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Published on June 10, 2024 • Last updated 17 minutes ago • 2 minute read
Glengarry Mental Health Initiative Night Market and Music Festival site last June. Pictured Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Martintown, Ontario. Photo by Todd Hambleton/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Todd Hambleton/Todd Hambleton/Standard-Freeholder
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The schedule of events has been announced for the popular South Glengarry fundraising weekend which supports mental health wellbeing.
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Additionally, the soccer tournament portion of the Glengarry Mental Health Initiative has reached capacity.
“We'd like to thank all of the teams that registered for this year's tournament and we look forward to a day filled with friendly competition and conversations about mental health,” said GMHI Treasurer Nick Danaher.
The soccer tournament (for the GMHI Cup) will be held at Paul Rozon Memorial Park in Williamstown on the second day, Sunday, June 23, from 9am-5pm. The GMHI booth will be open from 9am-5pm and the barbecue will run all day from 11am-5pm.
Activities on Saturday, June 22, will take place mostly in the evening at the facility on Munro's Mills Road near Apple Hill, with a night market and silent auction from 5 to 9 p.m., and refreshments available from 5 to 11 p.m.
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Guest speakers will speak from 6 to 6:30 p.m., and popular band Hadrian Wall will perform from 7 to 11 p.m.
Tickets for the Night Market are $20 and can be purchased at the venue or on the GMHI website.
GMHI was formed in 2022 by young people in Glengarry County and in just two years has raised $85,000 for mental health support, and the 2024 event is almost certain to bring the cumulative amount raised by GMHI to over $100,000.
Thanks to this community support, GMHI has launched mental health funding programs in Stormont Glengarry, Cornwall and Akwesasne, helping people in financial difficulty access treatment.
The organization also distributed 150 Mental Health MOOD Kits to high schools and community organizations that promote positive mental health initiatives, donated to scholarships for high school students to support mental health, and launched a website with a wealth of local public and private mental health resources for those seeking help.
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In a letter sent to sponsors this year, Danaher said the 2024 fundraiser is aimed at increasing resources for GMHI, giving 25 people who didn't have insurance the opportunity to get treatment since the incident last June.
“We believe this is the best way to directly impact improved mental health in our community and expand GMHI's survival and outreach efforts,” the fundraising appeal reads in part.
If you would like to donate to GMHI, please email glengarrymhi@outlook.com. You can also find the initiative on Facebook: Glengarry Mental Health Initiative.
GMHI’s website is www.glengarrymhi.ca
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