Four local charities will share in £400k Admiral donation to good causes
Four charities in south Wales are to each receive £100,000 in funding from motor insurance to price comparison giant Admiral.
Admiral, which employs more than 7,000 at sites in Cardiff, Newport and Swansea, has confirmed donations over the next two years, totalling £400,000, to charities Llamau, Maggie’s, Royal Voluntary Service and Wooden Spoon.
Maggie’s supports those affected by cancer in south Wales and has centres in Cardiff and Swansea.
The donation will part pay for clinical psychologists at the two centres.
Royal Voluntary Service, which has more than 20,000 volunteers, supports thousands of older people whether in hospital or at home.
Admiral’s donation will allow it is recruit a full-time community engagement and development worker.
Wooden Spoon is a rugby-backed charity supporting physically, mentally or socially disadvantaged children.
The £100,000 from Admiral will fund at least two projects in south Wales to help brighten the lives of children with life-limiting illnesses.
Llamau is a charity that works to eradicate homelessness among young people and vulnerable women in Wales.
The donation from Admiral will enable Llamau to a open a new Learning 4 Life centre in Newport.
The charities were chosen by Admiral following an employee vote for the types of cause most important to them.
The causes selected were those brightening the lives of children with life-limiting illnesses; supporting cancer care facilities and charities; improving the lives of vulnerable elderly people; and helping homeless people.
Several charities supporting these causes were invited to submit proposals, with one charity in each cause selected to receive the funding.
Admiral’s chief financial officer Geraint Jones said: “We’re really pleased to be able to make these donations to four fantastic causes which we hope will have a positive and long-lasting impact on our local communities.
“Giving is a big part of Admiral and our staff undertake a great deal of fundraising in the offices and many spend a lot of time volunteering in the community.
“It was really important to us to choose causes which were close to their hearts.
“It’s more than just about money and we’ll be giving our staff opportunities to get involved in each of the projects in a number of ways through various volunteering opportunities.”
■ Meanwhile, Aberdare-based civil engineering to development group Walters has raised £30,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust Cymru as part of a charitable partnership between the two organisations.
Walters initially set a target of £20,000 but following a year of fundraising activities, they exceeded the intended target for supporting teenage cancer patients in Wales.
A significant amount of the money came from its “sponsored low-loaders” – vehicles carrying a Proud to Support Teenage Cancer Trust logo, which travelled more than 140,000 miles raising funds. sion.barry@walesonline.co.uk
Walters Group director Sarah Llewellyn said: “We elected the Teenage Cancer Trust as our nominated charity as we felt they really go the extra mile for teenagers in Wales as they struggle with cancer.
“We are extremely proud to have been able to raise so much money to help make a difference to a young person’s life, whether they are from Llandudno, Carmarthen or Cardiff, and that it will help the Trust take a step closer to reaching every young person with cancer no matter where they live across Wales.”