Public Access Defibrillator in memory of Claire Reed
Most recently, we raised just over £2000 to buy a Public Access Defibrillator in memory of Claire Reed, who sadly lost her life at the young age of 22 to Young Adult Death Syndrome.
Claire, who had only been married for 5 months, was a regular at the gym and enjoyed kickboxing. Yet whilst away of a friend’s hen party celebration, she complained of feeling unwell and tragically died in hospital. Claire, who was the daughter to Graham and Anne, brother to Pete, wife to Andy and friend to many, may have had her life saved by a Defibrillator Machine.
In memory of Claire, we raised funds to buy a public access defibrillator that is positioned on the outside of the building. The defibrillator is accessible to the community and can be used by anyone who is trying to save the life of a person experiencing cardiac arrest.
Over the course of a few months, our members were incredibly supportive in helping us to raise the funds that we needed to buy the equipment. We held a St Patrick’s themed Race Night on the 15th March 2019 where we raised a whopping £1400! Members enjoyed the evening and showed their support by taking part in the races, buying raffle tickets and placing bids on two Saints football shirts, donated by Barry Wales and Southampton football player Matt Target. We were also lucky to receive support from local businesses including Dominos Hedge End, Nandos Whiteley as well as Wagamama Whiteley, who all kindly donated raffle prizes as well as an Irish dancing group who put on a fantastic performance.
The remaining funds will go into Southern Parishes Charity account founded and run by some members of the SPCC, where they can be used for the next charity event in December.