Nick Douch, centre, rear, at the Pelham’s ‘Roll for a Cause’ fundraiser
Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors have raised well over £1,100 so far in memory of its former chairman Peter Douch who died a year ago.
The money will go to the Rotary clubs of Wimborne and Gros Islet on the Caribbean Island of St Lucia, where Peter’s wife Josephine is from and where she and Peter had a home.
An open day at Pelham’s Bowls Club and a sponsored walk to the summit of Snowdon accounted for most of the £1,159 raised so far.
The open day saw nearly 100 people attend – including residents from Colten Care’s dementia homes, The Aldbury and Fernhill.
The bowls club invited visitors to ‘roll for a cause’ and the green was laid out with various fun games.
Cream teas were available and plenty of those who attended were introduced to the sport.
The funeral director’s community engagement manager Emma Regan and her family then climbed Mount Snowdon, raising hundreds of pounds.
They also went on the Velocity Zip Wire – the worlds fastest and Europe’s longest.
Nick Douch, managing director of the business which has seven branches in Dorset and runs the award-winning Dorset Funeral Plan, said: “Losing my father last year was devastating for the family and the business.
“He was very active in the Rotary clubs here and in St Lucia so we decided to make the clubs our ‘charity of the year’.
“The staff have really got involved and the two main events so far have raised plenty of money – and we have more fundraisers planned.
“We are very grateful to Pelham’s for allowing us to raise funds at their open day. It is one of the sports clubs we sponsor and they were excellent hosts.”
The Regan family atop Snowdon: Pippa, Jen, Emma and Lee
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