Preparations are under way for the sixth annual Walk A Mile in Her Shoes fundraising event in support of the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre.
Desiree Swance, event co-ordinator, said the Sept. 14 event will begin at the Downtown Chatham Centre. Last year’s event attracted 150 walkers and raised $22,000.
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Women’s Centre Executive Director Hal Bushey said the event has raised in excess of $100,000 and is an important part of the centre’s financial operation.
“We must raise $105,000 this year in order to make up for the shortfall in government funding,” he said. “We haven’t had an increase in a number of years.”
The centre received 951 crisis calls last year and served 1,500 women, nearly 700 children and six men.
Bushey said this year’s Walk A Mile event will feature entertainment and a photo booth for the crowds who come out to watch.
He said credited support from Blackburn Radio, Blair’s Boot Camp and Sprucedale United Church’s Rev. Tyler Powell (last year’s top fundraiser with $1,145) for making the event a success.
