Nation Radio helps Healing The Wounds with appeal

Healing The Wounds - the Welsh charity which helps victims of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) - has received a boost from Nation Radio this week.
It has been chosen as the nominated charity for a high-powered campaign on the popular South Wales radio station.
“It’s all geared towards a special ‘Donation Day’ on Nation Radio,” said Healing The Wounds events organiser Amie Phillips.
“The idea is to encourage businesses and local firms to get their staff to make a small contribution to the charity. All we are asking for is that people bring £1 to work.
“It’s a small donation. But, if the Nation Radio appeal gets plenty of support, then it will go a long way towards helping the valuable work we do as a charity.
“Our long-term aim is to establish a residential centre for treating victims of PTSD in Wales.
“But, in the meantime, we are busy treating people who have PTSD. We have built up a team of treatment practitioners and regularly hold treatment courses.
“But there is a great need for more courses as we have a waiting list which is growing. As the charity gains recognition, so we are finding that more people are coming forward asking for help.”
The Nation Radio campaign starts on Monday, November 14, with the main ‘Donation Day’ being on Friday, December 2.
“It’s a very exciting opportunity for us as a charity,” said Healing The Wounds fundraising manager Rachel Phillips.
“There will be some very emotional pieces played on the radio during the course of the campaign and we hope that loads of people out there will want to get involved to help our brave servicemen and servicewomen.
“The focus will be on donating a £1. And people can do that in many different ways. For example, staff and businesses can have a ‘dress down’ Friday, or they can organise fund-raising cake stalls. It really is up them. We want people to enjoy themselves and also raise cash for the charity. Fundraisers will know that the cash will go into helping to treat people who suffer from PTSD.
“The Donation Day itself will be special as we will have our very own Dylan Draig dragon on the road with Nation Radio, collecting donations from various locations in South Wales.”
Nation Radio will be setting up a ‘microsite’ on their website to explain how businesses can get involved and register for the campaign.
Nation Radio reaches 136,000 local listeners every week.
Nation Radio reaches just over 60 per cent of ABC1 listeners in its area.
Nation’s Facebook page has 12,000 followers.
Weblinks –
http://www.healingthewounds.co.uk
http://www.nationwales.com/

The charity’s new HQ is Office 26, Enterprise Centre, Bryn Road, Tondu, Bridgend, CF32 9BS, telephone 01656 728281.
The Healing The Wounds charity was set up in December 2009 to help provide PTSD treatment for members of the armed forces and veterans. It aims to set up a Welsh base for the treatment of PTSD. It is already arranging treatment courses and building a team of counsellors who can treat PTSD.
Donations can be made –
By post:
To make your donation by post, please send a cheque payable to Healing The Wounds, together with your name address and post code to enable us to claim gift aid, to Healing The Wounds, 26, Enterprise Centre, Bryn Road, Tondu, Bridgend, CF32 9BS..
Give in person at Barclays Bank. Call into any branch of Barclays and pay your donation into this account:
Healing The Wounds Sort code: 20-84-41 Account number: 90516929
The charity’s website is at http://www.healingthewounds.co.uk/