This past Sunday 384 people packed into Lily Flanagan's to offer support to Catherine Ann O'Malley, a Babylon teenager who survived a cardiac arrest just over a year ago.

The fundraiser was the vision of six young friends who planned the event for months.

"This was the first fundraiser any of us have ever put together by ourselves, so it's amazing it went so well," said Caitlin Augustine, one of the event planners.

A crowd full of friends, relatives, teammates of Catherine's, members of the fire department, school teachers and other well-wishers rubbed elbows in the inside and outside rooms of the restaurant. 

In honor of Catherine's signature color of lime green, everyone wore wristbands in that bright hue, as well as black bracelets with lime green lettering declaring "Keep fighting."

Meghan and Shannon O'Malley, Catherine's sisters, wore lime green bows in their hair.

The organizers spent months putting together a huge Chinese auction with an large collection of prizes donated by businesses and organizations from Babylon as well as neighboring towns. Babylon Fire Department Chief Anthony Cardali played emcee to call the numbers and distribute the prizes to the crowd. 

The event ran for four hours and included a delicious buffet. 

"We had such a great turnout," said Augustine. "It's truly amazing how much this community has come together to support the O'Malleys not only [on Sunday] but this entire year. The planning committee and the O'Malleys are forever thankful for everyone's generosity."

Augustine said that a total of 400 tickets were sold for the event.