A two-day outpouring of financial support saw Dumfries dad Lee Vann-Wakelin’s Easter Gesture reach its £2,000 goal on Saturday night.
A mystery benefactor has tripled it to £6,000 – which is enough for 300 of the most vulnerable families in the town to get the ingredients for a memorable free meal to enjoy over the holiday weekend.
The Standard featured his last ditch attempts to raise the remaining £820 in Friday’s edition and Lee says it made all the difference, as his plans to have a collection on Saturday at a Dumfries supermarket fell through due to a family illness.
