{"id":676049,"date":"2026-05-17T18:57:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/676049\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T18:57:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:57:34","slug":"in-pictures-music-for-mental-health-raises-thousands-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/676049\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: Music for Mental Health raises thousands for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Music for Mental Health performed to a record 200 attendees at its 10th-anniversary show this week, collecting around $5,000 in donations for the Canadian Cancer Society.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The event, hosted at Yellowknife\u2019s Northern Arts and Cultural Centre, was organized by the students and staff of John Franklin High School and fostered a night of vulnerability and mental health.<\/p>\n

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\u201cExpressing your emotions, being vulnerable, is a pathway to better mental health, your self-awareness of your emotional health. It was so rewarding,\u201d said Mark Kilbride, an organizer and member of staff at Sir John Franklin High School.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the past decade, Kilbride said the show has evolved a lot since the first time he organized it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt flowed a lot better,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot to take on with seven different bands and just a really quick transition. But also it\u2019s a team effort from everybody involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What made the show such a success wasn\u2019t just the various musical acts that performed, he said, but the speeches delivered that night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMarissa, one of the students here who lost her mother, she got up and just at that young an age, had that courage. I was floored by her vulnerability, and it led me to kind-of open up a little bit more,\u201d said Kilbride.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Moving forward, Kilbride hopes to continue the show supporting different organizations. In the meantime, he\u2019s thankful for all the people who came out to this edition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s lots going on in Yellowknife, but I appreciate all the support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night was special.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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