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RELEASE Each season 'holiday money' takes on a special meaning at a Porthmadog caravan park, thanks to a retired Wrexham couple and other mobile home owners. Tourists who hire the site's 1,000 caravans readily support year round events run by Greenacres Caravan Owners' Charity Committee who, over 13 years, have raised an amazing £140,000 for national cancer charities and specific ones in Wales and the North West. Founder members Tony Williams of Johnstown, Wrexham, is their chairman and wife Jean the treasurer. Helped by site holders Bourne Leisure, committee members amassed over £18,000 this year and they have just donated £4,000 to the 'Christie's' appeal
The owners' big annual event is a fun day - and night - which takes place each August and is boosted by raffles, race nights and various sponsored events. Much of their efforts are devoted to helping establish a cancer unit in Wrexham's Maelor Hospital where Jean was a theatre nurse. She is currently receiving treatment for breast cancer at Manchester's world famous The Christie and was keen to assist the £25m centenary appeal. "Over the years the committee has helped many cancer charities but this year we particularly wanted to do something for Christie's, which is so important for so many people," she explained. Their money will help to fund ground-breaking research, new patient facilities and the development of more effective and 'kinder' cancer treatments. To date some £23m has been raised. With Tony, a retired mining foreman fitter, Jean first began charity work by helping with the old Porthmadog carnival. "Shortly after that finished two close friends died of cancer and we decided we wanted to help cancer charities," explained Jean, "and we have been trying to do so ever since." Ends For further information
contact Tony and Jean: 01978 841936 |
General Charitable Fund Registered Charity No 1049751 |
