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Issue 26, Autumn 2011
All we want for
Christmas
We’ve all been really good boys and girls at the Children’s Hospital
for Wales this year, so we’ve made a wish list of presents we’d like
this Christmas.
We love playing because it’s fun and helps us forget that we’re sick,
so please may we have some toys, games and DVD’s in our Christmas
stocking for the playrooms and the therapy rooms.
Also all the doctors and nurses have looked after us really well so we’d
like to add a present to the wish list for them; they would really like
a children’s hydrotherapy pool so that the 500 children a year who
miss out now can have treatment to help them get better.
Donating is really easy, visit www.noahs-ark-appeal.org , text HOHO11
£5 to 70070 or call 029 2033 5016.
Merry Christmas!
Lots of love, all the boys and girls at the
Children’s Hospital for Wales.
www.noahs-ark-appeal.org
Festive ideas to raise funds for
the Christmas Stocking Appeal
SIMPLY DONATE
❆ ❆ ❆ Online ❆ ❆ ❆
www.timto.co.uk/
noahsarkchristmasstockingappeal-fund
❆ ❆ ❆ Text ❆ ❆ ❆
HOHO11 £5 to 70070 to donate
£5 to the appeal.
❆ ❆ ❆ Phone ❆ ❆ ❆
029 2033 5016 to pay by card
❆ ❆ ❆ Post ❆ ❆ ❆
Fill in the form on the back of this Newsletter
and return with a cheque made payable to ‘The
Noah’s Ark Appeal’
Hold a ‘Mulled wine and mince pie party’
Invite your friends around for mince pies and
a lovely glass of mulled wine and ask them to
contribute a donation for their festive treats.
Christmas party
Ask at work or at your community group if
you can collect funds at the Christmas party or
organise a Christmas raffle. Or have a cake sale,
simply make and sell some festive goodies at your
school or workplace.
Festive quiz
Set some festive questions and ask your local pub
or social club if you can hold a quiz to raise some
money.
Carol singing
Spread some Christmas cheer and sing for
friends or family or if you’re feeling a little more
adventurous your local shopping centre or station
is a great place to sing carols, but remember to
ask permission first!
Albany Primary
School helping
us launch the
Appeal
in partnership with
LETTERS
FROM
SANTA
Children of all ages – including
big kids – will be ecstatic to
receive a letter from the jolly old
chap.
Bring joy to children by helping
equip the Children’s Hospital for
Wales.
To receive a letter either send
the child’s letter to Santa to us or
fill in the form below and send
with the suggested £5 donation
to The Noah’s Ark Appeal, Cardiff
Royal Infirmary, Newport Road,
Cardiff, CF24 0SZ
✂
Child’s Name:
Your Name:
Child’s Age:
Your Address:
Child’s Address:
Your Postcode:
Child’s Postcode:
Special Message:
Cheques made payable to ‘The Noah’s Ark Appeal’.
You can also make donations by card over the telephone 029 2033 5016
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Last orders 14th December
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Christmas Cards 2011
It’s that time of year again here at
the Noah’s Ark Appeal and our
popular Christmas cards by local
artist Mark Goodfellow are flying
off the selves. Get yours today!
Cards and Gift Tags come in
packs of 10.
Cards £3.50
Gift Tags £2
Postage: 50p
To order please return the order
form with a cheque made payable
to ‘The Noah’s Ark Appeal’ to The
Noah’s Ark Appeal, Cardiff Royal
Infirmary, Newport Road, Cardiff,
CF24 0SZ.
Alternatively you can
place your order with
payment by card over
the phone on
029 2033 5016.
To see more of Mark
Goodfellow’s work visit
www.markgoodfellow.
com
✂
Card Name
No Req
Postage
Total Amount
Santa and the Ark 6”x 4”
Reindeer 4.5”x 4.5”
Robin with Hat 4.5”x 4.5”
ORDER FORM
Santa over the Sea 6”x 4”
Robin Gift Tags 3”x 3”
Grand Total £
My name
Name &
Address
Address:
Signature
Tel:
Post code
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Post
Please make cheques payable toCode
The Noah’s Ark
Appeal, and send to:
Date Royal
The Noah’s Ark Appeal, Cardiff
Infirmary, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0SZ
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Wanted!
Adventurous people to do
something like this…
March 2012 is our Jump Month, help us raise funds by making an
exhilarating 10,000 feet freefall parachute jump. Raise the minimum
sponsorship of just £395 and you’ll jump for FREE!
Looking for a challenge?
We have some very exciting challenge events for 2012, whether you want to cycle or trek, stay in
the UK or travel a bit further afield, look no further we have your challenge!
London to Paris
11 - 15 April 2012
A 4 day, 300 mile cycle through the Kent countryside
to Dover, over the Channel and then across the rolling
green fields of Northern France before catching a
spectacular view of the Eiffel Tower – your finishing line.
ThunderWalk 12 May 2012
54 miles, 24 hours, 1 goal…
This is an exhilarating mental and physical team
challenge across the breathtaking Brecon Beacons.
Each team must have 4 walkers and one support
crew with vehicle. ThunderWalk is tough but the
elation and emotion you’ll feel after crossing the
finishing line will be hard to beat.
Vietnam to Cambodia
20 - 30 Jan 2012
A 400km cycle from the frenzy of Ho Chi Minh City
in Vietnam through thriving river communities at the
heart of the Mekong Delta, passed lush green rice
paddies and ancient Khmer relics to the tranquillity
of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. This is an unforgettable
adventure.
Peru Inca Trail
11 – 20 May 2012
Follow the ancient route of the Incas, explore the
Andes and uncover the mysteries of Machu Picchu…
this is the trek of a lifetime.
For more information call 029 2033 5016 or email emma@noahs-ark-appeal.org
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Issue 26, Autumn 2011
Christmas Toy Sale!
New and Nearly New Childrens Toy and Clothes Sale
Saturday 26th November 11am – 2pm
TABERNACLE WELSH INDEPENDENT CHAPEL,
HOLTON ROAD, BARRY
Doors opened at 11am by Sound of Music
Star Connie Fisher
The Noah’s Ark Appeal is excited to announce that
we are holding a new and nearly new sale of fantastic
toys, clothing, gifts and cards.
In addition to the nearly new items we have a range
of hand knitted baby jumpers and cardigans kindly
donated by Mrs Carol Webber from Brynmawr.
All proceeds will go towards the Splish Splash Splosh
campaign – what better excuse to splash some cash!
Volunteers Wanted!
Call Emma on 029 2033 5016
We need Friends! Can you help us ?
Our Friends volunteer their time
to help us…
♥
Promote the charity and our events in their local
community. Can you help us by handing out leaflets,
putting up posters or notifying local press about our
fundraising efforts?
Christmas cards to their family, friends or work
♥ Sell
colleagues.
by organising events or activities. Why
♥ Fundraise
not organise a ‘Mulled wine and mince pie party’ or
Christmas Market or cake sale this festive season?
you don’t fancy organising your own event, can you
♥ Ifhelp
out at one of our events or at our office with
event administration?
To find out more give us a call on 029 2033 5016
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The Freedom of Cardiff for Dame Shirley
We believe that Cardiff ’s favourite daughter and our Patron,
the legendary Dame Shirley Bassey should be awarded the
Freedom of Cardiff. We are petitioning Cardiff County Council
to honour Dame Shirley for being a great Ambassador for
the City. She has brought world wide attention to our Capital
and has been very active in supporting the Children’s Hospital
for Wales, based in Cardiff. We hope that you will show your
support for Dame Shirley by writing a letter or sending an
e-mail to us so that we can pass them on to the decisionmakers. freedom@noahs-ark-appeal.org
Or write to us at: The Noah’s Ark Appeal, CRI, Newport
Road, Cardiff, CF24 0SZ
Events Calendar 2011
18th November: Prince’s Gate Big Bang Ball
26th November: Christmas Toy Sale
20th-30th January: Vietnam to Cambodia
26th February St David’s Day Lunch
March: Jump Month
11-15 April: London – Paris cycle
May: Teddy Bears Picnic
11th-18th May: Cowbridge Book Festival
11th-20th May: Peru Inca Trail
12th May: Thunder Walk
20th May: Cardiff Fun Run
21st June: Ascot Ladies Day
Prince’s Gate Spring
Water’s Big Bang Ball!
This year Prince’s
Gate Springwater are
once again ensuring
that November goes
with a bang – their
Big Bang Ball is on
November 18th and
will be held at the
Hotel Plas Hyfryd in Narberth.
Guests will enjoy a three course meal and
after dinner entertainment. Tickets are
priced at £25 per person, you can book by
calling the Prince’s Gate Office
on 01834 831 225.
Book a date in your diary!
After the success of the Cowbridge Book Festival 2011, which
exceeded all expectations, and raised £7,800 for charity it has been
decided to make the event an annual fixture for the Cowbridge
Calendar – and this year the Noah’s Ark Appeal has been selected as
a charity joint to benefit!
Visitors will have the opportunity to hear entertaining presentations,
meet the authors and purchase signed copies of their books.
The festival will be based in the Old Hall Adult Education Centre, The
United Free Church, and other venues in Cowbridge and it will run
from Friday, 11th May to Friday, 18th May.
http://cowbridgebookfestival.co.uk/
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Issue 26, Autumn 2011
Barry Sets
Sail For
Beca’s
Tribute
Fund
Barry Chamblain is three
months into his sail around
the world and aims to raise as
much money as possible for his
wife’s tribute fund held with the
Noah’s Ark Appeal. We spoke
to Barry before he left and this
is his story:
“Sailing has been one of my
passions since I was a child, and
like many who harbour dreams,
one of mine was to take on a
real challenge under sail. When
I first met my late wife in 2007,
half way up the Atlas Mountains
in Morocco; it soon became
apparent that “challenges” was
one of the many passions we
shared. Beca regularly engaged
in physical activity, from cycling
to running and sought regular
opportunities to raise money
for charities. She also enjoyed
sailing, and still holds the top
speed ever set on my sailing
boat.
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Now, I am realising my
dream - in difficult personal
circumstances, but I know Beca
would be supportive. Like her, I
want to maximise the potential
of racing under sail, this time
around the world, and add
to the £20,000 that has been
raised, in her memory, for the
Noah’s Ark Appeal.
The Clipper Round the World
Yacht Race was conceived by
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to
give individuals from all walks
of life and a wide variety of
backgrounds, the opportunity
to experience the challenge
of ocean racing, and embark
on the adventure of a lifetime.
What an experience!!! We will
be members of a unique group,
smaller in number than those
who have climbed Everest!
Setting off from the Solent on
July 31st, we will sail and race
over 40,000 miles. If all goes
well, I’ll be back in the Solent on
22nd July 2012. The Noah’s Ark
Appeal will benefit financially,
and my passion will have been
fulfilled – for now!
My ambition now is to complete
the challenge and in doing so,
swell her tribute fund to enable
the Noah’s Ark Appeal to
continue its challenging work
in support of the Children’s
Hospital of Wales.”
Over the years, Tribute
Funds created in memory
of loved ones have proved
vital to our work towards
a world-class Children’s
Hospital for Wales.
For Information on
creating a fund, please
contact Suzi Ahmun at the
Noah’s Ark Appeal office
on 029 2033 5016 or
sue@noahs-ark-appeal.org
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Dylan hits his Peak
A six year old boy from
Abergavenny has taken
on a challenge that most
adults would find difficult
to complete. Dylan
Carlyon is a six year old
boy with a BIG HEART.
supportive to Hari,
both physically and
mentally.’
Dylan watched Hari
in his hydrotherapy
sessions and
encouraged and
supported him at every
Dylan’s younger brother,
opportunity. Dylan
Hari was born safe
also questioned the
and well in 2008,
shortage of time that
despite the belief of
Dylan has been raising funds through Just
was available in the
the medical profession
Giving and so far has raised a staggering £4,271
pool and the family
that he wouldn’t make
which has eclipsed his original and modest
discovered that it was
it. He soon showed his
target of £500.
a shared resource.
infectious personality
The pool could only
and a real hunger for life,
be used by children’s
but began showing signs
physiotherapy for a
of delayed development
limited amount of
and the stress and
sessions per week.
concerns started all over
again for his parents
This clearly remained
David and Ceri.
in Dylan’s mind because
Hari undertook
numerous tests and
was found to have hyper-mobility in his joints
resulting in an inability to crawl or walk.
As part of his treatment, Hari had a course
of hydrotherapy in his local hospital, where
the staff worked hard to build his muscle
strength and core stability in a series of
sessions in the pool. Hari took his first steps
just a few days after his second Birthday.
Mum Ceri admitted she ‘shed a tear’ when
he took those steps and describes the past
few years as an ‘emotional rollercoaster.’
Hari’s big brother Dylan supported Hari through
every step of this journey standing by his side
and showing him how to walk, one foot at a
time. Ceri said; ‘Dylan has always been very
he recently came home
from school with
information about our Splish Splash Splosh
campaign. Dad David recalled; ‘He was really
excited that the Noah’s Ark Appeal were
raising money for a dedicated hydrotherapy
pool for children. He asked if he could do
something special for his little brother and
other children in South Wales.’
Dylan decided that he would walk the
three peaks of the Abergavenny area, Skirrid
(1601 feet), Sugarloaf (1955 feet) and
Pen-Y-Fan (2907 feet). His proud parents
(with the help of family and friends) walked
with Dylan and helped him undertake this
challenge on Saturday 6th August 2011,
which he completed in an amazing 9 hours.
Dylan is still fundraising so to show your support please visit
http://www.justgiving.com/David-Carlyon
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Issue 26, Autumn 2011
Carys
makes a Splash
Carys Thomas a 12 year-old from
Newpor t, Pembrokeshire, has
made a big splash in the open sea
swimming world in aid of the Noah’s
Ark Appeal. The young star set
herself the challenge to swim ‘cwm
to cwm’.
She completed the 2.5mile swim
from Cwm Newpor t to Cwm yr
Eglwys in August. Carys said; “It
star ted as a personal challenge”
however after reading about the
Splish Splash Splosh campaign
she decided to seek sponsorship;
“I chose the Noah’s Ark Appeal
because it’s impor tant that the
children get what they need.” Carys
has raised more than £2,000 so far
towards the hydrotherapy pool –
what a superstar!
Challenging Channel
As we told you in the last issue, Geraint
from Llanishen, Cardiff aimed to swim from
Penarth to Western Super-Mare as part of
our Splish Splash Splosh. On Wednesday
24th August despite bad weather conditions
Geraint set off on his challenge; he faced his
ultimate fear by trying to swim the open
water but fierce tides meant he missed
his final destination – and ended
up swimming further than he
planned!
realised I wasn’t going to make it so decided
to turn back.”
Geraint still raised a fantastic £500 and has
vowed to give the swim another go next
year. He said; “I’ve decided to learn from
this year and I will definitely do it again next
year!”
Geraint’s family were there to
cheer him on from the boat which
was kindly donated by Phat Cat
Charters. Geraint said: “My family
gave me brilliant support. They
could see that the tide had taken
me a long way off course and were
trying to get me back into the
boat. There was no way I wasn’t
finishing the swim. Although when
I could see where I was heading I
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An Eventful Summer
This summer the Noah’s
Ark Appeal had a fantastic
time at the Glanusk Estate
in Crickhowell.The Estate
is owned and run by the
Legge-Bourke family who
chose the Noah’s Ark
Appeal as their Charity of
the Year for 2011.
When Serena Legge-Bourke
was born in 2008, she had
a condition that affects 1 in
20,000 new born babies called
laryngomalacia. In Serena’s
case it was severe, affecting her
eating and breathing; leading
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to her being tube fed for eight
months and undergoing three
major operations. It is thanks
to the doctors, nurses and
consultants at the Children’s
Hospital for Wales, that she is
a happy and healthy three year
old today.
At the Glanusk International
Horse Trials and Country Fair
Serena’s mother, Iona got back
in the saddle after 25 years
to undertake a challenge for
the Noah’s Ark Appeal. On
the final day of this event Iona
competed against experienced
professionals in dressage, cross
country and show jumping.
Charlotte Church, Max Boyce
and the Aber Valley male voice
choir joined us at the Glanusk
International Polo match
between Wales and Ireland another fantastic event on the
summer calendar.
Finishing the season with a stall
at Greenman festival we are
pleased to say that thousands
of pounds have been raised for
the Noah’s Ark Appeal from
the tremendous support from
the Glanusk Estate.
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Annual
Ladies Day
Sparkles Again
The 5th Annual Royal Ascot Ladies Day
Lunch was held at Chepstow Racecourse in
June and was once again organised brilliantly
by Noah’s Ark Appeal Vice-Chairman Eddie
Hayward and his Family.
The luncheon has become a favourite in
the Noah’s Ark Appeal’s events calendar.
This year’s event raised an amazing £26,230
towards the Splish Splash Splosh campaign
to fund a hydrotherapy pool at the
Children’s Hospital for Wales - no wonder
it’s become a Champion event!
We hope you can join us for another
enjoyable day at next year’s event on June
21st
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Llanidloes Walks
Hole in One
Noah’s Ark Appeal Trustee Robert
Lloyd-Griffiths and Ambassador Lindsay
Doyle scored a hole in one for the
Noah’s Ark Appeal with their corporate
golf days in 2011.
A group of six have completed a walk from
Llanidloes to Aberystwyth for the Noah’s
Ark Appeal. Robbie Bebb, Julian King, Amanda
Collins, Robert Hughes, John Bavistock and
Gareth Kirk walked the 50 miles in what was
the 7th year of this fundraising trek.
Gearing up the funds
Robert, who held an Institute of
Directors Golf Day at the Vale Hotel
and Resort, raised £750, and Lindsay,
who held a corporate golf day at the
Llanishen Golf Club, and raised £1000.
Lindsay and Robert tell us everyone had
a great time, and they plan to tee off for
the Noah’s Ark Appeal again next year!
A big thank you also goes to the Lewis
family whose annual golf day this year
raised over £9000. What superstars!
The Krispy Kreme Devils!
More than 50 bikers took part in a charity
motorbike ride on Sunday 21st August.
Starting at Pontypool the bikers headed
towards Tintern, before riding onto Symonds
Yat. The event raised £90 for the Noah’s
Ark Appeal and Phase Two of the Children’s
Hospital for Wales. A big thank you goes to
Mike Hughes who organised the event.
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This summer the popular Krispy Kreme store in
Cardiff ’s St David’s shopping centre held a family
fun day with the help of Cardiff Devils player,
Brett Hemingway.
The Devils set up an inflatable shooting cage in
the City Centre, and passersby were given the
opportunity to show off their skills under Brett’s
expert guidance.
The Noah’s Ark Appeal would
like to thank Claire from Krispy
Kreme, and Brett for all
their help, a goal-worthy
£175 was raised –
along with some
delicious
doughnuts!
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Going,
going…
gone!
The Pendragon Pub in Cardiff
held an auction and family fun
day on June 12th. Brian Crabbe,
a local at the Pendragon, said
he was pleased to support the
Noah’s Ark Appeal. “It’s a great
cause and every little helps.”
Laing O’Rourke are proudly
displaying their support for the
Noah’s Ark Appeal as they work
on the site of the Cardiff Royal
Infirmary. Each day all builders
on site don a pink vest with the
Noah’s Ark Appeal Logo on. We
think they look very fetching!
The Noah’s Ark Appeal Vice
President Roy Noble was present
to act as auctioneer for the
evening. The event was organised
by Brian, friends Phil & John, along
with the pub landlord Lyndon and
raised £1500 for Phase Two of
the Children’s Hospital for Wales.
We’ ll drink to
that!
Rober t Jones
A South Wales photographer, Robert Jones, who is
well known for his striking monochrome prints with
highlighted colours, has pledged his support to the
Noah’s Ark Appeal. For every print ordered through the
Noah’s Ark Appeal, he will donate 20% of the sale price
to the charity.
Robert has also kindly provided us with an additional
newsletter reader offer! A pack of five mixed design
greeting cards FREE with any print ordered from the
‘Mono Colour’ gallery on his website
www.robertjones.com.
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If you would like to purchase some of
Robert’s work, from any of his website
galleries, please contact the Noah’s Ark
Appeal on 029 2033 5016 to place your
order. DO NOT ORDER DIRECTLY
FROM ROBERT’S WEBSITE.
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Every Little Helps
A new Tesco Express has opened in
Trethomas, Caerphilly, and the Noah’s Ark
Appeal Chairman, Lyn Jones, was invited to
a very special opening ceremony!
Lyn cut the ribbon to officially open the
new Tesco Express store, on the busy
Newport Road in Trethomas. Angharad
Evans, the store manager, said of the
launch and their £500 donation; “We’re
happy to be opening on such a busy road
where we’ll be needed, and so glad to
support the Noah’s Ark Appeal as it is a
very worthy cause.”
Time to get shopping!
The Children’s Hospital for Wales Cycle
Following on from issue 25,
the group of staff from the
construction team working on
Phase Two of the Children’s
Hospital for Wales have now
completed their cycle covering
the length and breadth of Wales.
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The team were split into two
groups, one group cycling from
Holyhead to Cardiff (240 miles)
and another from St David’s to
Cardiff (120miles).
They arrived back at the
Children’s Hospital for Wales
on the 11th June to a crowd of
supporters. The group hope to
push their total to £10,000 for
the Noah’s Ark Appeal’s Splish
Splash Splosh campaign – now
that deserves a medal!
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Ramadan
Appeal
Raises
Funds
The Grangetown Muslim Cultural
Centre in Cardiff has raised money
for the Noah’s Ark Appeal for the
second year in a row, during their
Ramadan Appeal. This year they raised
£651, which, in addition to their
2010 funds, totals £951.Tariq Awan,
General Secretary, and Mohammad
Saeed, Chairman, presented this year’s
money on behalf of their organisation
to Noah’s Ark Appeal trustee
Dr Roger Verrier-Jones.
Bottoms Up!
The Maltsters Llandaff played host to a family fun
day this Autumn and raised a well matured £1200!
Jenna Clements, who works at the pub, said; “We
all had such a great time and it was well attended.
We’re busy planning the next one!”
Three Cheers for the Cocco Family!
Here’s to the Cocco family of Llansannor,
Cowbridge. Supporters of the Noah’s Ark
Appeal since 2000, Audrey, Gino and their family
have held a very popular Summer Ball every year
at their lovely home – an event the guests talk
about for weeks afterwards.
The Cocco family also support the Noah’s Ark
Appeal at our other events, donate regularly and
spread the word around their local community.
We would like to thank the Cocco family for
raising a simply astounding £37,000 to date.
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Running up the funds for
the Noah’s Ark Appeal
Dave Raffil completed a lifelong dream earlier
this year when he ran the London Marathon!
Dave, who has worked on the construction of
both Phase One and Phase Two said; “I was only
going to do this once and I’m so glad I chose to
support the Noah’s Ark Appeal.” He raised a
breath-taking £1444.90!
The Noah’s Ark Appeal Fundraising and
Communication Officers Emma Lionel and Olivia
Collins recently
completed the
Cardiff 10k with
a team of our
supporters, James
Nee, Jo Partridge,
Kirsty Tandy, Llyr
Lewis, Steffan
Williams and
Andrew Whitney.
On the same day
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Tarina and
Megan
Whitney
took part in the
Cardiff 2k.
Megan Edwards, from Pembrokeshire, travelled
to complete the San Francisco Marathon. This
marathon attracts up to 18,000 runners every
year and Megan wore the Welsh flag with pride,
raising over £1,000 for the Noah’s Ark Appeal!
Well done to Gemma Quick, Huw Carson,
Sharon Elliot, Janine Pearce, Kyle Everitt, Rachel
Sheldon and Rachel Jones for completing this
years Cardiff Half Marathon. Well done to all
of you and look out for your pictures at www.
noahs-ark-appeal.org
If you are running for us at an event please don’t
forget to let us know on 029 2033 5016. Why
not try the Cardiff Fun Run on 20th May 2012?
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The Crofts Pub
Cook Up Funds
August Bank Holiday saw
the Crofts Pub in Roath,
Cardiff, host a BBQ and
family fun day in aid of the
Noah’s Ark Appeal raising
over £1000.
Organised by landlord,
Steven Walters, and
regulars David and Moyra,
their inspiration came
from David’s 14 year
old son, Blue, who is
paraplegic.
Later this year,
Moyra and the other
regulars are planning a
parachute jump to raise
even more funds for
the Splish Splash Splosh
campaign!
Read All About it!
Winser’s Walk
This Autumn Waterstones in Cardiff hosted
the launch for Evan Walters: Moments of
Vision, a brand new book about the fine Welsh
artist Evan Walters and his work.
The foreword for this patriotic book was
beautifully written by Charlotte Church. Roy
Noble was special guest at the launch to talk
about the book and to chat to its editor Barry
Plummer.
All the royalties are being donated to the
Noah’s Ark Appeal. To buy a copy of the book
visit www.serenbooks.com
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Last issue we
reported on
John Winser,
a Catering
Stores
employee at the
University
Hospital of
Wales,
who was
about to
embark
on an
186
mile
walk around the Pembrokeshire coast. We
are pleased to report that John completed
it safely, and that his family was able to meet
him at the finish point in Amroth. To date
John has raised an amazing £450. He is still
collecting and you can sponsor him at
http://www.justgiving.com/winserswalk
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We are pleased to announce
that ITV has chosen the
Noah’s Ark Appeal as one of
the charities to be supported
in their new Christmas
entertainment event and
charity initiative,Text Santa.
Keep your eyes peeled on
ITV1 and in ASDA stores
around the festive period and
don’t forget to Text Santa!
Merry Christmas from all at the Appeal!
All at the Noah’s Ark Appeal
would like to wish our
supporters a very merry
Christmas. We are endlessly
grateful to the people of Wales
for supporting us in our goal
to ensure world-class medical
treatment for the children of
Wales.
I’m thinking of the children in hospital this Christmas and
would like to donate to the Christmas Stocking Appeal
Please
Tick
Please accept my donation of
£
My name
Address
Post code
Please
Tick
I am a UK taxpayer and wish the charity to claim the
tax from this donation at no cost to me.
I would like to help the children by making a regular
donation. Please send me a form.
I’d like to help in other ways. Please let me know how
I can get involved.
I would like to receive more information about leaving
a legacy
Registered charity
number 1069485
Cheques should be made payable to ‘The Noah’s Ark Appeal’. You can also make a donation by card over
the telephone (029 2033 5016) or on-line at www.noahs-ark-appeal.org
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Issue 26, Autumn 2011