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Russell Ladies Night Raises $25,000 for D.I.F.D.
The 9th Ladies Night welcomed another sold-out crowd of 600
ladies to help raise $25,000 and awareness for youth mental health care
and research. All proceeds from the silent and live auctions, plus $5,000
through Scotiabank’s Team Scotia Community
Program, were donated to
D.I.F.D. (Do It For Daron) at
The Royal.
 “On
behalf of
D.I.F.D.
and
The Royal,
I would like to say thank you to the organizers and everyone who attended
this year’s Ladies Night”, said Andrée Steel, President and CEO, Royal
Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health.
Together we helped support
D.I.F.D.
youth mental health and suicide prevention initiatives. These include
youth-focused research at
The Royal
as well as outreach programs that help break down the stigma surrounding
mental illness.
Mark your calendars for the 10th anniversary Ladies’ Night gala
event to be held on May 3, 2013. For more information, contact Judy
McFaul at 613.445.4161 (day), 613.878.4161 (cell) or
mcfauljs@gmail.com.
The
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
The Royal
is one of Canada’s foremost mental health care and academic health
science centres. Its mandate is simple: to get more people living with
mental illness into recovery faster.
The Royal
combines the delivery of specialized mental health care, advocacy,
research and education to transform the lives of people with complex and
treatment- resistant mental illness.
The Royal
Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health raises funds that support
The Royal’s
work while placing a sharp focus on awareness-building through the
You Know Who I Am campaign, and the
D.I.F.D. campaign.
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Emcee Catherine Clark and Co-Chair Judy McFaul.
Photo: Candice
Vetter |
Ambush entertaining the
ladies.
Photo: Candice Vetter |
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From left to right: Lynne
Rochon, Co-Chair, Ladies Night; Kris McGinn, Chair, D.I.F.D.; Andree
Steel, President and CEO, Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health;
Judy McFaul, Co-Chair, Ladies Night.
Photo: Candice Vetter |
From left to right: Kris
McGinn, Chair, D.I.F.D.; Andree Steel, President and CEO, Royal
Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health; Lynne Rochon, Co-Chair, Ladies
Night.
Photo: Candice Vetter |
Photo: Candice Vetter |
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Bartenders at Ladies Night
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Click
here
to read the post-event News Release (April 30, 2012)
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