Douch Family Funerals raises over £1k for breast cancer unit
The news comes after funeral director Amy Turvey and colleagues carried out a number of events to raise the money, such as raffles and skittles evenings
Douch Family Funeral Directors has revealed that staff in Wimborne have raised more than £1k for the Ladybird Breast Unit run from Poole Hospital.
The news comes after funeral director Amy Turvey and colleagues carried out a number of events to raise the money, such as raffles and skittles evenings.
A cheque for £1,089 was presented to Hayley Harris, corporate fundraiser for the charity.
Turvey, whose mother was treated at the clinic after being diagnosed with breast cancer, and who is now in remission, led the effort. Her fiancée, Robert Atkins, and his friend, Andy Forrest, cycled from Wimborne to Bristol and back again to help raise the money.
Amy Turvey, funeral director at Douch Family Funerals, said: “The Ladybird clinic was brilliant for mum and diagnosed her on the same day she had the test. Treatment was excellent and now she is in remission and we wanted to give something back.
“As a company, we do a lot of fundraising for local charities and my colleagues really got behind the effort.”
She added: “Every year about 11,500 women and 85 men die from breast cancer so getting diagnosed early is very important.”
Hayley Harris, corporate fundraiser at University Hospitals Dorset HS Charity, said: “We are extremely grateful to Amy and the staff at Douch and Small who raised such a large amount.
“We can achieve a great deal with it and the funds help us test more people – men as well as women. We know that the earlier cancer is detected then the better the chance of a complete recovery.”
The Dorset-based funeral home has seven branches across the east of the county and raises money for many causes.
