Heartfelt thank you to everyone who managed to raise funds for this cause. With Doug's unfortunate passing we will be closing this page 10 Feb 2022.
May your kindness and generosity see favour coming your way when you need it most. Thank you for all that you have done.
Dear Supporters,
Following Doug's passing 26 December and his recent funeral, we will be closing this page at the end of January 2022. If you would like to contribute to the family, you are welcome to use this page before the end of January. The school will forward the funds on to them once it's released.
Thank you for your support. May your kindness come back twofold in your favour.
Kind regards
Bombay School
It is with tremendous sadness that we inform you that Doug has passed away.
He fought hard to survive. Many generous people on Team Doug gave in cash and in kind. Although not a man to show outward emotion, Doug often expressed how deeply grateful he was for everyone's support. You meant the world to him and his family.
They are numb and exhausted. We will give them the space and time to grieve and regroup.
We will post another update once more information becomes public.
Thank you all for your support.
Hello Team Doug,
Thank you for your support thus far. We don't have an update at this time. If you would like to add to your donation, please feel free to do so. We pass that on directly to the family.
Take care
We've been very silent of late about Mr Doug's progress. Many concerned parents and community members are asking how things are going. Doug is receiving his treatments and it would be fair to say that it's been a hard road. He is very fatigued and is currently in the hospital for observation and further testing.
Thank you to everyone involved! We will keep fundraising on a lower scale to support the family as they begin the treatment journey. Please feel free to continue contributing.
Dear Team Doug,
We have good news to share. We've raised enough funds to pay for Doug to receive Yervoy treatment!
There are many companies and individuals who contributed to this effort. From young children who donated their pocket money to local companies who got behind this cause. Thank you one and all!
We will keep this page active until Doug has completed his recovery. There will be a lot of valleys and hills to travail before we reach that point.
Doug will not be able to work until he regains his health so any support will be appreciated.
Well done team. Our efforts to date have been outstanding.
Take a bow.
We have raised a total of $39 380.45 to date. Don't forget the Party on the Hill is coming up next month.
It's Mr Doug's birthday today.
Happy anniversary of your 21st Mr Doug. May many blessings come your way and may you be spoilt today!
Our staff sent Mr Doug a special birthday cake and card. (Made by Mrs Perez).
We also sent him an Autobahn dinner voucher.
Have a read of Chloe's poem. We are sure that you will agree that she's done a great job!
Chloe is 10 years old.
Ten-year-old Chloe wrote a little poem for Mr Doug. We are sure that you will agree that she's done a great job.
We will run an M&M day at school on the 28th. It's a milo and a muffin day for only $3. Orders must be in by 25 June. Order slips will be sent home. Proceeds go to Doug's treatment.
Please continue to spread the givealittle page link far and wide. Share it amongst your networks, please.
Thank you. We appreciate you. $80k- We can and we will do this!
Doug received his first treatment of Keytruda about a week ago.
It would be fair to say that he is feeling the effects of that this week. He is in hospital awaiting some more scans. While he is feeling "flat" and he is struggling to get a good night's sleep, his spirit and will are strong.
We are happy to report that we have the grand total of $32037.95 raised so far.
Once we reach $80k, Doug will be able to begin the Yervoy treatment.
Please continue to share this link far and wide. Encourage as many people as possible to support Doug. Go along to the Party on the Hill at the Rugby Club on 24 July.
There will be an auction with the proceeds going to Doug's treatment. It promises to be a fun night!
Thank you for your support.
The Bombay Community Group will be holding a party at the Bombay Rugby Club on 24 July 2021.
There will be an auction for Doug - proceeds going towards his treatment.
There will be a DJ and Dancing until late.
More details to come. Meanwhile - SAVE THE DATE
When 6-year-old Kiara heard that Mr Doug wasn't well she knew what needed to be done.
She would donate an iPad mini that her mum had won because Mr Doug needed a lot of money to help pay for his medication.
When asked if she would rather keep the iPad she said, "no we've already got one and Mr Doug needs it more!"
Kiara would like us to raffle the iPad so that we can make a billion dollars for Mr Doug!
Thank you Kiara we admire your generous spirit.
Kia ora tatou,
We caught up with Doug yesterday. He is in good spirits. He told us that he has lost his boogie by the time the afternoon comes around. But his humour is still razor-sharp and ready to be unleashed at any time!
After consulting his specialist, the treatment plan will be some Chemo followed by Yervoy ($80k).
We will keep our goal set at $147k and reassess things as his treatment progresses.
There will be a mufti day on Friday 28th May at school. Our kids are very busy writing letters to Mr Doug.
We have some raffles in the pipeline. More information to come.
Thanks for all the support.
