PHIL Gealy and Meinir Davies, employees of Barclays in Ammanford recently helped in organising a Horse Racing Evening at Llandybie RFC and raised the sum of £663 for Maes yr Yrfa school.

Barclays then matched the funds raised under the Employee £ for £ scheme.

The funds will enable Maes yr Yrfa School to provide the pupils with further educational experiences whilst on tour in Canada in July 2007.

Mr Phil Gealy, Manager said: "At Barclays we are committed to communities and we are delighted to be able to work closely with our local community to achieve something which we hope will make a real and lasting difference."