Hafod Housing names Cardiff & Vale Health Charity- Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Fund as its Charity of the Year
Cardiff & Vale Health Charity, Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant fund, which supports patients who 
are receiving transplants has been selected as the Charity of the Year by Hafod Housing in Cardiff for the next two years. Hafod Housing and its staff aim to raise £20,000 throughout partnership fundraising.
The Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at the University Hospital of Wales performs around 150 transplants each year and has changed the lives of many patients in Wales, who are diagnosed with haematological malignancies.
Hafod Housing, is one of the largest providers of housing, care and support in South Wales and will commit all of its annual fundraising efforts to help the charity including fundraising events, increased awareness and engagement with employees across the company.
Dr Keith Wilson, Consultant Haematologist and Director of the South Wales Blood and Marrow Transplant Programme said “The Blood and Marrow Transplant Programme serves all patients in mid and south Wales. We provide bone marrow transplants for patients with haematological malignancies primarily and cover about three quarters of the Welsh population. We are delighted that Hafod Housing has chosen, Cardiff & Vale Health Charity as their chosen charity for the next two years and we look forward to forging a closer relationship. We will be very grateful for any funds that are raised and which will further research, staff training, as well as for purchasing amenities to make it much better for patients during their hospital stay. We can’t thank them enough and wish them all the very best of luck with their fundraising campaign”.
If you would like more information on how you can help Cardiff & Vale Health Charity please call 029 2183 6041 or email Fundraising.cav@wales.nhs.uk