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DOUGIE DONATES £300 TO DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY BLOOD BIKES

Dougie Campbell (45) a Maintenance Manager from Dumfries has kindly donated £300 he won in a local golf match to Dumfries & Galloway Blood Bikes (DGBB).

Dougie works at local roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles in Halleaths where he’s worked for 13 years. DGBB are the company’s official charity and last year Russell’s raised £12,000 - enough to buy a new bike.

DGBB is a volunteer-led charity providing life-saving samples and medical supplies to NHS Foundations across the region. It has been operating for two years and now run seven bikes including Lady Devorgilla – the bike it purchased with Russell’s donation. The charity operates 24/7, relying solely on volunteers’ fundraising efforts and does not receive any government or local authority finance.

Russell Roof Tiles’ Production Director Bruce Laidlaw comments; “We’re delighted that when Dougie played at the Galloway Industrial Golf Day with our Works Manager, Ian Jones. Around 30 people played from different companies across the region and Dougie won the ‘nearest the pin’.”

Dougie added; “This is a very worthwhile local charity so I am pleased to be able to donate my cash prize to the Blood Bikes.”

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