Ty Olwen

Members of Tabernacle Morriston Choir have been supporting Ty Olwen for many years and our Chairman and Vice Chairman were recently invited to attend their Sunday night rehearsal to collect their latest donation. A cheque for £485 was presented to Paul Murray by Deputy Conductor James Prideaux on behalf of Conductor Jonathan Rogers, Chairman David Morgan and members of the choir. They raised the money by making a donation in lieu of Christmas cards among the members and from the proceeds of their Christmas Carol Service held at Tabernacle when they were joined by the Morriston Ladies Choir and Morriston RFC Choir. Helen Murray thanked the choir members on behalf of all the staff and patients and explained how important the contribution of organisations was towards the massive £400,000 which needed to be raised each year to continue to support the excellent work done by everybody at Ty Olwen.

Leyton and the staff at Wyevale Garden Centre in Swansea worked with Santa over the Christmas period and raised £1050 for Ty Olwen. Thanks to everyone who helped and visited Santa in his Grotto. A special thank you to Santa for giving his time to Ty Olwen again this year

Rose Anderson's cousin Diane with President Margaret Bartlett

We recently received a wonderful letter from Ricky Moonan in Scotland expressing his grateful thanks for the way the staff at Ty Olwen had looked after his sister Rose Anderson in 2012. Diane, Rose’s cousin, recently visited the unit to ‘officially’ hand over a cheque for £400, the result of fund raising that Ricky had carried out, in Scotland, in memory of his beloved  sister.

My story

Hello, I’m Thomas Goss and I’m an undergraduate English Language student at Swansea University. On July 1st 2013, I will be climbing the tallest mountain in Africa as part of a small team. It will be an extremely difficult challenge and I am hoping to raise a considerable amount of money for my chosen charity, Ty Olwen. I understand that it is difficult during such financial times, but If you have time…please read about my chosen charity and If you can afford to, donate. All donations will help this great cause. Thanks for your time. Tom.

Tom with President Margaret and Trustees of Ty Olwen

 

 

Tom recently attended a Ty Olwen Trustee meeting to introduce himself to the Trustees and talk about his plans. Any support for him would be gratefully received through www.justgiving.com/ThomasGoss

Tom, thank you for undertaking such a massive challenge on behalf of Ty Olwen.

 

Local estate agents, Astleys, celebrate their 150th Anniversary this year and have chosen to support Ty Olwen as part of their celebrations. Watch out for more details through the year but they are already planning a raffle and auction.

Cheque Presentation

The Chairman is pictured receiving a cheque for £1250 from Mr Ian Arthur of the Realm Lodge. Also pictured are 9 year old Zacahry Griffiths and 16 year old Sophie Marvelly (and her mum Emma) who along with Christopher Williams, Robert Griffiths, Ian Arthur and David Powys cycled the 36 miles from Aberdulais to Mumbles and back. They were supported by Wayne Owen and Daryl Williams. Congratulations and well done to them all.

l to r Terry Campbell, Wayne Maddocks, Helen Murray, Stacy Coleman, Michael Verbeeck and Amy Bennett

Regulars at the Eagle Pub and Restaurant in  Treboeth have reached their first £1000 fundraising  for Ty Olwen. Having already collected £500 during the Evening Post Appeal, over the Christmas period they reached the £1000 mark by holding a raffle and staff sweepstake. They also have a collecting box on the bar and this has raised over £230. Thank you to Wayne, Michael and all the staff and customers.

From the left, Steward and Stewardess Howard Ferguson with Club Secretary (right) Viv Thomas presenting £1060

The Chairman and Vice Chairman were delighted to be asked to collect a donation from Neath Workingmen’s Club, whose members have been supporting Ty Olwen for over 10 years. Christmas raffles and donations realised £1060. They took the opportunity to exchange a further 4 collecting boxes which raised a further £147. Thank you to everyone who has contributed in any way, especially barman John Thomas.

Mrs Helen Murray - Ty Olwen Trust Chairman

At the start of 2013 may I, as Chairman of the Ty Olwen Trust, thank all those individuals and organisations who supported Ty Olwen in any way last year. Without the magnificent work done by so many we would not be able to provide the £400,000 to maintain the Ty Olwen service and ensure all our patients receive the best possible and most appropriate care.

The challenge for the Ty Olwen Trust during this year is to work tirelessly to ensure our fundraising is maintained and that we continue to raise the profile of the work of Ty Olwen. This cannot be possible without the generous continued support from you the public. So my new year message must be to ask you to continue to work for Ty Olwen in whatever way you can – fundraise for us, make a donation, join our fundraising group or volunteer with us. If your new year’s resolution is to make a will and put your affairs in order please remember us. May I remind you that every penny raised stays in your local area and that at least 95p in every pound donated goes to where it can make a real difference to the care of our patients in the unit, in hospital and in their own homes.

With all good wishes for a happy, healthy and peaceful 2013.

Helen Murray

Donna and colleagues hand over a second box

It was only a month ago that we reported that Days Contract Hire, Garngoch had filled their first collecting box with the proceeds of Donna’s ‘Tuck Shop’ and sponsorship from ‘Movember’ amongst some of the men. Well they have started the new year with an empty box after handing over their second full box containing a staggering £385-05 bringing their running total £627-55!