A unique London addiction recovery centre that helped more than 100 people over the last two years is shutting down at the end of March due to lack of funding.
BARRIE, ONT. The 705 Recovery Community Centre in Barrie was able to raise $32,500 through a unique fundraiser on Saturday. Four people spent 24 hours in the centre’s four windows facing Dunlop Street doing silly acts, like putting on costumes in exchange for donations. Todd Palmer, Public Relations for the 705, tells CTV News the centre had been on the verge of closing its doors, but with the funds raised, they can keep the centre operational for at least eight more months. The not-for-profit organization supports abstinence-based recovery programs as a solution to addiction. Overdose deaths are at all-time highs across Canada. The 705 Recovery Community Centre needs to stay open, or people will die. said Public Relations and Fundraising Manager Christine Gordon.
A unique fundraiser is taking place in downtown Barrie this weekend, helping a not-for-profit that provides addiction and mental health support continue operating.
BARRIE, ONT. Four people will spend 24-hours in the four windows of the 705 Recovery Community Centre storefront in Barrie as the A 24-hour Window Raise-a-Thon for Recovery. The event is to raise funds, and awareness, about their abstinence-based programming and solutions for addiction. The interactive fundraiser allows donors to make someone in the window more comfortable by purchasing food, bathroom breaks, a quick walk or even an hour nap. Alternatively, donors can choose to make someone s stay in the window more uncomfortable with choices like a pie in the face and making the participant beatbox. The community centre operates solely on donations and sees up to 250 people each week in a physically distanced way and 150 people virtually.