Macmillan bowled over with support from Xcel
CARMARTHEN’S Xcel Bowl in Johnstown has raised more than £1,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support following a weekend of community events.
The bowling alley in Llansteffan Road held a World’s Biggest Coffee Morning and a family fun day as part of its ongoing efforts to support the charity.
Xcel Bowl, already provides vital services in the community, with its profits supporting local people in need through Carmarthen Foodbank, Community Money Advice, and Xcel Furniture and Community Shop, as part of Xcel Project, a social enterprise run by Towy Community Church.
It has supported Macmillan Cancer Support throughout the year with its fundraising and the latest events have raised £1,540 so far, with the profits from a raffle still to come.
Richard Pugh, head of partnerships for Macmillan Cancer Support in Wales, thanked Xcel for its support and said: “Our heartfelt thanks to Xcel Bowl and Xcel Project for supporting Macmillan Cancer Support with these two events.
“It’s great to see the local community uniting to help raise an incredible amount which will directly support people living with cancer and their loved ones.”
Carl Jones, Host Team Leader at Xcel Bowl, said the events had been a huge success: “Thank you to everyone who helped on the day, our staff and volunteers.
“A special mention must go to my partner Zoe, who has MS, and who was in charge of four stalls.
“We also had a former Xcel area manager who popped in to say hello and who ended up helping out all day.
“Thanks also to the local businesses who supported us with donations of cakes and money, if it wasn’t for everyone’s involvement the event would never have happened.”
Around 20,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year in Wales.
Macmillan offers support at every stage, with its team of healthcare professionals, who work in hospitals, hospices and the community; benefits advisors who provide advice by phone; and the charity’s information and support services which provides free, confidential support and advice in every local health trust.
The cancer charity relies almost entirely on public donations to fund all of this vital support, which is why events such as these are so important in keeping services running.