The Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre is celebrating 10-years serving residents across Renfrew County and the City of Pembroke. A celebration was held on Tuesday morning (January 10th, 2023) to recognize the occasion and also mark the grand opening of the location at 84 Isabella Street in the Victoria Centre in Pembroke. Executive Director Monique Yashinskie says while they’ve been in the new location for almost two years now, they weren’t able to have a grand opening due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre has one program coordinator, two part-time councillors and two full time councillors. In 2022, Yashinskie says the Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre worked with 840 clients and had 5,880 appointments. Yashinskie says 10-years ago she never anticipated how much of an asset the centre would become to the community.
Yashinskie says Radio Bingo, hosted on 104.9 myFM in Pembroke and 96.1 myFM in Renfrew, made up 48% of their funding in 2022.
Looking ahead to 2023, the Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre has a number of events planned with a goal to raise $100,000. A new Facebook page and Instagram account have also been created to highlight some of the events the Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre will host in 2023.
2023 events in support of the Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre
- Paint Night – January 21st
- Valentine’s Day Dance – February 11th
- Janna and Kerry’s Drag Show – March 2023
- Country Cocktails for a Cause – April 21st
- Wellness Fair – May 2023
- RCATV ATV Fun Run – May 13th
- Baseball Tournament – June 3rd
- Jason Blane Concert – June 21st
- Golf Tournament – July 2023
- Art in the Valley – August 2023
- 80’s Glow for a Cause Party – September 22nd
- Belladonna and Brimstone’s Halloween Party – October 28th
- Scrapbooking event – October 2023
- Chili Competition – November 5th
- Stache Bash – November 30th
- Trees of Hope – December 2023
(written by: Rudy Kadlec)