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Douch boost for charity

Douch Family Funeral Directors presented a cheque of more than £4,500 to its 2022 charity of the year – #WillDoes.
The charity is dedicated to the memory of Will Paddy whose life ended in 2019 aged just 14.

His mum Lesley launched #WillDoes to help young people who find life tough or are struggling to cope.
Since it began in December 2019 the charity has raised nearly £300,000 and has bought a double-decker bus that has been converted into a mobile youth club.
Currently the Community Bus operates in Weymouth and Portland, but in future Lesley hopes to run it across all of Dorset.
It cost over £100,000 and now includes bean bags, a huge TV plus a break-out room.

Lesley was presented with the cheque for £4,516.53 by staff at Douch Family Funeral Directors’ Swanage branch, James Smith.
Lesley said: “We are so grateful to the business for choosing us to be its charity of the year.
“The community bus can of course go to the places where the young people are, which makes it easier for them to access the help offered.”

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