Auction nearing $100,000 raised for mental health services at OSMH

Angie Green-Hill is continuing her mission to elevate income for mental health and fitness companies at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Healthcare facility (OSMH).

Environmentally friendly-Hill’s sixth yearly Fb auction will get underway on May perhaps 14 at 2 p.m. and operates right until May 21. at 2 p.m. The party has elevated a grand overall of $75,000 in excess of the decades, and Eco-friendly-Hill is hoping to increase a further $25,000 this 12 months. 

“It would be astounding to strike that mark,” she reported. “But it is all about local community and I cannot do it without everyone’s help.”

Inexperienced-Hill started the function as a way to help the psychological wellbeing providers at OSMH she credits the hospital’s personnel for preserving her life in the course of a darkish period of her daily life. 

“I believe there are a good deal of people in the community who are struggling right now from staying locked down all through the previous two several years,” she stated. “I think this function is a lot more essential now than ever.”        

Green-Hill isn’t sure what to be expecting this year in terms of local community aid at the time bidding formally opens, but she is hopeful there will be a good deal of bidders. 

Northern Birch Boutique and KC’s Upscale Garage Sale have stepped up this calendar year to be the event’s primary sponsors by donating various goods. Eco-friendly-Hill has also scored 6 new businesses this yr who have made available up products this kind of as gift playing cards to be auctioned off. 

“We have a great deal of things for adult men this 12 months,” Inexperienced-Hill stated. “We hope to have plenty of engagement from males.” 

If Environmentally friendly-Hill’s auction surpasses a complete of $100,000 in funds raised this yr, she may well retire the auction from likely ahead. 

“It’s a whole lot of perform for my complete family members,” she claimed. “I would loathe to stop it because you can by no means give also a lot to psychological health and fitness.” 

Final calendar year, Eco-friendly-Hill dedicated the auction to her brother-in-law, Trevor Gill, who took his possess life in January 2021. This yr, Environmentally friendly-Hill dedicates the celebration to most people who dealt with or is working with hardships prompted by the pandemic. 

Hunter Markle, a community engagement officer with OSMH Foundation, suggests the hospital is amazed by Green-Hill’s endeavours. 

“Angie wants this to be a lot more than just an auction for psychological health,” Markle spelled out. “She would like it to be a place for folks who have confronted mental well being individually or have household users who have absent by it.” 

Markle says the auction’s influence is felt way outside of monetary donations. 

“Angie gives voices to other persons who might not be ready to converse about this kind of a tricky subject,” she said. “The auction helps offer improved care and elevates voices in our neighborhood.” 

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