Melfort walks a mile in her shoes
More than 70 people walked a mile down Melfort’s main street Thursday in red, shiny heels to raise awareness for an important cause and pay tribute to a man they all respected.
The Walk-A-Mile In Her Shoes event, now in its sixth year, helps raise funds for the North East Women’s Domestic Violence Shelter and North East Outreach & Support Services programs. This year, the walkers also paid tribute to former Melfort Mayor and MLA Kevin Phillips, who passed away last fall. Northeast Outreach Centre Executive Director Louis Schweitzer said Phillips was a strong champion for their cause.
“Kevin was always a very big part of us and lobbying for the domestic violence shelter, and for awareness against domestic violence. Kevin started that way back in 2010,” he said.
Schweitzer said this year’s event raised approximately $10,000.