September Tea

Well done to Maureen Saysell and Gaynor and Elaine Thomas who made £30 on refreshments at Grovesend Farmers' Market this month. :)

Volunteer Team of the Year 2008 Nominee

The Pelican Crossing Appeal has been "Highly Commended" in the South Wales Police Volunteer Awards 2008 in the Team category.

Here is the certificate that has been received:

Swansea 10K Run

Well done and many thanks to Dave Harris of Garden Village for us who did the Swansea 10K run for the Pelican Crossing Appeal on Sunday 21st September. We don't know the final total yet, but he has raised more than £130. Hope your blisters are healing well, Dave!

Here are some photos of Dave in action:

Grovesend Fete

Well done to Elaine Thomas and Maureen Saysell who ran a stall at the Grovesend Fete on Saturday 20th September and raised £40 :)

Evening Post x 2

We have appeared in the Evening Post twice this week, in conjunction with an article about Tregwyr Junior School who are having their own road safety problems, and also on the letters page. (Click on the images to see a larger version)

Evening Post write-up

We appeared in the Evening Post again this week!



Here is a link to the online version of the article:

http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/Pelican-fund-swells/article-316242-detail/article.html

Gowerton Community Council donates £1,000

Gowerton Community Council has donated £1,000 to the appeal! We are most grateful for this donation - it is a fantastic boost to our fundraising efforts which now stands at £5,700.

Below can be seen Maureen Saysell receiving the cheque from a Community Council representative at the Rechabite Hall, earlier tonight.

Virgin Vie party

On August 14th, a Virgin Vie party was organised by Helen at the Commercial in Gowerton. A very enjoyable evening was had with facials and nail beauty sessions amongst other activities. £66 was raised for the Pelican Crossing Appeal. Many thanks to Helen who organised the party.

Here are some photos of the evening: