Charity gets £700 ‘reward’ from Cardiff Airport
08.03.10
Cardiff Airport has donated £700 to Ty Hafan as a thank you for providing volunteers in an emergency training exercise carried out at the hub as part of its licensing requirements.
The airport needed volunteers for an exercise held at the end of last year, and Ty Hafansent along willing helpers to play passengers and their families involved in an aircraft accident. The airport donated £10 per volunteer to the charity, which provides comfort, care and support to life-limited children, young people and their families throughout Wales.
Airport Contingency Planner Avril Brown explained: ‘Under our licence with the CAA, the airport must hold regular emergency exercises, to ensure that both the airport and local authority emergency services have the skills to deal with a major aircraft incident. We have struggled in the past to find people to take part in exercises as the volunteers are required to spend long periods of time on the airfield or in the terminal building.'
‘Ty Hafan offered their assistance and rallied the troops in return for a donation to help raise much-needed funds. We are delighted to be able to give a contribution to the charity and would like to thank everyone who took part in the exercise.’
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