This ‘beautiful prize draw’ is a heartfelt tribute to our gorgeous friend Katrina Brown who collapsed and died on 2nd July this year, immediately after having completed the British 10k run in London. Her death was caused by a heart condition which neither Katrina nor her family knew about. What makes Katrina's death even harder to come to terms with is that she was only 30 years old and fanatical about leading a healthy life-style - eating well and exercising on a regular basis.
To briefly describe Katrina is impossible. Suffice to say that she added sparkle to all of our lives. No get-together was complete without her unique combination of glamour and mischief. She was a beautiful person inside and out, who cared deeply for her friends and family and showed it in so many ways. We all miss Katrina desperately but she will remain in our hearts forever.
In Katrina’s honour, her family and friends have committed to raising as much money as they can for C-R-Y, Cardiac Risk in the Young. Each ticket for this prize draw costs £5 and 100% of the money raised will go to C-R-Y to help towards raising awareness of cardiac risk in the young, funding medical research into sudden cardiac death, donating cardiac equipment to hospitals and doctor's surgeries, supporting a national heart screening programme, funding the centre for Sports Cardiology at the British Olympic Medical Centre, and helping families affected by sudden cardiac death.
We would like to thank everyone who has kindly donated the beautiful prizes for this draw: your generosity is extremely touching and is much appreciated. The prizes will be drawn on Saturday October 7, Katrina’s birthday.
Finally, thanks to all of you for supporting us by buying a raffle ticket, good luck!
