{"id":25583,"date":"2018-02-16T16:14:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T16:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=25583"},"modified":"2018-02-16T16:14:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T16:14:17","slug":"pub-quiz-winnings-fund-charity-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/16\/pub-quiz-winnings-fund-charity-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Team&#039;s pub quiz winning streak funds charity trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A QUIZ team from Cathays which has won for six weeks in a row is using their winnings to fund a charity trip.<br \/>\nCarys Llewellyn-Walters, 25, and Alun Yorath, compete in the weekly quiz at The Mackintosh Hotel in Cathays, under their quiz team name, \u2018Better Late than Pregnant\u2019.<br \/>\nSo far the duo have maintained a six-week winning streak in the 40-question (plus picture round) quiz despite competing against teams of up to seven people.<br \/>\nAlthough their winnings vary depending on how many other teams enter, with their latest prize being \u00a375, they have been using the cash to fund Ms Llewellyn-Walters&#8217; trip to Mozambique for charity ActionAid<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25594\" style=\"width: 168px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25594\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/charity-ball-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"Roald Dahl charity event\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/charity-ball-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/charity-ball-500x891.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/charity-ball-293x522.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/charity-ball.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25594\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/charity-ball-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"Roald Dahl charity event\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/charity-ball-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/charity-ball-500x891.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/charity-ball-293x522.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/charity-ball.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/noscript> A charity ball is one of the methods used by the women to raise money for ActionAid.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMs Llewellyn-Walters is working with her colleague from Cathays High School, Natasha Gay, to raise \u00a36,200 so they can travel to Mozambique in the summer to build a library for vulnerable girls who can\u2019t afford an education.<br \/>\nThe idea of raising money through pub quizzes came when Ms Llewellyn-Walters started raising money in August for her trip to Mozambique.<br \/>\nMr Yorath said: \u201cShe was raising money and I thought if we win she might as well put her winnings towards it.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s funny that the six weeks we\u2019ve won the quiz have been the six weeks after they replaced the music round with entertainment.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Llewellyn-Walters and Ms Gay\u00a0are going to Mozambique with some volunteers from an England based education charity called WomenEd.<br \/>\nThe opportunity came up when they attended a WomenEd conference in England. This has inspired the women to create a Welsh equivalent of the charity.<br \/>\nThe project is in its early stages and Ms Llewellyn-Walters said: \u201cIt\u2019s only our school at the minute but Natasha is trying to get it up and running in schools across Wales.\u201d<br \/>\nBut for now, the focus is on the charity trip in the summer. The women have raised \u00a31,600 so far and have until the end of May to reach their target.<br \/>\nAs well as pub quizzes, the women have organised bake sales and car boot sales but their biggest source of income will be a charity ball, which takes place 19 May 2018.<br \/>\nMs Llewellyn-Walters and Ms Gay have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/natashacarys\">JustGiving<\/a> page and tickets can be bought for their charity ball <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/st-davids-hotel-charity-ball-roald-dahl-suite-tickets-41184352507?ref=eios&amp;aff=eios\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A QUIZ team from Cathays which has won for six weeks in a row is using their winnings to fund a charity trip. Carys Llewellyn-Walters, 25, and Alun Yorath, compete in the weekly quiz at The Mackintosh Hotel in Cathays, under their quiz team name, \u2018Better Late than Pregnant\u2019. 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