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Weʼve raised £1,540 to launch 'Dominics Legacy', a charity that aims to bring together young adults who need extra support in building friendships.
- Funded on Tuesday, 15th January 2019
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Dominic was a 22 year old young man who had many friends whilst growing up, however was later recognized as a high functioning autistic and found as he grew older the gulf between himself and his peers growing wider and therefore difficult to form and maintain friendships.Instead Dominic spent a lot of time alone, working with and keeping animals, and computing. Dominic loved his job working on a farm and took comfort in his responsibilities. Dominic was quiet and shy in social settings however displayed extremely high intelligence in his interactions with close family.
"Dominic’s Legacy is close to my heart as I lost my son Dominic in February this year. He simply went to his work on the farm as he did every day, but on this particular day he was found unconscious. To this day, his death remains unexplained.
My son was a very quiet boy who would have loved to have had friends to meet up with. He was unable to achieve this in his brief 22 years of life, and I do feel sad that I was unable to grant him this wish. It is for this reason that I have set up a charity and named it 'Dominic’s Legacy'. It is for people just like Dom (who was often lonely), who would just like to form friendships, enjoy good company and meet up for some recreation and leisure.
My hope is that Dominic’s Legacy will provide other shy, young men and women the chance to flourish and, in Dom's memory, lead fuller and happier lives."
- Doreen Lawrence (Dominic's mother)
The Funds raised will be used towards, Activities, venues, transport, marketing. We hope to make Dominic's Legacy Nationwide.
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43
margaret mccreight
Oct 8, 2018
£10.00
John S.
Oct 6, 2018
A lovely and worthwhile cause Mrs Lawrence - love to you, Charles and Dem.
Carole Burnett
Oct 3, 2018
Absolutely honoured to donate to Dominic’s Legacy Doreen. A heart-breaking read of his short journey, and goes a long way to creating more awareness of some of the unique challenges of young people.
£20.00
Anonymous
Oct 3, 2018
such a worth while cause
£20.00
Bobbie Gass
Sep 30, 2018
Wonderful idea to honour Dominic. You have our full support
£50.00
The Collins
Sep 28, 2018
An amazing cause Doreen and Charles, well done x
£10.00
Nicole Sarson
Sep 26, 2018
Fantastic idea. Sending lots of best wishes. Love Nicole, Jack, Esme & Indie x
£10.00
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Dominics Legacy
Dominic's Legacy is a charity being launched in memory of Dominic Lawrence who passed away unexpectedly in February this year. We aim to create social experiences for other shy young men and women to form lasting relationships.