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An Xbox for 16-year-old Ben

Seen here (with permission) is 16 Yr old Ben from South Wales, receiving his new x box and extra controller from the JAM Fund charity. Ben has very recently undergone a full bone marrow transplant in a specialist unit in Bristol and is a hugely courageous young man. This is

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Andrew Williams' 60 cold water swims

So....in April a very dedicated and kind gentleman by the name of Andrew Williams, decided to raise funds for the JAM Fund charity. He did so by undertaking 60 cold water swims at sunrise and sunset every day of that month. Sometimes the morning temps were literally freezing (or

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Dave and Derek complete their 800-mile cycle ride

So tonight I was contacted by Dave, Derek and Sue Humphries. The lads had arrived at Folkestone in Kent, their home town. They have completed an epic cycle ride from John O Groats in Scotland, a distance in excess of 800 miles. Completing a final stage of 136 miles today

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A JAM Fund lockdown update

A little JAM Fund charity lockdown update:- During the pandemic, the charity, like so many others and lots of people throughout the UK has seen a decline in it's income.However, as the JAM Fund often operates with very little reserves, trying to donate as much as possible

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Signed Son Heung-min cap auction winner

I've now closed the auction for the signed "Son" baseball cap. Thank you so much for the bids and there were several very generous ones.the winning bid was made by Mrs Lisa Macrow of Barry with a fantastic offer which will make a big difference

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Thank you, Dave and Kim Matthews

Seen here on the right in his JAM Fund mask, is my old HMS Cornwall shipmate Dave (Stan) Matthews. Dave and partner Kim recently very kindly made a donation to the charity so I decided to try and help some children in their locality. Dave is handing over in excess

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JAM Fund face masks for Pencoedtre High

Handing over some face masks to local school Pencoedtre High this morning! These JAM Fund masks were purchased with a grant from Comic Relief which was organised with assistance from local organisation G.V.S. They were also supplied at a reduced cost by Cardiff based company "The Print

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Thank you to everyone supporting the charity

Big thank you to all these guys supporting the charity and all those of you around the country (and the world) who have supported it too! www.jamfund.co.uk

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A £500 Comic Relief grant for face masks

A big thank you to local organisation GVS (Glamorgan Voluntary Services) who have helped me receive a grant of £500 from Comic Relief. The funds have been used to purchase face masks which will be distributed free of charge to secondary school children in Barry in the next week or

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Wedding gifts for two little girls in Somerset

Two little girls in Somerset have just received gifts of £500 each.An ex shipmate of mine,Steve Hill, married partner Chrissy recently, their original wedding plans curtailed by Covid 19. However, this kind and caring couple requested donations to the JAM Fund instead of receiving wedding gifts.As a

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£500 of toys for Kettering General children's A&E

Seen here is ex Royal Navy shipmate and JAM Fund team member Jason Perkis. Jason today handed over £500 worth of toys and equipment to the Children's A&E department of his local hospital (Kettering General.) Staff member Alice Power (pictured second left) stated "Our patients

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15 years of memories

As with all charities, the JAM Fund has seen a marked drop in it's income over the last months. Thank you to all of you who have supported Jamie's charity and as a friend posted pictures of her daughter 10 yrs ago when travelling to the

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What the 2019 Cardiff Half Marathon team achieved

Right, the final update on what the Cardiff Half marathon team achieved. Just over £15,000 came in and it was spent on :- A Christmas party in which 12 children with cancer met Santa (Thank you to the real Santa for helping make it special and to Bob Armstrong of

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PPE for Age Cymru

Sean from Age Cymru collecting PPE enroute some elderly patients. Only 25 of the original 350 visors and 285 aprons left (all gone in two days) There has been huge demand including from individual members of the public caring for elderly relatives. Sorry for the repeat posts but it'

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PPE aprons and visors delivered

The first of the PPE aprons have now arrived and I've started to distribute. The following organisations will receive aprons and/or visors:- Nursing homes: College Fields, Bellavista, Orchard House and Springbank . Waiting reply from Channel View care home. Colcot Primary school keyworker's hub. Care agencies:

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Getting British-made PPE to the front line

So yesterday I got up and watched breakfast TV. A gentleman who ran a printing company was stating his company had realigned to produce face visors but that the government, whilst stating that a billion items of ppe have been distributed, were bemoaning a late delivery from Turkey. This gentleman

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Rufus finishes his chemotherapy

Here's some good news guys Rufus, who couldn't attend the JAM Fund Christmas party but received his Christmas pressies in hospital instead, has finished his chemotherapy. Over 1,100 days of it, so with permission here is a picture of Rufus, his Dad and his little

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A tipsy tea party donation

A big thank you to the ladies who sadly couldn't attend the hen do of Chrissy Staunton and their "Tipsy tea party" but who still very kindly donated the costs of this to the JAM Fund charity as I have received a cheque from Chrissy today

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Ringing the bell at the end of chemo

One of the children who received Christmas gifts from the 2019 JAM Fund Cardiff half marathon team has just rung the bell signalling the end of his chemotherapy treatment really pleased to see this and congratulations to the whole family (shared with permission) a very brave young man who has

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£500 of items for Riverbank

Thanks to my ex Royal Navy shipmate Steve Jones, wife Nikki and son Tom. Steve ran the Cardiff half marathon in October supported by Nikki and Tom and they kindly took delivery of £500 worth of items from the JAM Fund which were requested by Riverbank children's ward

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Helping Alfie's family

This is Alfie.This little man is very poorly.The JAM Fund has just made a £500 donation to Alfie's family towards the costs associated with travel ( amongst other things) to be with Alfie in hospital. Alfie's sister Katie is also receiving a gift as she

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Christmas presents at home

One of the children who was too poorly to attend the JAM Fund Christmas party opens his presents at home, now feeling a little better. A really lovely family, photos with permission from Mum and Dad.

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Delivering items to the nurses who cared for Jamie

A day earlier than stated but these two ladies (Julia on the left, Debbie on the right) took delivery of the JAM Fund items today. Particularly poignant for me as these two ladies actually cared for Jamie in a different hospital 16 years ago. I keep saying it but thanks

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Gifts for the children's cancer unit staff

JAM Fund Cardiff half marathon team, these items are being donated to the staff of the children's cancer unit at University Hospital Wales on 20th December, two laptops to assist with their studies a new kettle toaster and coffee machine for their new staffroom and some tea and

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Children from the Cardiff cancer unit receive Christmas gifts from Santa

10 children recently received early Christmas presents as a result of the 2019 JAM Fund Cardiff half marathon team. Each child received £250 worth of gifts which were on their list to Santa. The man himself made an early appearance to deliver them in person and the children were amazed