Twelve South and South West Wales children’s charities attended a cheque presentation evening hosted by Valero Pembroke Refinery recently.

The charities - ASD Family Help, Catrin Vaughan Foundation, Cerebra, Garth Hive Project, Milford Haven Youth Matters, Noah's Ark Children's Hospital Charity, Pembrokeshire Sibling Group, RAiiSE Sophie’s Charity Liverpool, Sandy Bear Children’s Bereavement Charity, SNAP, Tŷ Hafan and VC Gallery Project - came together to celebrate this year’s Valero Benefit for Children Golf event.

Valero Pembroke Refinery Vice President and General Manager Kyle Gentry said he was proud and privileged to be able to present the charities with money raised from this year’s Benefit for Children Golf event.

Now in its 12th year, The Valero Benefit for Children Golf event was born from a simple yet powerful idea; to make a tangible difference in the lives of children through a charity golf day.

It is a major fundraising event made possible through the support of Valero’s business partners, sponsors and Valero volunteers and has grown from raising just over £60,000 when it began to raising over ten times that amount today; with £650,000 going to deserving charities across the UK this year alone.