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we’ve missed you…
…so, it was an absolute delight to welcome the return of our in-person events with Christmas at the Cathedral, in time to usher in the festive period.
We were joined by TV presenter, Lucy Owen, who hosted the evening, and were treated to wonderful performances by Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Choir and Treorchy Male Voice Choir. The undoubted star of the evening was Seth, who had just become the first person to use a wheelchair to be sworn into the Senedd as one of 60 young people elected to the Welsh Youth Parliament (you can read more about Seth on page 6). Seth read “Christmas Wish for You” by Kristen M Saccardi in front of the 230 strong audience (not including the choir members), who also heard a poem, “Megan’s First Snow” read by Professor Tony Curtis. The poem comes from Professor Curtis’ anthology book: Where the Birds Sing Our Names: An Anthology for Tˆy Hafan, which is available to buy with all proceeds going to Tˆy Hafan.
Purchase “Where the Birds Sing Our Names” here or visit our website for details
admirable admiral
Tˆy Hafan was one of nine charities to receive a Christmas gift from Welsh financial services company Admiral, who have commitment to support communities and charities impacted by the pandemic.
Admiral’s incredible donation of £38,000 to Tˆy Hafan just before Christmas comes as a result of staff choosing us to be one of the recipients of their Covid-19 Support Fund. Here’s what Nicki Burns, Executive Assistant at Admiral, said about Tˆy Hafan: ‘’We love what you do. Our staff have nominated you. You service the geographical areas where many of our staff live, and our families have used your services. You do incredible work to support children and their families as well as the support you give for volunteers. This aligns perfectly to our purpose.’’ Admiral staff have supported Tˆy Hafan in numerous ways over the years, donating over £250k to the charity.
If you and your company would like to support Tˆy Hafan - visit our website or scan the QR code
a silver leaf for blair
Blair Lundie – who has been supporting Tˆy Hafan since before our doors opened in 1999 – is never short of a way to help the charity. In the build up to Christmas, he turned his talented hand to woodcrafting and painting to create a range of very popular festive goods.
All his materials are sourced locally. He carves and sands the wood, paints pieces with festive scenes with his sister Liz, then spends his free time selling what they’ve made at school fairs and Christmas markets in the valleys. He even uses the face-to-face with customers to tell them about Tˆy Hafan. Blair says he decided to start making and selling crafts as an alternative way to support us after hanging up his running shoes a couple of years ago. Blair has supported Tˆy Hafan in many different ways over the past 25 years, taking part in runs, including the London Marathon, and walks, even taking on our trek to the Great Wall of China back in 2017.
Over the years Blair has raised tens of thousands of pounds for us and we were delighted to present him with a silver leaf on our special gift tree in recognition of his fundraising and the support he has given us.
Keep an eye out for some Easter crafts any day now!
