At a recent very well attended West Wales fundraising lunch at the Ivy Bush Hotel Sioned Jones, Swansea Building Society Area Manager West Wales was delighted to present a cheque for £2000 to David Butler, Chair of SACW West Wales Committee.
“We are delighted to be celebrating a milestone 100 years as a mutual during 2023. Our centenary celebrations will include multiple initiatives, events and fundraisers to occur throughout the year, all featuring the number 100.
The largest of our centenary initiatives will see us donate £100,000 to local charities. £15,000 will remain for our Swansea, Carmarthen, and Cowbridge branches to donate to charities related directly to their local communities.
This £100,000 donation will be made in addition to the usual annual fundraising for our official staff charity, which we are delighted to name as Maggie’s Swansea for the second year in succession.
Other Society initiatives during 2023 include: 100 days of volunteering, 100 trees planted and a 100-mile fundraising trek”.
Alun Williams, our Chief Executive Officer, said:
“2023 is, understandably, a big year for the Society. To be able to celebrate 100 years as a mutual is a tribute to all the Society’s staff, directors and members across the years. Our Society has had to deal with many ups and downs over the last century, but it has weathered all of the storms – financial and otherwise – that have come its way, which makes us all very proud. It is wonderful to be able to reach our centenary on a genuine high and be able to give back to our local communities with this £100,000 donation as well as the myriad of initiatives we have planned for the year.
SportsAid Cymru Wales would like to thank the Swansea Building Society for their continued support.
