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Calling her event Inline For the Mind, Doucett said the reasons for her skate in support of the Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre were varied and personal, and through it she hopes to raise awareness of the link between mental health, exercise and nutrition.
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“My story is one of many, but not one that I’m completely comfortable sharing. In saying this, I feel compelled to share it, have something positive come of it and to give back to a place that has helped me so much,” Doucett said.
Inline skater rolling 100 kilometres in one day to support Pembroke-based Robbie Dean Centre
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Inline skater rolling 100 kilometres in one day to support Pembroke-based Robbie Dean Centre
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Held at Boonies Drive-In Theatre in Tilbury on July 10, the event brought in $60,460, which will be donated to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase items for patients in the hospital organization’s in-patient mental health and addictions unit.
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Additional donations have come in since the event, according to the Music for the Mind Facebook page.
The 2020 concert, which was held indoors at The Kent in Chatham ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, raised $30,000.
Music for the Mind raises more than $60K It didn’t go as organizers originally planned, but the second annual Music for the Mind concert fundraiser collected more than double the amount of last year.
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Publishing date: Jul 14, 2021 • 6 hours ago • 3 minute read • The Music for the Mind concert fundraiser, held July 10 at Boonies Drive In Theatre in Tilbury, raised over $60,000, which will be donated to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation. The funds will be used towards supplies for patients in the in-patient mental health and addictions unit. (Handout/Postmedia Network)
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It didn’t go as organizers originally planned, but the second annual Music for the Mind concert fundraiser collected more than double the amount of last year.