Fund for Wales Annual Review 2015

FUND FOR WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

A Fund managed by the

Charity Number: 1074655

With thanks to the

CONTENTS

FOREWORD FROM OUR PATRON

Foreword – HRH The Prince of Wales 3

As Patron of the Fund for Wales, I have been most encouraged to hear about the progress of this campaign to establish a national community endowment fund for Wales.

Introduction 4 Messages from our Ambassadors 5

I would like to express my particular thanks to the hundreds of people across Wales and abroad who are joining the Fund for Wales’ community of donors, and who are showing that it is possible to make a real difference through coming together in this way.

Fund for Wales News 6 Big Match Challenge 8

It was particularly heartening to learn that one of the businesses I visited in Wales during the summer of 2014 – a family-run woollen mill in Pembrokeshire – is now working in partnership with the Fund for Wales to increase awareness of the Fund, and, of course, to increase donations. This is an example of how philanthropy really is woven into the texture of Welsh life.

Fund Statement 9 Grants Awarded 10 Case Studies 16

I am delighted to hear of the Foundation’s initiatives to spread the word about the Fund for Wales, which have involved events in London, Cardiff, North America and Llanelly House in Llanelli, which I was very glad to be able to visit on St David’s Day last year.

As the Community Foundation in Wales embarks upon another year’s activity in aid of the Fund for Wales, I can only wish this enterprise every possible success, and I look forward to hearing more news of what is being achieved in communities, thanks to the work of volunteers and the good will of Welsh philanthropists, large and small. Diolch o galon i chi am eich cefnogaeth.

Making a Difference 22 How You Can Make a Difference 25

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INTRODUCTION Welcome to our Fund for Wales Review, an update for our supporters, donors, allies and advisors who have walked alongside us as we developed this endowment building campaign.

The Fund for Wales is the world’s only national community endowment fund. It is making a difference now and in the future by creating a community of philanthropists who donate from £1 to £1million to support local volunteer-run projects across Wales.

Connecting people who care with causes that matter, the Fund for Wales is building a community of donors from all over the world, whose gifts nurture Welsh culture, heritage and environment, and improve the lives of people across Wales.

Sitting at the heart of the Community Foundation in Wales, the Fund for Wales endowment has grown to £2.2million in the

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last three years, and to date we have awarded £40,084 in grants to 43 community projects under our five themes: •

Enabling young people and promoting education, enterprise and life-long learning

•

Building cohesion and confidence in communities

•

Improving physical and mental health

•

Nurturing heritage and culture

•

Protecting our environment

The Foundation’s vision is for a Wales with a thriving voluntary and community sector, where local people have the financial resources to develop their own solutions to local needs.

We are thrilled to share news of this successful initiative and to show you how your support has enabled us to walk alongside inspirational community projects.

On behalf of both the Foundation’s team and the communities we fund, thank you for your help in making this happen.

Elinor Bennett, Lady Wigley

The Fund for Wales is a great example of philanthropy in action.

This unique Fund means that people who love Wales can make a difference in communities across the country by joining their gifts together. I am immensely proud of the progress the Fund has made in the years since its launch, and would like to thank our Fund holders, allies and supporters for helping people in communities all over Wales.

Peter Davies,

Wales’ Sustainable Futures Commissioner I am honoured to be an Ambassador for the Fund for Wales, and an advocate for the inspirational work it is doing to support communities across Wales in creating a lasting legacy of funding to support voluntary work. I see the Fund for Wales as an excellent example of where philanthropy meets community, and as an embodiment of the spirit of sustainability and planning for long term growth.

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WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO? It’s been a busy year for the Fund for Wales campaign. We’ve met new supporters both in Wales and internationally, and reached many milestones in the growth of the Fund. This includes receiving our first £1million gift. We were thrilled to share the news of the ‘Dr Dewi Davies Fund’, which will provide a sustainable source of funding for organisations and community groups in North West Carmarthenshire and South Ceredigion.

NAT IONAL

NORT H AMERICAN

F UND F OR

Whilst ‘in residence’ at the National Eisteddfod in Llanelli last summer, it was a pleasure to chat to visitors about the inspiring projects we’ve been able to support through the Fund for Wales and other clients’ Funds.

At the end of August 2014, Sian, our Fund for Wales Manager travelled to Minneapolis to attend the North American Festival of Wales. This was a great opportunity to meet hundreds of people from across the United States of America and Canada who are as passionate about Wales as the Foundation is!

As a finale to Philanthropy Week Wales 2014, a festival of events managed by the Community Foundation in Wales to celebrate and promote philanthropy, we celebrated the Fund for Wales in Brussels.

Hosting the event in partnership with the European Economic and Social Committee, guests from the Welsh Society in Brussels, Welsh Government and the European Union joined us to learn more about our work in strengthening local communities. It was super to meet so many Welsh people living in Brussels who love Wales and want to give back to their country, recognising that the Fund for Wales is a great way for them to do just that.

EIST EDDF OD 2014

During the Eisteddfod week we held an event at the historic Llanelly House in celebration of the Fund for Wales. Guests included local supporters, business people, and beneficiaries of the Fund for Wales, including trustees of the Llanelli Community Heritage Fund which had been awarded a Fund for Wales grant to buy blue plaques to celebrate and remember buildings of historical importance in Llanelli.

F EST IVAL OF WALES

As well as hosting a stand, the Fund for Wales also held an evening drinks reception during the Festival, and we were delighted to be joined by Fund for Wales Ambassadors, Elinor Bennett and her husband Dafydd Wigley, who encouraged guests to give back to Wales through the Fund for Wales.

Peter Davies, Wales’ Commissioner for Sustainable Futures and Fund for Wales Ambassador, spoke about the importance of creating a long-term, sustainable source of funding to support smaller, grass roots community projects which underpin civil society in Wales.

WALES IN BRUSSELS

A WARM F EELING INSIDE AND OUT ON ST DW YNWEN'S DAY This year we have teamed up with Melin Tregwynt, a family run, internationally successful, woollen mill based in Pembrokeshire. The mill uses traditional Welsh methods to create contemporary blankets, cushions and clothing.

Melin Tregwynt designed a bespoke pattern for us, based on the Fund for Wales colours, which was made into a limited edition run of 50 blankets and 50 cushions, with 30% of the proceeds coming to the Fund for Wales.

The blankets and cushions were launched on St Dwynwen’s Day, and we celebrated the partnership at an event at Sherman Theatre in Cardiff with Eifion and Amanda Griffiths, the directors of Melin Tregwynt.

We are thrilled to announce that this limited edition product sold out in record time and we’re now looking forward to developing a new design with the team at Melin Tregwynt to be launched later in the year.

“ Melin Tregwynt is committed to celebrating and promoting our rich culture both at home and abroad. When the Fund for Wales approached us to talk about partnering on a limited edition design we didn’t think twice. The idea of creating something which leaves a positive mark on communities here in Wales really appealed to us.”

WALES IN LONDON

P HILANT HROP IC F UND Working closely with the Wales in London a business and social network, supporting people with an interest in Wales who now live in London – the Wales in London Philanthropic Fund was officially launched in London in March 2015 at a drinks reception kindly hosted by Quilter Cheviot.

The idea of the Fund builds upon some great examples of ambitious, enterprising people from Wales receiving grants from the Community Foundation in Wales for the advancement of their studies. Megan, a law student who received a £42,000 grant from a private Fund managed by the Foundation, describes the ability to live, work, and study in London as a result of this funding as a “real benefit” to her future aims. The Wales in London Philanthropic Fund will provide, a sustainable source of funding for other Welsh people at the beginning of their careers. “ The idea is for successful Welsh individuals to help support the next generation and give something back to Wales...the initiative has been received very well and has attracted generous support. We are looking forward to seeing the fund go from strength to strength over the coming years.”

Chairman of Wales in London, Huw Hampson-Jones

Photo thanks to Ian White

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BIG FUND FOR WALES MATCH CHALLENGE Thanks to the Big Lottery Fund, £1million of new donations to the Fund for Wales are currently being matched pound for pound. For every £1 donated to the Fund for Wales, or to a Named Endowment Fund under the Fund for Wales umbrella, a further £1 will be awarded to a Fund ringfenced for community projects in Wales.

Any donations given to the Fund for Wales will trigger another donation, of the same amount, into the Big Lottery Fund for Wales Trust Fund which will support the following four themes: •

Improving people’s chances in life – with better access to training and development to improve their life skills

W HY HAV E A MAT CH CHALLENGE?

•

Building stronger communities – with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems

Launched on St David’s Day 2013, the Big Fund for Wales Match challenge has until August 2016 to secure £1 million in new philanthropic gifts to the Fund for Wales. At 1st March 2015 £750,000 has been matched, so there’s still £250,000 left to match by next Summer’s deadline. If you want to take advantage of this, get giving now to double the benefit of your gift.

Visit www.fundforwales.org.uk to give today.

•

Improving rural and urban environment – which communities are better able to access and enjoy

•

Encouraging healthier and more active people and communities

As of March 1st 2015: £2.2 million Fund for Wales Endowment Total

still £250,000 available for matching

300 Donations ranging from £1 - £1 million

Donations from

Wales, UK, Belgium, USA We’ve made 43 grants totaling

£40,084

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under the Fund for Wales umbrella

£750,000 matched

“ Building a national endowment fund for Wales is vital for ensuring stronger and more resilient communities, and providing an independent source of financial support. We are proud to be supporting the Community Foundation in Wales and encouraging others to give by matching £1million of philanthropic gifts and donations on a pound for pound basis to help establish The Fund for Wales.

We are delighted to see the range in scale, location and interest of the gifts achieved to date – and that this philanthropic initiative is already three quarters of the way to success.”

John Rose, Big Lottery

3 Named Funds

and

New Zealand

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GRANTS AWARDED GROUP

PROJ ECT

AMOUNT

AREA

2012-13

T HEME

Communities

Health & Wellbeing

Environment

Heritage & Arts

GROUP

Young People & Education

PROJ ECT

AMOUNT

AREA

T HEME

2013-14

Amlwch Age Well

Established a new History Club to organise field trips to historically significant areas of Anglesey.

£1,000

Anglesey

Newport PHAB

Arranged holidays for members who would otherwise have been unable to afford a break.

£1,000

Newport

Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory

Developed the systematic trapping and monitoring of moths, allowing for better, wider reaching research and conservation methods.

£1,000

Bardsey Island, Gwynedd

Yoga Mobility

Started a series of four specialist yoga classes for disabled adults.

£1,000

Cardiff

Deganwy Friendship Club

Organised outings to Shrewsbury, Liverpool and Gwydir Castle and afternoon tea at the Fairy Fall Hotel.

Conwy

Helped with the successful organisation of the Mostyn Harp Festival.

£1,000

£1,000

William Mathias Music Centre

Caernarfon, Gwynedd

Llanelli Community Heritage

Completed the installation of informative panels and blue plaque at historically important local places of interest.

Powys

Llanelli

Enabled the organisation to develop essential music activities for children and young people across North Powys.

£880

£1,000

North Powys Youth Music Trust

Merthyr Youth Creative Development Project

Arranged several trips outside of Merthyr, including a camping trip to the Gower and a theatre trip to London.

Flintshire

Merthyr Tydfil

Installed a modern, economical, reliable and safe heating system at our Group Headquarters.

£1,000

£1,000

1st Kinnerton Scout Group

Play Wales/ Chwarae Cymru

Improved the quality, reach and commercial sustainability of the groups’ toolkit project.

£1,000

Anglesey

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GRANTS AWARDED GROUP

PROJ ECT

AMOUNT

AREA

2014-15

T HEME

Communities

Health & Wellbeing

Environment

Heritage & Arts

GROUP

Young People & Education

PROJ ECT

AMOUNT

AREA

T HEME

2014-15

Ras Rhyngwladol Yr Wyddfa / International Snowdon Race

Curated a community arts and culture programme to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the International Snowdon Race in Llanberis.

Site Sit

Used rural locations to develop new artworks, culminating in a site-specific exhibition that responds to the local environment.

£625

Barry Beavers Disabled Swimming Club

Helped alleviate the financial pressures of rising local pool fees, which have recently doubled.

£1,000

Vale of Glamorgan

Fir Tree Community Association

Purchased furniture for a volunteer-run café in their volunteer training centre.

£992

Merthyr Tydfil

Jigsaw

Bolstered the provision of help, advice and information to people recovering from mental health difficulties.

£1,000

Newport

Liberty

Continued the organisation’s work by funding monthly trips for their elderly members.

£1,000

Cardiff

Pembrokeshire Foster Carers Association

Arranged family outings, providing both happy memories and daily support.

£1,000

Pembrokeshire

Friends of Ty Cwm Care Association

Ran outdoor ‘Keep Fit Through Gardening’ classes for physically disabled people.

£1,000

Merthyr Tydfil

Brecon Foyer Youth Committee

Facilitated a programme for young people to explore their personal goals and improve their employment prospects.

£520

Brecon

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£1,000

Snowdonia & Gwynedd

Carmarthenshire

Velvet Coalmine

A 12-week ‘Creative Coal-Writing Course’, inspired by the local community, forming part of their year-round arts legacy programme.

£1,000

Blackwood, Caerphilly

Friends of the Gresford Disaster Memorial

Helped towards the upkeep of commemorative services for the Gresford Colliery Disaster of 1934.

£1,000

Wrexham

Gwent Valleys Integrated Activities Club

Contributed towards the cost of transport for the disabled members of the club, enabling safe passage to social events and club nights.

£1,000

Gwent

Pwllheli Foodbank

Helped with the operation of this Pwllheli foodbank to assist people in financial crisis and food poverty.

£1,000

Gwynedd

Y Ganolfan Bryncrug Community Centre Ltd

Founded a new Community Facility in Bryncrug using the village's redundant primary school premises.

£1,000

Gwynedd

Clwb Plant y Graig

Provided a safe learning and development environment for children attending the after-school club for a primary school in Llangefni.

£1,000

Anglesey

Bee Friendly Monmouthshire

Increased awareness of environmental issues through the distribution of leaflets, signs and seed packs.

£1,000

Monmouthshire

1st Penmark with Porthkerry Scout Group

Supporting young people to safely learn online, providing a safe portal for scouts to research and record activites.

£775

Vale of Glamorgan

Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust

Converted an old conservatory tower into a new site office for volunteers.

£1,000

Denbighshire

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GRANTS AWARDED Thanks to your donations we’ve also been able to award the following grants from the Big Fund for Wales Trust, created by your gifts being matched by the Big Lottery Fund.

GROUP

PROJ ECT

AMOUNT

AREA

2014-15

T HEME

Communities

Health & Wellbeing

Environment

Heritage & Arts

GROUP

Young People & Education

PROJ ECT

AMOUNT

AREA

T HEME

2014-15

Llynfi River Care Group

Provided materials for the publishing of materials for schools and the public on the historical wealth of the valley.

£1,000

Bridgend

Supported 'The Snowdonia Slate Trail' – an 85 mile walking trail connecting villages and social enterprises in the old slate region.

£1,000

Cefn Mawr, Rhosymedre & Newbridge Community Association LTD.

Cwm Community Action Group

Snowdonia & Conwy

Purchased lightweight tables and chairs to ensure the health and safety of all volunteers.

£1,000

Wrexham

Abergavenny Community Woodland Group

Developed woodland based green wood working sessions, aimed at improving health and well-being.

£900

Gwent

Rhydlewis Village Hall

Equipment to set up a new weekly youth club and monthly adult ‘pub club’ evening.

£615

Ceredigion

Llantilio Crossenny Women's Institute

Organised a community awarenss and support garden party for the WI centenary by the oldest WI in Gwent.

£667

Gwent

Merthyr Eyelights

Provided the necessary funding to operate a friendly transport system for the visually impaired.

£1,000

Merthyr Tydfil

Llay Luncheon Club

Bought a new piano for members to play during lunchtime meetings.

£879

Wrexham

Council of Management for Rhosgadfan Playground

Revitalised the site of the Old Village Hall with a fully equipped playground.

Malltraeth Ymlaen CYF

£750

Anglesey

£856

Co-ordinated a well attended community 'fun-day' for local children and young people.

Enhanced driving and safety training for volunteer drivers via the MiDAS (minibus driver award schemes).

Ran weekly pilates classes sensitive to the needs of women of varying ethnicities and faiths.

£1,000

East Vale Community Transport

Rainbow Womens Group

Vale of Glamorgan

£1,000

The Squirrels Nest

Increased the working capacity of its wood-work group by paying for a new planer.

£625

Bridgend

Cascade & District Allotment Association

Purchased a shredder for effective composting of green waste, recycling the offcuts of local gardens and allotments.

£1,000

Caerphilly

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Caernarfon Vale of Glamorgan

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Case Studies

CASE STUDY

BU ILDING COHES ION AND CONF IDENCE IN COMMUNIT IES Bryncrug Community Centre

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The small but very sociable community of Bryncrug sits gently at the foot of the outpouring Dolgoch Falls, along the banks of Afon Fathew. The challenges faced by the residents of Bryncrug will be familiar to many rural communities in Wales, with little in the way of transportation and just a smattering of local business. The village and its large proportion of elderly residents was, until very recently, in danger of feeling increasingly isolated.

The members of the Bryncrug Community Centre group raised money to refurbish and renovate the school building, drawing up solid plans to create a space suitable for all ages and various activities. The idea in the long term is for the Community Centre to operate as the centre of local social enterprise, with any funds raised going back into further renovation and the general maintenance of the building.

Last year, the collective initiative of the members of the village was channelled with a vision that the old site of Bryncrug School would make a suitably homely space in which to found a Community Centre. The old school had stood proud in the community for decades, and so the idea of returning to the school for community activities would have the double effect of revitalising an icon of the village, and keeping the cost of the project low. The school was originally earmarked for sale, and would in all likelihood have been knocked down to make way for a new building.

A ÂŁ1,000 grant from the Fund for Wales set up a Luncheon Club and reading room, breathing new life into old, dormant classrooms.

Now, with a community of members one can expect to hear Welsh and English conversations over the clink of cup on saucer.

Hot meals are served in a warm, comfortable environment where members gather together and meet friends old and new.

Since the renovations began, the local Ladies Club and the Youth and Young Farmers Club have started to use the old school as a weekly meeting place, ensuring that younger members of the community can also benefit from the project. Bryncrug Community Centre, at the former school, is once again a focal point for shared activity within this village community in Gwynedd

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CASE STUDY

CASE STUDY

P ROT ECT ING OUR ENV RIONMENT Bee Friendly Monmouthshire Stemming from their efforts to cultivate an environment ripe for pollination, Bee Friendly Monmouthshire used a £1,000 grant from Fund for Wales to launch a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of bees within Monmouthshire communities. Helped along by the purchase of flower seed packets, ready to be planted around the county, Bee Friendly Monmouthshire has also raised awareness of wider green issues amongst Monmouthshire schools.

The volunteer-led charity runs a number of different information sessions for the community, visits local schools to teach the children and young people about bees and helps them to start bee friendly gardens. Even in winter months, their work can be spotted around the wilds and gardens of Monmouthshire, demarked as it is by Bee Friendly Lollipop Signs. The charity has also produced and continues to distribute a handsome array of information leaflets to help the local community live alongside their insect friends. These educational resources are distributed at workshops and village fairs, and are being used in lessons at the local schools.

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IMP ROV ING P HY S ICAL AND MENTAL HEALT H

For the 20 voluntary members of Bee Friendly, the project has stirred a true sense of community responsibility. In researching for and writing their informational leaflets, the charity has helped to create a buzz around environmental issues within Wales and further afield.

As an offshoot to Bee Friendly’s activities, Monmouthshire’s parks and recreational spaces are becoming surrounded by a widening range of foliage and flowers. The people, as well as the bees, of Monmouthshire will continue to benefit from the work of this growing initiative.

Liberty Based in Caerau in Cardiff, Liberty was set up by the local community in 2011 to support older people and disabled residents living around Tredegar Way. A lack of local facilities and inclusive activities meant that many members of the community were left feeling excluded or isolated. Liberty is a highly local project that brings members of the Caerau estate together, providing a safe environment for the sharing of experiences and offering of help.

Recognising the importance of fresh air and a change of scenery, a grant of £1,000 from Fund for Wales has been used by the group to organise a number of days out for its members. Ensuring openness and accessibility, specialised transport was also arranged, and so over 40 people were able to get to know each other on buses to parks, National Heritage sights and country pubs. New friendships have developed from the collective memories of these trips. “ Prior to the group starting, people would acknowledge each other in the street but no more than that. Now they know each other’s names, stop and talk, visit each other and have developed a robust network of support that means everyone watches out for each other...people feel less isolated as a result.”

Liberty Volunteer

Liberty is an excellent example of a group that is self run by members, ensuring that all of its organised activities are actually in line with what these local residents want. But their work also touches upon the problems that arise through ageing, and living in those innercity wards with higher levels of social deprivation. Liberty’s work demonstrates that groups of seemingly isolated people can benefit hugely with access to strong community values. People’s lives can be made easier through sharing and socialising. “ One member who is wheelchair bound has until recently slept in her chair as she has been unable to transfer into her bed. She is incredibly independent and unwilling to have the support of a carer just yet. Through talking to the group and making suggested connections to other agencies our member has been able to source a new bed that she is able to transfer to from her wheelchair. She is ‘sleeping’ in a bed for the first time in years. The difference this has made to her is obvious for all to see.”

Liberty Volunteer

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CASE STUDY

NURT URING HE RITAGE AND CULT URE Llanelli Community Heritage A distinctive Welsh town with a proud industrial past, Llanelli forms something of a gateway between the south-east and south-west of Wales. The terminus of the Heart of Wales railway line, the town has a strong cluster of Welsh speakers, and has provided Wales with many famous names and important historical events.

Llanelli Community Heritage acknowledges and relishes the opportunity to make Llanelli residents and visitors alike aware of the tumultuous and celebratory happenings that have occurred in the town’s history. The volunteer-led charity promotes this awareness of awareness of local history through through public talks and guided walks, and provides a route through time with a managed heritage trail. A visitor to Llanelli and the surrounding district would find 45 blue plaques around the town’s historically important buildings, marking events vital to the shaping of Llanelli’s identity.

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CASE STUDY

ENABLING YOUNG P EOPLE AND P ROMOT ING

EDUCAT ION, ENT E RP RIS E AND LIF E-LONG LEARNING Pembrokeshire Foster Carers Association

With the help of a £1,000 grant from the Fund for Wales, Llanelli Community Heritage has added the site of one of the formative Rebecca Riots to its long list of important spots. After previously struggling through years of poverty exacerbated by the introduction of the toll-gate tax, farmers and residents from the local and surrounding areas converged on Llanelli in 1843 to express their discontent in a series of public riots. This iconic moment in Welsh history, along with its repercussions, is now recognised in the town.

The Chairman of the group, John Hopkins, explains that “ the group believes it is important for the community to have their history presented in an accessible way, bringing history and heritage out of the libraries and into the lives of the local people. With the help of the Fund for Wales we have been able to add an impressive interpretive panel to our Heritage Trail.”

Becoming a foster carer is a huge responsibility, with important emotional and financial ramifications needing consideration before embarking on this rewarding life journey. Pembrokeshire Foster Carers Association was established to create a community of carers around south west Wales and to allow foster families to share their experiences and help take some of the weight off their shoulders. The charity organises days out for the children and carers to provide them with an opportunity to make new friends and have fun together. This is especially important as fostered children are often beginning new lives in a new location, so an immediate introduction to a wider ‘family’ can help with that process of readjustment.

A grant of £1,000 to Pembrokeshire Foster Carers Association from the Fund for Wales allowed children and their foster parents to take part in days out and activities free of charge. Nine volunteers

have coordinated activity trips to a local theme park, a Christmas pantomime and a go-karting track. The charity hopes to continue to provide this service for fostered children into the future, with many other exciting activities lined up. As well as broadening the life experiences of the children, the days out are an opportunity to offer practical advice to the carers, pointing them in the direction of other agencies that can provide support.

A huge part of the Pembrokeshire Foster Carers Association’s work is keeping the activities and information as accessible as possible. The grant from the Fund for Wales has helped in keeping their doors open to the ever-increasing number of cared for children in Pembrokeshire.

It is fantastic for foster families to know that they can join the organisation for free and benefit from free or subsidised activities.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE DR DE W I DAV IES

Originally from rural West Wales, Dr Davies knew he wanted to give something back to support those communities he grew up in. “ I’ve never felt like I needed to spend much money on myself, and I’ve been able to support my own family, so when I realised how much money I had I knew exactly where I wanted it to go. I grew up in this part of Wales and wanted to support this area with my Fund, but I’m also pleased that my gift will help communities across the whole of Wales through the Fund for Wales match challenge. I’m looking forward to hearing about the great work of the local projects we’ll be able to support. Having given away £1million I don’t feel any poorer.”

Dr Dewi Davies

With his gift of £1million Dr Davies established his own bespoke Named Endowment Fund at the Fund for Wales. This will support a wide range of projects in North West Carmarthenshire and South West Ceredigion, and because it is an endowment it will continue to benefit inspiring community organisations in this area for generations to come.

The Dr Dewi Davies Fund has already awarded grants to support the following local projects: •

Tysul Youth Centre

•

National Wool Museum

•

Contact the Elderly

•

Crug Mawr Festival Ltd

Other Donors

£5

donated at the

£1,400

raised at my daughter’s

National Eisteddfod after

weddi ng in Powys becau se

largest grants panel in

projects acros s W ales

voting as part of the

the Foundations history

£10

gift from a Welsh ex-pat in Brussells

we wante d to suppo rt local

£3,000

gifted tha nks to Mel in Tre gwy nt

bla nket sales

£100

I ran the Paris Marathon

for the Fund for W ales

£300

rasied from two runners of the Cardiff Half Marathon

£5,000

l bequeathed by Mrs Darnel ated to Julian Smith and don to the Fund for Wales

£50,000

anonymo us gift in recognit ion of Wels h fam ily roots

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DONOR STORY

In Memory of Dr Elisabeth Perry

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE Join our community of donors and support inspirational projects across Wales by giving to the Fund for Wales. There are a number of ways you can give through the Fund for Wales, depending on how much you would like to give and what you would like to support.

The Fund for Wales has recently received many donations given in memory of Dr Elisabeth Perry, from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. The Perry family chose to support the Fund for Wales in memory of Dr Perry because they liked the idea of the Fund benefiting small, under the radar community projects within Wales. They believe this idea would have appealed to Dr Perry.

Dr Elisabeth Perry was born in Ystradgynlais in 1926, where she lived until the family moved to Betws y Coed when her father was appointed His Majesty’s Inspector of Mines and Quarries in North Wales. Dr Perry then moved to study medicine at the then Welsh National School of Medicine in Cardiff.

On marrying her husband Lyn in 1950 the couple moved west to Haverfordwest where the family remained.

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Dr Perry’s interests were wide ranging with a passion for literature and the arts, the great outdoors with an extensive knowledge of wildlife and plants. Having become a family planning doctor, and pioneering sex education in secondary schools Dr Perry was later appointed a Magistrate, becoming Chair of the Haverfordwest Bench and later Chair of the Magistrates Courts Committee and of the Dyfed Probation Committee. “ As a family, being able to support a cause which would fund local projects specifically across Wales, made the process of choosing the Fund for Wales simple and easy. Elisabeth was passionately Welsh and supported a wide range of social and environmental causes so the Fund for Wales was the perfect option for her friends and family to donate to in her memory.”

Anyone can give any amount by donating online, simply visit our website www.fundforwales.org.uk to give today.

Named Fund

Leave your mark on Wales

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Have your own bespoke Named Funds at the Fund for Wales, with gifts starting at £100,000 or more.

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Give more than £1,000 – either individually or as a group.

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Individuals and families, business or Trusts who wish to donate can set up their own Named Fund.

You can show how you’ve left your mark on Wales by featuring your gift on the Fund for Wales map.

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Full flexibility on which themes and/or geographical areas you would like to support.

Patrons’ Circle

Leave a gift in your will

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Give £10,000 or more and you are automatically invited to become a member of our Patron’s Circle.

By leaving a gift in your will to the Fund for Wales you can leave a legacy for the communities and causes that you care about.

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HRH The Prince of Wales is the patron of the Fund for Wales

Contact Sian Stacey on 02920 379580 to discuss how you can leave a gift in your will.

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You’ll have the opportunity to visit some of the amazing projects that we have funded through the Fund for Wales, seeing your philanthropy in action!

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Thank You

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