3 restaurants team up with Music for the Mind for fundraiser fun
Elisha Banks hopes to see a lot of local residents take part in National Caesar Day…if they celebrate at one of three local restaurants.
Banks, head of Music for the Mind, a charity that raises funds in support of mental health services in Chatham-Kent, said for every Caesar purchased at either of those restaurants, $1 will come back to her organization.
Boston Pizza, Chuck’s Roadhouse and Mike’s Place have all come on board for the celebration.
“May 16 is National Caesar Day, but May is also Mental Health Awareness Month,” Banks said. “People can celebrate one and support the other.”
She is very appreciative of the restaurants for working with Music for the Mind.
“This will provide much-needed funds for mental health supports in our community,” she said. “We hope through this fundraiser that this puts us that much closer to raising our financial goal.”
That target for this year is $60,000.
The organization opened its 2024 fundraising effort in February, hosting local bands at the Portuguese-Canadian Social Club, raising $16,000.
Three bands – 89 Next, Walkin’ 47 and Big Shiny Toons – performed over the course of the evening, and DJ Shawn L spun tunes in between.
Funds raised from Music for the Mind events this year will go to Family Service Kent, the KIDS Team program and Chatham-Kent Victim Services. The money will help pay for minimal-fee counselling for people aged six and up, aid in covering the cost of psychological assessments for children up to age 18, and to provide supports beyond counselling for victims.
Music for the Mind is also running a chicken dinner fundraiser May 30. Banks said advance tickets need to be purchased by May 25.
The organization’s summer concert is slated to take place at Red Barn Brewing on Aug. 17.
