A national fundraising and awareness campaign in support of our military personnel and first responders has taken off in Dryden.
Stephanie Laviolette and her husband Ben took part in a 22 kilometre Wounded Warriors and Ruck for Remembrance Walk this week.
The event recognizes Canadian military and first responder families who have been injured on the job or in battle.
Stephanie says her husband served the military and has injuries from his service.
She stresses the importance of taking part.
“We have lost friends. My husband has lost two friends due to service related injuries, due to suicide, and the struggle continues to impact many families and communities nation-wide.
Stephanie says mental health continues to impact hundreds of people in the area and across Canada.
Laviolette says support from the community has been overwhelming.
“We got such a huge response from a lot of our friends and family once we posted what we were doing and we were surprised at the amount of support that we had from our friends, family and community members.”
At one point Stephanie and Ben were at the top in fundraising.
There are 37 teams taking part in the national campaign.
For more information and to donate visit Rucksack March For Remembrance
