Kirkby charity and business team up to help feed school children

The project aims to assist families of school children receiving free school meals and those most in need.

Leon’s Legacy provide free defibrillators to schools, whilst teaching CPR to staff and students and has so far helped 32 schools across the midlands.

DUS is a family-run company that provides a range of services to around 500 local businesses.

DUS and Leon’s Legacy were inspired by footballer Marcus Rashford’s free schools’ meals campaign, and got together to replicate this on a local scale.

A justgiving page was set up and is still running, whilst a grant from Western Power Distribution was secured.

The partnership has also collaborated with Selston Sarnies, Kingsway Chip Shop and Ocean Blue Fish Bar.

The three businesses then provided meals to their allocated local school, in return for vouchers which Holly Younger (Leon’s Legacy) and Will Stone (DUS) created and delivered to Greenwood, Leamington and Holly Hill primary schools.

Will and Holly are in talks to provide ongoing support to families and children of further local schools during these difficult times.

If you are an Ashfield based business, or school and would like to be involved, contact Will or Holly on [email protected] or [email protected] or call 0330 8806886.