Caesar day fundraiser to support Music for the Mind

On national Caesar day, three Chatham restaurants will join in to help support a grassroots mental health charity.

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During Caesars for a Cause on May 16, people can buy the popular drinks at Boston Pizza, Chuck’s Roadhouse and Mike’s Place, with $1 from each going to Music for the Mind.

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The organization supports Family Service Kent, the KIDS Team program, and Chatham-Kent Victim Services.

Elisha Banks, Music for the Mind founder, said the inaugural Caesar event is also taking place during mental health month.

“I thought what a fun way to combine the two,” she said Thursday. “You can celebrate one and support the other, and give back to the community at the same time.”

Since its inception in 2019, Music for the Mind has raised more than $160,000 for mental health causes with concerts and other fundraisers.

Banks credited Chatham-Kent residents and businesses.

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“The support has been amazing from Day 1,” she said. “This community has been so generous and supportive of our cause. They’ve gotten behind our mission and believed in what we’ve done, and what we are continuing to do.

“We are so incredibly grateful for that.”

Banks, a mental health survivor, has been open about her journey and what she believes needs to be done.

“Mental health is near and dear to my heart, from my own personal struggles, to just wanting to help make a difference,” she said. “There’s such a huge deficit, a lack of resources and services, lack of funding. I see it personally that there’s a need there.

“I know the importance of making sure that people can access help when they need it. That no one has to struggle alone. That no one has to choose between paying their rent or putting food on their table.”

Other upcoming events include the Burns broasted chicken fundraiser May 30, and an Aug. 17 concert at Red Barn Brewing Co.

For details, visit Music for the Mind’s social media channels.

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