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CHEQUE PRESENTATION: Lee Pritchard hands the £1,041 cheque to Catrin Hall (centre) as Lorraine Howells proudly looks on.[/caption]
A CHEQUE for just over £1,000 from the proceeds of a wooden horse race night on Farmers' Union of Wales Glamorganshire county member Lorraine Howells' Rhymney farm has been presented to Wales Air Ambulance.
The £1,041 cheque was handed to Wales Air Ambulance fund-raising coordinator Catrin Hall by Lee Pritchard who works for Miss Howells at Cwm Carno Farm and carried out much of the organisation for the race night.
He felt the air ambulance was an essential service for providing lifesaving treatment to injured people in rural areas, such as farmers.
Catrin thanked the FUW for the kind donation and explained that the amount donated was the cost of one helicopter trip which, more than likely, will save someone’s life.
FUW Glamorganshire county executive officer Rachel Saunders said the presentation took place when members enjoyed a quiz hosted by Miss Howells which also raised over £200 for the union's T? Hafan and T? Gobaith children's hospices charity fund.