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Remembering Ray

Fundraising for Upbeat Heart Support Group
£647
raised of £500 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
In memory of Raymond Arthur Warren
We offer support and exercise facilities to those with heart conditions

Story

Upbeat is a registered charity that provides support and rehabilitation following heart attacks and related conditions,

Ray died aged just 67 following a history of heart problems having suffered a Heart Attack in his forties, Heart attacks remain one of the single biggest killers robbing families of their loved ones often too soon.

Upbeat provided Ray with not only rehabilitation but a sense of wellbeing taking a proactive role in getting back to health and getting fit but more importantly Upbeat opened up new friendships and allowed fellow heart attack sufferers to share in their experiences and promote recovery with the help of physiotherapy. Ray attended Upbeat weekly and we feel as a family that Ray would very much like the idea of giving back to this worthwhile cause rather then flowers as they are a charity and without such fundraising they could not continue with the fantastic work. I have no doubt in my mind that the extra support provided by Upbeat will have extended lives and changed others for the better.  Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

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About the charity

Upbeat is a voluntary, self financing local charity for patients with heart and related illnesses. It was established as a self help group twenty one years ago with the aims and ideals of mutual support and help, coupled with professional expertise, to help patients overcome and get through the emotional and medical trauma of a life threatening occurrence and to assist them on the road to recovery and back to a normal way of life as possible. We offer support and exercise facilities to patients and carers in a reassuring environment weekly, at three centres in Bury St. Edmunds and Sudbury. A highly trained cardiac nurse and British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation exercise instructors are in attendance at all sessions. We provide a full and varied programme of social activities and trips and members enjoy the friendship and self help achieved by talking and socialising with other members over a cup of tea or coffee at our sessions or on dedicated trips to the theatre or river trips etc. We are not funded by the NHS or British Heart Foundation and most of our financial income is derived from donations from members and supporters, collections, fund raising activities and the very occasional grant. This has all been administered by a small unpaid volunteer committee, most of whom have coronary heart disease. Thank you for your support and kind donations.

Donation summary

Total raised
£646.48
+ £49.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£296.00
Offline donations
£350.48

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