THE next donation to a Newport group fundraising for Jack’s Appeal will be handed over on Saturday, December 20.
Last month Alway Community Association donated £1,000 to Newport great-grandmother Fran Powles’ fundraising group 4 Heart and Minds.
Now Alway Community Association is to donate a further £50 to the group, which they have raised by selling tags for their Christmas tree.
Mrs Powles’ 4 Hearts and Minds group, which has been raising money annually for various charities for more than 20 years, this year chose to campaign for Jack’s Appeal, which wants to see a heart defibrillator installed in every secondary school in Gwent. The appeal began after Oakdale teenager Jack Thomas died suddenly in 2012.
She is collecting donations from groups across Newport which will then be passed over to Jack’s Appeal.
Alway Community Centre sold tags for their Christmas tree which are written in memory of people who have passed away.
On December 20, the community centre will present the money to 65-year-old Mrs Powles and her group.
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