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Ignite the Light Coffee House


Front Door is supporting a Youth Coffee House called “Ignite the Light”, an opportunity for youth to perform!

In partnership with the City of Kitchener and the Kitchener Youth Action Council, Front Door is supporting "ignite the Light" as a performing opportunity for youth that is designed to shatter the stigma around mental health.

Ignite the Light will take place:
Saturday, March 28, from 6 -8 p.m. at the Queen Street Commons, 43 Queen Street South in Kitchener.
It is a free event. Performers, please RSVP to youth@kitchener.ca.

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