From a man who struggled with depression in college, to a local band promoting the health benefits of music, organizers are calling Thursday's Tedx Chatham-Kent a success.
"We have the community to thank to that," says Fannie Vavoulis. "We realize, by selling out every year, there is a need for conferences like Ted Talks in Chatham-Kent."
This is the conference's third year, and third-straight sellout. The lecture series also included some musical performances.
Music also a feature of this year's Tedx Talks. This is local group SongC!rcle #ck pic.twitter.com/nyIbAd4bYT
— Jake Kislinsky (@Jake_Kislinsky) October 20, 2016
Vavoulis adds many of the 16 speakers are from Chatham-Kent.
"It's extremely encouraging to have that support. It goes to show there's local talent here, and we can bring talent from outside to our community to make it a better place," says Vavoulis.
Other speakers included Sgt. Brian Knowler, a Chatham-Kent police officer who suffered from PTSD, and Samantha White, who performs Shakespeare in the inner-city of Detroit.
A sold-out crowd takes in Tedx Chatham-Kent, October 20, 2016 (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)
