More than $40,000 was raised at the Second to None second-hand clothes auction, held Saturday, delighting Aranmore primary school mum Ciara Thiedeman who’d aimed to raise $5000.
The funds will go to Vincentcare, which supports people with mental illness. Following a story in the Voice two weeks ago there was a huge response from locals. A number of local WA celebrities also donated items.
“It was way beyond what we expected,” Ms Thiedeman says.
Her mum Noreen took her own life in 2009 after years of suffering a personality disorder. Ms Thiedeman says we need to talk more openly about mental illness and suicide to shed the stigma associated with them
She says the huge amount raised “really exemplifies that the community wants to do something about this”.
by DAVID BELL
Perth Voice Interactive 
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