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Donations collected for youth support service in name of boy, 15, who died

Harrison Helliwell, 15, died suddenly at his home in Oak Bay on Sunday, May 31, 2021. (Photo credit: Times Colonist)
Harrison Helliwell, 15, died suddenly at his home in Oak Bay on Sunday, May 31, 2021. (Photo credit: Times Colonist)

Fifteen-year-old Harrison Helliwell, who died suddenly at his home in Oak Bay on Sunday, was an “extraordinary person” with a twinkle in his eye, says a fundraising page in his honour.

The St. Michaels University student is missed greatly by friends and family, says the St. Paul’s Foundation donation page, which had raised $33,000 Friday for Foundry, a youth counselling and peer-support centre for mental health and substance use.

“[We] hope that donations to Foundry can help to spare even one family from the pain of losing a child,” the page says.

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