Supporting causes
Page updated: 06/10/2023
We would love to hear what you are doing to support a charity or cause close to your heart.
If you are fundraising let us know by emailing marketingandmedia@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Learning & Development Team - Cancer Research
Name: Learning & Development Team
Department: Chief Execs
Charity: Cancer Research
What: 16 of us are currently challenging ourselves to walk, run or jog 1600 miles
When: The entire month of April
Why: Unfortunately, Cancer has affected us all-in one-way shape or form in the last few years, but we believe that if we work together, every step we take will bring us closer to our goal of making a positive impact on the lives of those in need.
Leanne McFarland - Alzheimer’s Society
Name: Leanne McFarland
Department: Communities
Charity: Alzheimer’s Society
What: St Illtyds Ultra Marathon (32mile multi terrain race)
When: 5th May 2024
Why: I was a befriender for Alzheimer's Society visiting a lady suffering with dementia for several years until she recently passed away from this cruel illness. I saw first-hand how Dementia and Alzheimer's disease affects families.
So, I'm taking on my first Ultra Marathon to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society, they provide vital help and support to those living with dementia and their families. They also provide hope for the future by campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be and funding groundbreaking research.
Cathie Newman - Prostate Cancer UK
Name: Cathie Newman
Department: Department for Communities
Charity: Prostate Cancer UK
What: Brighton Marathon
When: April 7, 2024.
Why: My husband was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer with extensive bone cancer in May 2020 and has been fighting the progressive disease since then.
I am running the Brighton Marathon in April 2024 to raise money for this cause.
Prostate Cancer UK has a simple ambition - to stop men dying from prostate cancer. Through shifting the science over the next 10 years to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and support, it is hoped that research will stop prostate cancer being a killer.