- £368 donated to Vitalise

In May 2009, Cardiff Round Table donated £368 to Vitalise, which paid towards a respite break for a Cardiff man with Aspergers Syndrome. In May 2010, a 56 year old local man with a subarachnoid haemorrhage went on a respite care break, again partly funded by Cardiff Round Table.

Vitalise is a national charity providing short breaks (respite care) and other services for disabled people, visually impaired people and carers.

Vitalise provides short breaks with nursing and care staff at our accessible Vitalise Centres in Nottingham, Southport, Southampton and Chigwell. At Lanlivery in Cornwall we offer individual, family and group activity breaks and self-catering lodges.

Vitalise also offers inspirational opportunities for volunteers through one of the largest, most diverse volunteer programmes in the UK.
 

- £3,000 to The Sequal Trust

In our May 2010 meeting, we agreed to donate £3,000 to The Sequal Trust, to fund speech equipment for a 28 year old Cardiff lady with Cerebral Palsy.

The Sequal Trust is a national charity which fundraises to provide communication aids for disabled people, of all ages, throughout the U.K., with speech, movement or severe learning difficulties. These disabilities include Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Downs Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy, Motor Neurone Disease, Stroke, Cancer or Road Traffic accident victims, to name but a few.

Sequal aims to provide speech aids to those people who cannot afford to purchase such very vital equipment, to allow them to lead more independent lives and especially when Local Health Authorities are unable to help.

Sequal does not receive any statutory funding, so in order to supply these aids they rely on donations.

You can read more about their work amongst the disabled community on their website here where you can also see a short film of Sequal member’s who have benefited from their assistance and how life changing this has been for them.
 

- Charitable Donation 2009 - 2010

• £250 was given to Joseph Pandeli and Henry Garfield to go on Africamp.
• £500 – Squash Wales – 9/3/10 – Branded tops to wear while in Ireland.
• £5000 – Echo Round Table - Sparkle Appeal Which includes:
  • SOBIS Young People’s Club, Sully — IT equipment — £100.
  • Only Boys Allowed, Williamstown Primary School — Books — £400.
  • Grangetown Friendship Club — Running costs — £100.
  • 15th Penarth Scout Group — Cooking and camping equipment — £250.
  • Friends of Willowbrook, Willowbrook Primary School, St Mellons — Playground equipment and restoration of school pond — £320.
  • Trelai Youth Centre — New TV for the tuck shop — £150.
  • Barnardo’s Cymru Caravan Holiday Scheme, Grangetown — Upkeep of scheme — £300.
  • Whitchurch Hockey Club — Goal keeping equipment — £150.
  • St Catherine’s Church, Llandaff — To asphalt a pathway around the church — £200.
  • New Start 4 Life, Bargoed — Running costs — £100.
  • Rhiwbina Football Club youth team — Help towards strip, equipment and floodlit training ground — £150.
  • Meadowbank School, Gabalfa — Sensory room — £300.
  • Children’s Community Nursing Service Saturday Club, Llandough Hospital — Paints, paper and crafts — £200.
  • 1st Pentwyn Scout Group — Two dining shelters — £250.
  • Rainbow of Hope, homeless charity and drop-in centre for asylum seekers, Llanishen — New computer — £200.
  • Llanishen Methodist Community Hall — New disabled toilet — £200.
  • Pencoed Contact Group — Running costs — £100.
  • Wildmill Youth Club, Bridgend — New pool table and musical instruments — £100.
  • Cardiff Whales Swimming Club — Running costs — £200.
  • Al-Islah Saturday School, Grangetown — IT equipment — £100.
  • Hospital Radio Glamorgan, UHW — Equipment to broadcast live events — £400.
  • Senior Citizens’ Day Centre at Canton Uniting Church — Freezer — £250.
  • Splott Pump Track — Helmets for BMX racing, bikes, repair kits and transport — £150.
  • Serenity Female Voice Choir, Marshfield — Printed T-shirts with choir’s logo — £300.
  • Personal donation — From a woman to help an elderly neighbour — £30.
• £140 – 09/02/10 To help Debbie Mathews to spend her 2 weeks elective (Occupational Therapy) in Croatia.
• £1500? – 15/12/09 – (Peacocks) Giving clothing to children who are in need of winter clothing .
• £750 - 18/10/2009 - Pedal Power charity – Money raised from Taff Trail Cycle Ride
• £200 – 18/10/2009 Sponsored Ailee Judd to go to Madacascar on a HIV prevention research project with pregnant and married women
• • £400 - British Heart Foundation - 08/09/09 - to Gareth Griffiths who is walking along the Great Wall of China to on order to raise money for the BHF.
• £368 - 20/07/09 –Vitalise - To Help towards sending the guest (a 23 year old man with Aspersers) from Cardiff to one of their centres for a holiday.
• £200 -11/06/09 - To help send Carys Thomas to the U20’s nations Cup in London.
• £500 - 05/05/09 - Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad (BVDA). The money assisted Nia Griffiths, a psychology student at Bristol University to visit Uganda and help make a water tank and a well in a small village.
• £500 - 07/04/09 - Italian Earthquake disaster fund