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Posted by PaulClabburn on Jun 3, 2014 in 2014, Awareness, Book sale, Claire Prosser, Donations

Coffee and £19,000 to go …

Unbowed under-cover: from left to right, Claire with helpers Rob Sanders, Jo Tucker, Martin Hale, Andy Howells, Elin Hale, Chris Tucker and Sue Howells.

With six months to go in Tom’s Fund’s attempt to raise £100,000 to provide more free heart screenings for young people, we are closing in on our target.

After all the brilliant recent support, we are now into the ‘teens’ and need around £19,000 to make the £100k that we’d love to mark the year during which Tom would have been 21.

For my part, rain failed to dampen our spirits – as we used to write in my old newspaper days – when we held our most recent book sale.

With the help of a gazebo belonging to Rob and Caro Sanders and lots of volunteers we managed to raise £870 at the event outside Munsons cafe in South Ealing.

A generous donation from Munsons took us over the £80,000 mark – all of which will go towards CRY’s heart screenings and research.

So hugest thanks once again to Mario and the baristas, customers and helpers who made it such a successful day.

Posted by PaulClabburn on May 28, 2014 in 2014, Awareness, Fund-raising event

Choir hit the right note for @CRY_UK

Paul and Claire with Mrs Cunniffe, right, and choir.
Picture by Brighton Togs/Skye Brackpool – www.brightontogs.com

An evening of song in aid of Tom’s Fund raised £500 at the LVS School in Ascot, Berkshire, on May 20.

The staff and parents’ choir put on a packed evening of entertainment and headmistress Christine Cunniffe said: “I was incredibly impressed by the standard of the performances from the choir and soloists.

“Many of the performers were pushed out of their comfort zones and I can only praise them for the achievements. They came together so passionately and enthusiastically to raise money for Tom’s charity. Well done to everyone involved.”

Apart from singing, Mrs Cunniffe also performed a rendition of the first movement of Mozart’s piano concerto in D Minor with piano teacher James Bryant.

CRY and Tom’s Fund was brought to the school’s attention by family friends Juliet and Clive Matthews, whose son attends LVS.

Posted by PaulClabburn on May 26, 2014 in 2014, Awareness, Fund-raising event

Two out of two for Indy

Done it! Indy at the end of the race.

Indy Sahota raised more than £200 for Tom’s Fund and loads of awareness after wearing a CRY T-shirt during her first ever 10k run, the BUPA 10,000 in London on Sunday.

“It was completely exhilarating,” said Indy. “I set two goals for the day; not to stop during the run and to finish in an hour.” She achieved both aims.

“Seeing a Team CRY T-shirt halfway through spurred me on and it was great to celebrate with everybody at the CRY stand after the race. An amazing day!”

Indy, who works for the BBC, is a former colleague of Paul and Claire.

Posted by PaulClabburn on May 23, 2014 in 2014, Awareness, Book sale, Claire Prosser, Ealing, Fund-raising event

Book sale tomorrow for @CRY_UK

A sale of new and nearly new books at much reduced prices will be held tomorrow in aid of Tom’s Fund in South Ealing.

Come rain or shine, the annual Spring sale will be held by Claire in aid of Tom’s Fund outside Munson’s Cafe at 73 St Mary’s Rd, London W5, from 10am-3pm.

So top up your summer holiday reading while supporting Cardiac Risk in the Young.

All the money raised goes to fund the local free heart-screenings for young people run by CRY. This year’s Ealing screenings are scheduled for November.
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Posted by PaulClabburn on May 22, 2014 in 2014, Awareness, Fund-raising event