Fifth fundraiser for charitable cause

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FOLLOWING a two-year pause, the Friends of India Network’s annual fundraiser gala is set to return.

The group will hold their fifth fundraising dinner on Saturday, 13 August at the Mercure, with proceeds going towards the Ballarat and District Suicide Prevention Network.

The fundraiser’s cause changes yearly, and FIN president Dr Sanjay Sharma said their latest is particularly relevant.

“Over the last two years, school kids’ mental health issues have come to light with how the pandemic, school closures and lockdowns have affected them,” he said.

“These days a school is not just 9am to 3pm, so things like bullying which used to be a schoolyard thing goes on beyond their school lives.

“We’re wanting to engage with the schools’ mental health program through the Network and their Live4Life program which will benefit almost 5000 young people.”

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