welcome

Welcome to the Spring/Summer edition of Cwtch!

This year might have started the same way as last year ended, but dare we say that with the vaccination programme well underway and the effort put in by everyone to help lower the R number, there are many reasons to be hopeful in the coming months. What last year showed us beyond anything else is just how committed to supporting Tyˆ Hafan the people of Wales are. As we’ve said elsewhere, the closure of our shops (including six permanently) and the postponement or cancellation of all our fundraising events resulted in severe financial losses to the charity. We had to change our plans for income generation quite drastically and at short notice in a year where our essential refurbishment project was supposed to be our main focus. We have had to ask more of you than ever before. Through one off donations, regular giving, supporting our lottery, taking on virtual fundraising activities, engaging in corporate partnerships and so much more, the people of Wales have been there for us despite the unprecedented challenges we have all faced since the start of the pandemic. Outside of the doom and gloom of 2020, there was an awful lot of good for us to look back on. New ways to do things, a new look hospice really taking shape, and most of all, incredible support from people who love the charity and what we do. We hope you enjoy this edition of Cwtch. The pages are full of great stories from the last six months, so take a little time out and see how you’ve helped us over this most difficult of years.

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welcome...............................................................................................02 the last year...........................................................................................03 stories from the den...........................................................................04 harley’s story.........................................................................................05 fit for future update..............................................................................08 our events in a virtual world..............................................................10 à bientôt paris........................................................................................11 tyˆ hafan by numbers..........................................................................12 fundraising.............................................................................................14 remembering siôn ..............................................................................15

With families at home, our community services have stayed in touch by video