The Sammy D Foundation was founded in June 2008 following the tragic events that resulted in the loss of Sam Davis’ life at the age of 17 outside a friend’s party.
What followed this was an enormous outpouring of grief in the community.
Approximately 2000 people attended Sam’s funeral and even a year later his friends regularly post messages on his MySpace page.
Sam was extremely talented at sport with his main loves being football,cricket, soccer and netball. He was funny, loyal, talented and unique.
Every young person deserves to be loved, supported and protected. Many need guidance and positive role modeling. Teenagers need the confidence and
strength to be able to not only avoid dangerous situations but know how to respond if they are confronted by one.
Sam’s friends had the courage to provide life support at the time of the incident. All teenagers need the basic knowledge that will enable them
to provide assistance to others.
The gift of life in the form of organ donation was an honor for Sam and something he had discussed with his parents. All families need to have this discussion.
Nat and Neil
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