Nice Lakes Key Membership raises $150 donation for Sarnia youth psychological well being hub

Nice Lakes Key Membership raises 0 donation for Sarnia youth psychological well being hub
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The Bluewater Well being Basis’s govt director lauded a Sarnia highschool membership for elevating funds for a youth psychological well being hub.

Kathy Alexander additionally credited Nice Lakes secondary college’s Key Membership with developing with their candy-gram theme, which she recalled having fun with when she was their age.

“Tremendous enjoyable,” she stated to the membership throughout its lunchtime assembly on the Murphy Street college March 22. “Nice concept.”

The membership, underneath the steering of the Kiwanis Membership of Sarnia-Lambton Golden Ok, has been elevating cash for native businesses all through the college 12 months, together with The Inn of The Good Shepherd. In February it launched the candy-gram fundraiser for the Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario’s website in Sarnia.

On Wednesday the 15-member membership offered the $150 it raised to the muse.

“We had been in a position to elevate fairly a bit from that, which was actually good,” membership president Abby Wright stated.

Nice Lakes Key Membership raises 0 donation for Sarnia youth psychological well being hub
Abby Wright, president of Nice Lakes secondary college’s Key Membership, leads a gathering Wednesday on the Murphy Street college. Terry Bridge/Sarnia Observer/Postmedia Community Photograph by Terry Bridge /Terry Bridge/The Observer

Previously known as ACCESS Open Minds, the youth mental-health and addictions hub is the primary of its type within the province to be constructed solely based mostly on group donations, Alexander stated.

“So this makes an enormous distinction,” she advised the membership.

The centre, positioned in a former downtown Sarnia financial institution department, was scheduled to open final 12 months, however after a number of delays, together with labour shortages, the $3-million challenge is predicted to open in late April or early Might, Alexander stated.

Extra group donations, such because the one acquired March 22, might be wanted to pay for applications and supplies, she stated.

The college membership is supported financially by the Kiwanis Membership of Sarnia-Lambton Golden Ok and by Kiwanis members Sheila Donald and Dennis Loucks.

“It’s all about getting children the chance to be leaders of tomorrow and to know the significance of volunteering their time,” Loucks stated. “It simply offers them a realization that it’s so, so necessary to present again to your group.”

Great Lakes secondary school’s Key Club presented a $150 cheque to the Bluewater Health Foundation Wednesday for the Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario centre in Sarnia. Back row from left are club members Jonas Johansen, Owen Roberts, Kiwanis club co-ordinator Sheila Donald, Ivy Schleihauf, Ethan Purdon, Kendra King, Kiwanis club co-ordinator Dennis Louks, Gaig Smale, Jode Nour, and Kathy Alexander, executive director of the Bluewater Health Foundation. In front from left are club vice-president Kyleigh Noels, president Abby Wright, and vice-president Valerie De Rechter. Terry Bridge/Sarnia Observer/Postmedia Network
Nice Lakes secondary college’s Key Membership offered a $150 cheque to the Bluewater Well being Basis Wednesday for the Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario centre in Sarnia. Again row from left are membership members Jonas Johansen, Owen Roberts, Kiwanis membership co-ordinator Sheila Donald, Ivy Schleihauf, Ethan Purdon, Kendra King, Kiwanis membership co-ordinator Dennis Louks, Gaig Smale, Jode Nour, and Kathy Alexander, govt director of the Bluewater Well being Basis. In entrance from left are membership vice-president Kyleigh Noels, president Abby Wright, and vice-president Valerie De Rechter. Terry Bridge/Sarnia Observer/Postmedia Community