Three city-based charities have shared in a £30,000 windfall thanks to all those who donated to my charity during my tenure as Lord Mayor.
Every year the Lord Mayor of Swansea has the opportunity to nominate charities which will benefit from fundraising events which take place alongside formal engagements and other activities.
Last year we raised £30,000 which will be shared equally between Swansea-based charities Unity in Diversity, Crisis Skylight South Wales and Llys Nini.
It’s been one of the great privileges to have had the opportunity to serve the people of Swansea as their ambassador and Lord Mayor for 2019/2020.
I want to say a big thank-you to the many people who welcomed me and to all those who have contributed so well to fundraising efforts for three brilliant community charities in Swansea.
Each of them do incredible work and make a real difference every day to the lives they touch. I know the contributions from the Lord Mayor’s Charity Fund will be put to excellent use.
Unity in Diversity is a charity which supports refugees and asylum seekers from places like Syria, Somalia and Afghanistan who are settling in Swansea. The charity is staffed entirely by volunteers and stages twice-weekly sessions providing food, support and learning opportunities out of the Unitarian Church in High Street.
The Crisis Skylight South Wales service helps people directly out of homelessness to learn new skills, gain qualifications and improve their health and wellbeing in order to move in to work and accommodation. The dedicated, experienced coaches work with people one-to-one to equip them with the skills they need to find and keep a home.
Llys Nini is one of Swansea best-known charities, offering sanctuary, care and new homes for as part of its work providing animal welfare throughout Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend and parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf and Cardiff council areas. Llys Nini helps over 2,000 animals each year and rehomes many of those, including my rescue cat, Marshall.
