRY Update 73 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from May to August 2017. In June, CRY launched a new version of its main website. The site immediately saw the number of visitors double in the first month and has consistently recorded more visitors per month than before the

Herkimer Collage in New York hold tribute day for former student, Pete McAvoy

Evening Telegraph Dundee & Read, 23rd October 2017 The American collage that Pete McAvoy was attending in 2014 when he died of sudden cardiac arrest, have held a memorial day in his honour. Students wore #4Pete t-shirts and the collage football teams played matches to raise funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young. Pete’s father, Peter

CRY Update Magazine 72

Read Update 72 here. CRY Update 72 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from January to April 2017. February saw over 20 years’ worth of CRY research help to inform new international ECG guidelines for screening athletes, led by CRY Consultant Cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma. Our work is making a difference and gaining

CRY Update magazine 71

Read Update 71 here CRY Update 71 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from September to December 2016. In this period, we held our annual Raising Awareness Week – including our most successful CRY Great Cake Bake yet. We also saw fantastic support for the Great North Run in September with over 70 runners