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shenmue

(38,506 posts)
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 03:25 PM Dec 2014

Ottawa Valley radio station raises $20K in four hours for suicide prevention

Story here

Every year, an Ottawa Valley radio station picks a local charity to support with a holiday fund drive. This year, the campaign helped a suicide prevention clinic - and raised $20,000 in just a few hours.

From the article:

"Here in the Ottawa Valley, as there is in many small communities, there are a number of suicides, and they're not talked about a whole lot. But the community feels the impact and the vibration of that," (station manager Jason) Marshall said.

"We're such a tight-knit community, so that when something like that happens, it has a spin-off effect for everybody. So when the opportunity came to partner with the guys, for us it was a very easy decision."

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Ottawa Valley radio station raises $20K in four hours for suicide prevention (Original Post) shenmue Dec 2014 OP
Twenty thou is a lot of money raised inanna Dec 2014 #1

inanna

(3,547 posts)
1. Twenty thou is a lot of money raised
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 03:29 PM
Dec 2014

in such a short period of time. A commendable effort!

We're experiencing a higher rate of suicide in my local community as well, mainly among youth.

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