The Gardens at Ty Olwen
Thank you to Mr Colin Griffiths for sending in this photograph of the gardens at the unit taken on a recent visit to Ty Olwen. Thank you to our volunteer gardeners for all they do towards making Ty Olwen such a special place for patients and staff alike,
Inner Wheel Members visit the Gardens
Jean Griffiths, President of the Inner Wheel Club of Mumbles visited Ty Olwen along with members of the club to present a cheque for £1,100, the proceeds of a coffee morning held in Mumbles. After visiting the Unit they went out into the gardens which are looking good at the moment thanks to the volunteer gardeners.
Thank you to all who attended the coffee morning in support of the Inner Wheel Club and Ty Olwen.
Thank you to Mr Spencer Morgan, his staff and customers of Spencer Morgan Jewellers in Oxford St, Swansea for their continued generous donations to Ty Olwen through a collecting box. Most of the donations are in lieu of minor repairs carried out by Mr Morgan in his workshop and an invitation to make a donation to Ty Olwen. They have donated over £1400 in the last few years!
Thomas (Tom) has raised over £1000 so far and with 3 weeks before leaving for Africa is hoping to get up to £1500 before he goes. Please support this remarkable young man if you can. He is holding the advertised event on Friday 14th June or you can donate on www.justgiving/ThomasGoss
Caroline, Daisy, Sarah, Helen and Jordan at Morgan's Hotel
‘Touched by Ty Olwen’ was the Charity Night held at Morgan’s Hotel on Thursday 6th June in memory of Sheila Cridland. Her daughter Helen paid tribute by saying she was a fantastic mother who they missed so much. Helen intends to hold an annual event in memory of her,
Thank you to the shoppers of Aberafan Shopping Centre in Port Talbot who donated £451-55 in a bucket collection on June 1st.
Young Dancers with their Teacher
Stunning Entertainment
Hefin Jones successful bidder for the signed Bonnie Tyler CD
Thank you to the organisers and those who supported The Indian Society of South West Wales Black Tie Dinner Charity Dinner at the Dragon Hotel on June 1st. Good food, good company, stunning entertainment and much needed funds raised for Ty Olwen.
Helen Murray
Chairman Ty Olwen Trust
The 'Cwtch'
The 'Cwtch'
Thank you to Martin Mahoney, Volunteer, for pictures of the ‘cwtch’ in the gardens at Ty Olwen. This part of the garden had become overgrown and forgotten and was identified as an area which could be developed for people to go for peace, quiet and ‘time out’. Last year a generous gift enabled it to be fenced in and the clearance began. What a truly amazing transformation of an area this is, which will become a major benefit to patients, their families and staff.
Helen Murray was delighted to receive a cheque for £500
Colleagues and friends in their monkey outfits!
We reported last year of the sad death of Christine Bendle an employee of Boots in the Quadrant and how friends had done a sponsored walk (with a Monkey theme) in her memory. Today Elaine Jones and Suzanne Miles represented Boots and visited Ty Olwen, along with Christine’s husband Paul, to present a cheque for a further £500 in her memory.
We are so grateful to the many individuals and organisations who continue to raise and donate money to Ty Olwen.
Dear Tŷ Olwen
In April 2000 my father Stephen passed away in Morriston hospital after a brief battle with cancer; and had received excellent care and service from Tŷ Olwen in his final weeks of life. In May 2012 I was very pleased to be able to nominate Tŷ Olwen for a £1,000 donation from my employer – Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank. My family and I remain very grateful to Tŷ Olwen for the support we received all those years ago. With this in mind, a team of 5 friends and I are competing in a Tough Mudder event to raise money for Tŷ Olwen and also Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres. Tough Mudder events take place around the world and involve a half marathon peppered with 25 obstacles designed by British Special Forces every half a mile. We’ll be fighting our way through mud, fire, ice-water and 10,000 volts of electricity in the UK South event near Winchester on Saturday 8 June 2013.
Our donation link: https://encrypted.charitiestrust.org/andrewseaward/unconquerable-vs-tough-mudder.aspx
Any promotion or support you can provide will be greatly appreciated. The Charities Trust will forward you the funds raised following the event, and I will send through some photos of us competing in case you want to use them on your website.
Kind regards,
John Dunster
