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#SickNotWeak event raises 35K for the Battlefords

Mar 24, 2018 | 2:57 PM

Last week’s #SickNotWeak mental health awareness day in North Battleford raised over $35,000 for initiatives and education on mental health.

Over 2,500 people packed the Civic Centre on March 15 for the #SickNotWeak event, which featured TSN sports broadcaster Michael Landsberg along with special guests. The event focused on helping those who have been impacted by suicides over the past few months in the area.

According to Jonathan Huntington, vice-president of Cameco, which helped put on the event, all donations will go towards mental health initiatives and education in The Battlefords community and surrounding area.

Huntington added in an emailed statement, the event will be televised on the local Access TV channel on March 29th at 7 p.m. for rebroadcast of the show.