Search    Tax & fuel calculator |
Welsh charities have banked £400,000 from WRC rounds
publication date: Jul 3, 2010
Since the World Rally Championship round came to Wales in 2000, almost £400,000 has been paid to local Welsh charities through car park operations. As one of the UK ’s largest motorsport events, Wales Rally GB touches a large number of local communities each year. One key way for local charitable organisations to harness the event to raise money for good causes, is to volunteer to manage and run the event’s spectator car parks. One charity in particular which has benefited from the rally coming to its local area is Miri Mynach, a community association in the Devil's Bridge area, near Aberystwyth. The committee is raising funds to build a village hall so residents have a communal area. After four years of fundraising and, with the help of Wales Rally GB, the building is now well advanced. Edryd Jenkins, chairman of Miri Mynach, said, “Wales Rally GB is a very important event for the community here, as it allows the charity to raise funds from outside of the village instead of always relying on income from the same volunteers. Also, unlike running a traditional fete where we are unsure of the turnout, we can be confident that Wales Rally GB will generate funds for us – in fact each year the event ‘donates’ about £3,000 in return for our volunteers operating a car park. Plus we have lots of rally enthusiasts in the village so it is a perfect fit for us all round.” Andrew Coe, chief executive of Wales Rally GB, added, “Wales Rally GB is organised and run each year with local communities front of mind and we work very closely with residents to ensure the rally benefits them. "The money raised by car park operations is just one example of how the event supports local communities and charitable organisations. It’s wonderful to see the passion and dedication of the volunteers who run the car parks – the event wouldn’t be able to go ahead without them - and to know Wales Rally GB provides a key annual means of raising a large amount of funds for such worthwhile projects.” Charities that wish to find out more about volunteering at Wales Rally GB should contact rallygb@msaevents.co.uk |
     Welsh travel servicesVisit
celticocean.co.uk  |
.gif){kind=small}