Male voice choir helps raise over £4,000 for chemotherapy day unit

Pictured with the CDU team from left to right: Nigel Phillips, Jayne Phillips and Gareth Edwards (far back)

Fundraiser Jayne Phillips has been supported by Whitland Male Voice Choir to raise £4,378.90 for the chemotherapy day unit at Glangwili Hospital.

The funds were raised through sponsored cycles, afternoon teas and a black-tie charity auction as a thank you for the care that Jayne, a wife of a member of the choir, received as part of her treatment, having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019.

Jayne said “Following my treatment, my husband, Nigel, and members of the Whitland Male Voice Choir helped me fundraise for the unit to give something back for my amazing care and treatment.

“Thank you to everyone who supported us to reach this wonderful donation.”

Gina Beard, Lead Cancer Nurse, said: “What an amazing sum of money! We are so grateful and humbled when the public choose to support our health board charity and therefore the services that are delivering cancer treatments. We are able to use the money to support a better patient experience.

“Funds raised in this way support resources such as helpful books and play therapy for children of people going through cancer treatment, and improvements in the unit environment that make it a more comfortable place to attend; all of these would not be possible without amazing fundraisers.”

Nicola Llewelyn, Head of Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health Board, said: “We want to say a huge thank you to Jayne and the Whitland Male Voice Choir their generous donation.

“The support of our local communities enables us to provide services over and above what the NHS can provide in the three counties of Hywel Dda and we are extremely grateful for every donation we receive.”