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Posted by PaulClabburn on Dec 17, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, BBC, Book sale, Fund-raising event

Christmas book sale success in aid of @CRY_UK

There was plenty of interest in the book sale in aid of CRY at the BBC.

A book sale in aid of Tom and Claire’s Fund at the BBC’s New Broadcasting House raised £437 on Tuesday, December 15.

‘It was a day of reminiscing as we all came together to remember our friend and colleague Claire Prosser, who passed away a year ago this month,” said Ruth Arulanandam, who organised the event.

“Many of our colleagues came to donate money in Claire’s memory and to learn more about CRY. Having helped Claire run the previous sales at the BBC, it felt right to carry on the tradition in her memory and, of course, to continue to raise money for the Claire and Tom fund.”

The cake making tradition also continued: “Lorna Donlon made brownies and Sam Upton made some mince pies which were all sold out by the end of the sale,” said Ruth.

Brownies and mince pies were also on offer.

She added: “We had plenty of helpers on the day, Isabel Turner and her son Felix, Jacky Hems, Suzanne Yates, Sam Upton, Jane Palmer, and my sister-in-law, Angeline Arulanandam.

“I must also mention those important people who made the sale happen; Jess Latimer at 5Live for collecting the books, Matthew Dickinson and Michael Angelo for transporting the books to London, Gillian Dear and Sue Ellis.”

Ruth, centre, with some of the team of helpers.

Posted by PaulClabburn on Dec 7, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Book sale, Fund-raising event

All right on the night in support of @CRY_UK

Gina Bentley, Anne Marie Reilly and Justine O’Driscoll at the night market.

A bookstall at the Northfields Christmas Night Market in Ealing raised £100 for CRY.

Anne Marie Reilly, who helped to run the stall, said: “People were focused on buying Christmas presents from a range of stalls but being in a good location we were able to grab the attention of customers, some of whom made donations, and also to raise awareness about CRY.

“Our most enthusiastic purchasers of books were older children who were less keen on Christmas shopping! We’d like to thank everyone who bought books, donated or asked about CRY’s work and, of course, we’ve very grateful to Ealing Mums in Business for making CRY their charity for the night.”

Anne Marie added: “Our local MP, Rupa Huq, spent time talking to us and was interested to hear about CRY and we also had a visit from Northfields councillor Fabio Conti.”

Ealing Central and Acton MP Rupa Huq, a CRY supporter, visited the bookstall.

Posted by PaulClabburn on Dec 4, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Book sale, Fund-raising event

Night time the right time to buy books for @CRY_UK in #Northfields #Ealing

Northfields Christmas Night Market will play host to a bookstall raising funds for CRY at Kingsdown Methodist Church from 6.30pm on Saturday, December 5.

One of those running the stall, Anne Marie Reilly, said: “Ealing Mums in Business have invited CRY to be their chosen charity at this year’s event. Last year they had approached Claire to run a stall but sadly that was not to prove possible.”

Anne Marie explained that along with Claire’s friends Gina Bentley, Justine O’Driscoll and Debbie Young they would run the stall in memory of Claire and to continue her work for CRY.

She added: “It is something we want to do for Claire, who was so generous and supportive of those she knew.

“There’ll be nearly new books on sale for both adults and children. Come along and support us and stock up on reading for the winter days ahead. It will be a lively evening with music, food and opportunities to buy locally produced Christmas presents.”

Posted by PaulClabburn on Oct 20, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Donations, Fund-raising event

Diamond wedding raises more than £500 for @CRY_UK

More than £500 was raised for CRY at the diamond wedding anniversary celebration of Peggy and Gordon Prosser on October 11.

Peggy and Gordon expressed their grateful thanks to all who contributed to the grand total of £545 during a buffet luncheon for family and friends at the Cecil Ince Hall. West Clandon, Surrey.

The donations were in memory of a grandson, Tom Clabburn, who died of an undiagnosed heart condition aged 14 in 2007, and their daughter, Tom’s mother, Claire Prosser, who died on December 1, 2014.

Posted by PaulClabburn on Oct 7, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Fund-raising event

Two down, one to go in Jamie’s marathon effort for @CRY_UK

Jamie Gavin finished the Chester Marathon in 3 hours and 11 mins on Sunday, October 4, – keeping him on track to achieve his ambition of running three marathons in 10 months for Tom and Claire’s Fund.

Having already taken part in the Liverpool Marathon in June, Jamie’s final target is the London Marathon in April, 2016 – by which time he hopes to have raised £1,000.

A quite brilliant effort on his part.

Jamie said: “Thanks so much to everyone who’s supported and donated so far – it’s very much appreciated and fingers crossed we can reach our target before London in April.

“Claire was such an inspiration to me and to so many, it’s an absolute privilege to be able to run in honour of Claire and Tom’s memory – that thought kept me going on Sunday, and will keep me going all the way into London in April

You can support Jamie here.

Posted by PaulClabburn on Sep 15, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Fund-raising event

Big hearts conquer Great North Run for @CRY_UK

Jane Kinghorn and Stephanie Marshall

Jane Kinghorn and Stephanie Marshall were among the 57,000 runners who took part in the Great North Run on Sunday, September 13, – and they successfully overcame 13 miles of dual carriageway and 18 degree heat in the shade to raise funds and awareness for CRY.

Jane said: “When I worked with Claire, her nickname was Prosecco so we designed foam hearts with Team Prosecco emblazoned on the back to run in. As you can imagine, this meant we had lots of support along the way.

“Thanks to everyone’s generosity we’ve raised £3,000.”

She added: “I was glad to do this for Claire and Tom but I’ll never run another half! Steph and I have just got to work out what our next fund raising adventure for CRY might be …”

Stephanie Marshall and Jane Kinghorn, Great North Run for CRY

A pair of big hearts.

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