Tommy (Andrew) Gunning ran the race in memory of his father, Eddie, who died at Ty Olwen and raised over £350
Gareth Salway and Sophie Leonard also ran the Swansea 10k run and raised £860.
Gemma Petty ran and raised £345 in memory of her uncle Steven Park.
Well done and thank you all!
Blackpill Post Office have topped £4000 in donations through their collecting boxes. Thank you to Mr & Mrs J. Jones and their customers.
Neath Workingmen’s Club recently handed over a further four full collecting boxes containing £130 which brings their running total to a fantastic £4,000!
President of Mumbles Rotary Club with Dr Sue Closs
Mr. Brian Rees, President of Mumbles Rotary Club recently presented a cheque for £1000, the proceeds of a Champagne Lunch, to Dr. Sue Closs, former Medical Director, who received it on behalf of the Trust.
Mrs Val Sandford, Lady Captain at Morriston Golf Club presented a cheque for £500 to Mrs Helen Murray, Secretary of the Ty Olwen Trust, on behalf of the Ladies Section.
As a result of many hours of hard labour, the villagers of Llanmadoc and Cheriton held an “Open Gardens Day” on July 3rd and raised just over £8000 for charity. They very kindly donated £1800 for Ty Olwen for which we are extremely grateful.
The close relationship between the Morriston Orpheus Choir and the Ty Olwen Palliative Care Unit at Morriston Hospital was again highlighted with a recent presentation to the Ty Olwen Trust.
Jonathan Mainwaring, a soloist at the concert, also donated his fee, to the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff in support of which he will be climbing Mt Kilimanjaro next year. We wish him well.
Pontardawe Golf Club Veterans have made a generous donation of £250. Thank you everybody for your support!
Loughor & District Workingmen’s Club presented a massive cheque for £1800 as a result of their fundraising over the August Bank Holiday. The cheque was presented to President of the Ty Olwen Trust, Mrs Margaret Bartlett.
A big thank you to Mr & Mrs Poole and their customers at West Cross Stores who through their generous support through the Ty Olwen collecting boxes have raised over £3000 to date.
