The Connect To Kindness team in Carmarthenshire would like to thank each and every citizen in Carmarthenshire for pulling together and making the pandemic so much more manageable for their communities. Help and support has been there for so many of us and volunteers have gone above and beyond to help their fellow citizen. The artists in your county have come together to celebrate this kindness and we thank them for capturing forever the spirit of our communities during one of our most challenging times.
Thank You!
Quotes from our communities
A massive thank you to Amman Valley Maker Space for providing much needed masks to the Community Nursing Team at Cross Hands and Gwendraeth Valley, who deserve to be protected on front line duties.
The hot meal project is wonderful for me and my friends. The food is delicious and it’s great to know that our community are helping support those of us affected by Coronavirus. The project is a real credit to the club and to all the volunteers.
We’ve shared so much of each other during lockdown that I’ve made deeper friendships and new friendships. Inspirational words have lifted my spirits, collections and deliveries and our newsletter has galvanised it all together.
These last few months have made us all appreciate how vital these local traders are and I hope we all continue to support them after lockdown – they’ve kept us all fed, helped us stay safe and gone way above what any supermarket could do. We feel very lucky indeed.
From the start you have made me feel as if we have been friends for a long time and the fact that you stop and have a little chat with me each week too helps to combat the loneliness. I am very grateful.
I am really enjoying the connection, being told a story and then having the time to talk and have a discussion.
I don't know how you do it, but you always manage to get everything on the lists I give you and you always add a treat not just for me but for everyone in the household. Fair play to you. The world needs more people like you.
Our volunteers have been amazing throughout the lock-down and they have gone above and beyond to support those most in need in our communities.
Sometimes it’s the little things in life that bring the biggest pleasures.
She has spread her joy, delivering food parcels, picking up shopping, some days helping scores of people and never asking for anything in return.
His can-do/will-do attitude inspires…the ease with which he works, the heads down way he gets things done. He is friendly, generous, kind-hearted, a driving force within the community.
The food hub team are helping some of our community members survive these tight economic conditions.