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The first annual Gain Internal Peace Mental Health Awareness Walkathon in memory of Giovanni Scerbo was held on Sunday, July 21 on Mersea Road 7, Leamington. Organizers and hosts, Mary and Ernie Scerbo and family were joined by 300 participants who helped raise $11,000 for the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Program at Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital. (SUN Photo)
First annual Gain Internal Peace Walkathon raises $11,000 for mental health program By Sheila McBrayne Mary Scerbo’s son Giovanni or Gio as his family and friends called him, died unexpectedly one year ago, July 21, 2012 at age 27. Gio was part of the dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) group at Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor. “The turnout was fan-
tastic; more than we ever expected,” said Scerbo. Approximately 250 people came to the Scerbo’s Leamington home to walk the 3 km course on Sunday and share in the blessing of a commemorative serenity garden. The large turnout from across Windsor-Essex raised approximately $11,000. A bench was signed
by participants to be placed in the serenity garden. “We’re definitely looking to do this again next year. The whole purpose was to bring awareness and to let those with mental illness know that they’re not suffering alone,” said Scerbo. Vicky Ingratta also helped to organize the oneday event and stressed the
importance of mental health and the need to be seen as a real illness. “There are so many people who want to help, but don’t know how. There are so many forms of mental illness that affect so many lives,” said Ingratta. “The community was very generous and local businesses really helped out,” said Ingratta. Local
business who donated to the event included: Lakeside Produce, Willabee’s, Superstore Gas Bar, Shoppers Drug Mart, Bradt’s, Butcher Block, Carmen’s Catering, Real Canadian Superstore, Cottam Cold, Storage, Metro, McDonald’s Restaurant, Freshco, DJ PJ Productions and Zehrs Gas Bar.
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By Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent A draft by-law was presented to Municipal Council for their consideration at the Monday, July 22nd Council meeting. The by-law was based on the apparent consensus of opinion that emerged when the municipal councillors last debated what should be done about smoking in, on, and about municipal properties. The by-law, as presented, bans smoking at the recreation complex property, the Kinsmen ball diamonds, and the soccer field. It also contained two options that Council could consider adding to a by-law: prohibition of smoking near children’s play areas, and instituting a smoke-free zone around entrances to all municipal buildings. A vocal supporter of the by-law was Hilda MacDonald, who moved not only the by-law, but also the additional two addenda. “We protect our children… but when it comes to our sports fields they are almost held hostage,”
she explained. Smokers could go somewhere else to smoke, but the children who are playing the sport cannot leave. Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright proposed an amendment to the by-law that would provide limited areas (far from the sports activities) where adults could smoke without having to actually leave the soccer field, baseball complex, or recreation complex, but the proposal died for lack of a seconder. After further discussion, a motion to defer the matter until the next Council meeting was put to a vote and defeated. With that, a recorded vote was taken. Councillors MacDonald and Chopchick voted for the creation of a smoke-free by-law, while Councillors Verbeke and Jacobs, joined by Mayor Paterson and Deputy-Mayor Wright voted against. So, for the time being, there will be no smoke-free by-law in Leamington.
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