The Grape and Olive Restaurant at the top of the 350ft Meridian Tower in Swansea are supporting Ty Olwen by raising money throughout January, February and March this year culminating in a Charity Dinner on Wednesday, March 28th. In the picture managers Robert Ley and Stephanie Healey with Daniel Malmone (not pictured) are organising the event. Thank you Guy’s!
Mrs Helen Murray, Chairman of the Ty Olwen Trust received donations from some of the Swansea Lodges and Chapters. Pictured are, from the left, Howard Phillips, Rev. Colin Hodges, Dr Y. B. Mathur, Alan Jones, Arnold Phillips, Bob Griffiths, Colin Bunyan, Ed Morgan and Hwyel Williams. These donations continue a long tradition of financial support from Freemasons in the area and further afield. Thank you to everyone who contributed in any way and for the warm welcome Mrs Murray received.
The Ladies Knitting Group of the R.S.V.P. Group gave a donation of £500 to Ty Olwen recently at the Swansea Grand Theatre. The group chose Ty Olwen as their charity for 2011 and raised the money selling hand knitted goods at a stall at Llanelli Market
Mrs Nicholas presenting a cheque for £500 to Margaret Bartlett
Mark Whelan from 3663, Prince of Wales Rd, is pictured presenting a cheque for £1006-49 raised at events that they organised with the help of Associated British Ports
Rachel Pritchard daughter of Irene was so proud when her husband Dean, brothers in law Lyndon and Neil and a friend Dane Jones (not known for his athletic prowess) decided to take part in the Swansea 10k run to raise much needed funds for Ty Olwen in memory of her mother who died in June last year. They trained hard for the event and raised the remarkable sum of £3000
Mrs Wendy Jones of Blackpill Post Office presents to our President the proceeds of their Christmas Raffle
Once again we wish to record our thanks to Mrs Wendy Jones and her customers at Blackpill Post Office for raising the magnificent sum of £1027 for Ty Olwen as a result of a Christmas Raffle. We have been told that plans are in place for “something special” at Easter! Mrs Jones, her family and customers continue to raise much needed funds for Ty Olwen each year. Her son Dylan raised over £6000 in 2010 by walking across the Sahara Desert! Thank you!
Health & Social Care students from Gower College helped us to raise £1101.75 by packing bags at ASDA. A big thank you to them all and also to Trish, day centre volunteer, who assisted on the day.
Thank you to the Stewardess and Members of the club for their ongoing support throughout the year. This Christmas they have raised over £1100 as a Christmas gift through a raffle and the sale of various items. Part of the proceeds have already been allocated to buy two portable television/DVD players for use on the end of patients beds as recently asked for by the nursing staff. Once again thank you on behalf of all at Ty Olwen.
This is an excellent achievement and was well deserved for all of the reasons described below by Jean Archer, Physiotherapist at Ty Olwen, who nominated Trish for the award. Our volunteers at Ty Olwen are an exceptional and very dedicated team and it is fantastic that this has been recognised.
Jean Archer, Senior Palliative Care Physiotherapist at Ty-Olwen Hospice, said: “Trish should win the Volunteer category because she pours her heart and soul into her work. She has been a volunteer at the Day Centre in Ty-Olwen for the last 10 years where she plays a crucial part in making the patients feel at home and secure.
“She is a good listener, but she is also sensitive enough to realise that some patients don’t want to talk about their cancer.
“The health professionals in Day-Centre are all specialists in palliative care but it would be extremely difficult to run the Centre without the support and dedication of our team of volunteers. Trish stands out as a volunteer because she is so dedicated to her work. She doesn’t drive and relies on a lift but she always arrives early to start making cups of tea for the patients when they arrive just after 10 am and throughout the day she is cheerful, bright, energetic and always puts the patients’ needs first. She is also a huge support to the health professionals who work in Day-Centre because some days can be very upsetting and difficult for us to cope with. Just knowing she is there to talk to helps to support us in our work.
“Trish is an exceptional volunteer and completely dedicated to her role; the staff and patients think the world of her and she deserves recognition by winning this prestigious award.”
In May Swansea’s annual Clyne in Bloom garden festival was launched in proper style — with a nice cup of tea and a slice of cake.
Visitors to the year’s floral feast were able to enjoy the displays while taking advantage of some refreshments thanks to volunteers from Ty Olwen, Clyne and Pennard Golf Clubs and Swansea Soroptomists.
Throughout May, Trustee Margaret Cain, who organised the event, was supported by an army of 48 helpers who served up tasty treats and raised over £5000 towards Ty Olwen.
To mark the opening of the tea marquee popular BBC Radio Wales broadcaster Chris Needs — along with his dog Buster — popped in to meet the volunteers and raise a cuppa to the fundraisers.
Margaret has arranged for us have the refreshment tent in 2012.
The Interact Club at Dyffryn School raised £200 by holding various fund raising events and the money was given in memory of Mrs Cotton, the mother of Josh and Kean, who sadly died in Ty Olwen in October. In the picture Mrs Bartlett is surrounded by Gavin Howells, Francis Folland and Shey Jones officers of the Interact Club with other members
