Ceredigion young carers get a free ‘pizza the action’ thanks to Tafell a Tân

Award-winning Penbryn wood fired pizza company, Tafell a Tân, have donated a free pizza to every Action for Children young carer and young adult carer in Ceredigion thanks to their ‘Pay it Forward’ ordering scheme during the coronavirus pandemic.

Customers have the option to contribute towards donating a pizza to a hero within the community with Tafell a Tân matching each contribution made to donate a pizza to every young carer in Ceredigion which were delivered out on Wednesday the 20^th May and again on 27th of May.

Olivia Draper-Jones, young person’s practitioner for Ceredigion Young Carers, said: ‘This is a wonderfully generous gesture by Tafell a Tân at a challenging time for everyone but particularly our young carers and young adult carers.

‘We have been ensuring our service can continue despite the coronavirus pandemic through the phone and video sessions but this is a delightful extra boost for our children and young people as who doesn’t love fresh wood fired pizza?  Thank you so much to Tafell a Tân for their fantastic and caring initiative.’

The service supports young carers and young adult carers aged 8 – 25 and raises awareness, identifies and provides direct support to children and young people who look after or help to look after someone in their family who is unwell or disabled, including children caring for parents who have mental health or substance misuse problems.

Kate Brice, owner of Tafell a Tân, said: ‘We are really happy to be able to donate these pizzas to our young carers, this must be an especially hard time for them. I would just like to add a huge thank you to everyone who has donated to our Pay It Forward scheme so far. Our customers have been so forthcoming in offering donations, thank you so much to you all.

‘We really wanted to do something to be able to offer a small token of thanks to our heroes and a way to add a little cheer during these tough times. We’ve had an amazing response to this scheme and are really proud that our pizzas will hopefully add a little brightness to someone’s day.’