Newton Teens Organize Soccer Fundraiser For Mental Health Awareness

WBZ NewsRadio's Kyle Bray reports.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Staying active is a great way to improve one's mental health,
and that's the message behind Goals for Good At Newton's
South High School, Liza, Jesse, and Resa are all rising
seniors that spent their summer working for Doc Wayne, a
Boston based mental health care organization. They organized a three
on three soccer tournament together to help raise money for
mental healthcare. Doc Wayne uses sports as an alternative to

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traditional therapy, something that resonated with Jesse.

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I thought that the idea of combining like sports and
mental health is a really good idea.

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And for Liza, helping others can also mean helping yourself.
I knew that we.

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Would have to host a fundraiser and that's something that
would challenge me and push me out of my comfort zone.

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Reesa says it's special to see the event finally come
to life.

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I think if it's very rewarding that like our work
paid off like that so many people and businesses were
willing to help us.

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From Newton, Kyle Bray WBZ, Boston's news radio