A GIRL from Anglesey has been providing gift bags for children at a Bangor hospital which has provided invaluable care for her brother in the past.

Since last December, Sara Davies, 14, has donated 200 ‘Rainbow’ bags and 450 smaller activity packs to youngsters needing treatment at Ysbyty Gwynedd, which has helped her 11-year-old brother, Dylan, who suffers from cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS).

Sara is set to donate more of the bags and packs each next week, having fundraised the items included, such as colouring books and crayons, herself through various activities.

Her mother, Sioned Owen, explained why this fundraiser, the latest in a number of examples of charity work from Sara, is particularly close to her heart.

Sioned said: “Dylan was diagnosed with CVS aged three; he gets episode of vomiting and then dehydrates, so he ended up in hospital on intravenous fluids. She’s trying to raise awareness for that as well.

“That (Ysbyty Gwynedd) is where he goes every time he’s poorly. He’s constantly in and out of hospital, so it’s more personal to her.

“It was November when we were in Ysbyty Gwynedd last and she came up with the idea then, just to help the children.

“She puts colouring books, pencils, a reading book, Rubik’s cubes; they’ve had a lot of children in with mental health issues due to COVID, so for those, they’ve really helped.

“We’ve had a letter from them stating how much the bags have helped. It’s been a fantastic response from the hospital; they’re really grateful.”

Generally, Sara will spend about £5 on each bag; money which she raises herself through events like bonus balls, raffles and pageants.

In total, Sara has raised nearly £30,000 for various organisations, including Giddo’s Gift, a cancer charity for teenagers and young adults based in North Wales and north-west England.

Sioned added: “When people think of pageants, they think it’s just pretty dresses, but there’s a lot of community spirit work that the girls do. She’s going to America next July to represent the UK there.

“She’s done a lot of community work outside of doing these bags; she volunteers a lot doing litter picks and park cleans.

“With the bags, they hand them out to the children who are in hospital for a longer period of time. The smaller packs are for children who are just in maybe for a few hours; just something to distract them in the treatment room.

“She’s got another 100 bags to donate next week now, so that will be 300 since last December. We’ve got another 100 of those (smaller activity packs) to donate next week as well.”