Carmarthen branch staff support two charities ahead of Xmas

Our staff at our Carmarthen branch have been doing their bit to help people in need in the run up to Christmas.

We are proud to say that we have donated £500 to the Carmarthen Foodbank while, for the second year in a row, our staff have been working hard collecting food parcels for the charity.
Carmarthen Foodbank was set up by Towy Community Church in partnership with The Trussell Trust in September 2010 and later became part of the social enterprise the Xcel Project. It has fed more than 9,000 people and has been the fastest growing foodbank in Wales.

But our diligent staff did not stop there. Instead of buying gifts for each other via the traditional ‘Secret Santa’ they instead donated the money that would have been spent to LLamau West Wales, the homelessness charity in Wales that supports vulnerable young people.

Combined with an additional donation from the Society, they were able to donate a cheque for £310, which was gratefully received by the charity.
Llamau was founded 30 years ago to provide homeless teenagers with a safe place to stay. Since then, it has supported over 67,000 young people, women and their children who are either homeless or facing homelessness. 

Sioned Jones, our area manager, West Wales Region, said: “It has been a tough year for everyone, but I am so proud of the staff here in the Carmarthen branch for their hard work and selfless attitude in the run up to Christmas. These are two very important charities and we are delighted to have been able to do our bit to help them.”