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Published May 10, 2022

Window Raise-a-Thon at 'The 705' raised $14,000...and a few laughs

Will help the centre continue to provide much-needed services
Window Raise-a-Thon at 'The 705' raised $14,000...and a few laughs

Saturday's Window Raise-a-Thon at The 705 Recovery Centre on Dunlop Street raised $14,000, which will help the centre stay open for the next three months.

Related: The 705 Recovery Centre on Dunlop Street gets new window dressing this weekend

Four people, Melissa Hart, Jake Mathias, Kat Chabot, and Geoff MacGillivray spent 24 hours in the windows at the centre accepting donations, as well as a number of challenges.

In addition to donations to the centre, the public was able to pay extra to prank the four participants.

Geoff MacGillivray had to dress up as a ladybug and walk down Dunlop Street to order a coffee at McDonald's, eliciting a number of stares.

Geoff MacGillivray

Melissa Hart dressed up as a werewolf for a stroll along Dunlop, which startled a diner at one of the patios.

And there were numerous pies-in-the-face.

Donations can still be made at the705barrie.com.

images provided by The 705

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