On 5th February 2007, our friend, Mark Marden was taken from us, aged just 18.

Mark Marden was a first year student training to become an Occupational Therapist at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent, England.

Here are some pics of Mark whilst he was at University:

http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbum.jsp?PhotoNbr=1&MemberId=218071828&PhotoAlbumId=3532919948

Here in Canterbury and in Mark's hometown of York, many fundraising events have taken place in memory of Mark to raise money for the charity known as Cardiac Risk in the Young or CRY. A bit about the charity...

Did you know that every week  8 'apparently' fit and healthy young people die in the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions?

What CRY do to:

CRY offers support to those who have suffered a loss through a network of affected families & counselling 

CRY promotes heart screening, ECG Testing Programmes & contributes to medical research

CRY has donated medical equipment to doctors' surgeries and hospitals

CRY funds the CRY Centre for Sports Cardiology at the Olympic Medical Institute

For more info on the charity, please visit their website:

http://www.c-r-y.org.uk/index.htm

Our target is £10,000, however at the rate we are going, I think we may have to up it! Please donate anything you can to help towards our target! Also, please give us any advice you can for fundraising ideas!! You can contact me at:

lorlor@hotmail.co.uk

I would like to take this oppertunity to tell you about some of our fundraising events that have taken place so far. Click on the hyperlinks to find out more and to view photos of the events!

15th July 07: CRY "8 Bridges" sponsored walk

http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.jsp?MemberId=218071828&PhotoNbr=1&PhotoAlbumId=5039128492

1st March 08: CRY Charity Ball 08 in memory of Mark

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43074&id=516306137&ref=mf

DIARY DATES:

20TH JULY 08: CRY "8 BRIDGES" SPONSORED WALK

http://www.c-r-y.org.uk/bridges_walk_2008.htm

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Laura Humphreys