Setting out from Rimouski, QC
on Saturday morning, Clara Hughes
brings the mental health message to Edmundston, NB tomorrow and then on to
Woodstock, Fredericton, Saint
John and Moncton
RIMOUSKI, QC, April 4, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Tomorrow
morning, six-time Olympic medalist and Bell Let's Talk national
spokesperson Clara Hughes rides into
New Brunswick to spend the next 7
days bringing the mental health message to communities around the
province.
Today, Clara is in Rimouski on
Day 22 of her Big Ride for Bell Let's Talk, the unprecedented
110-day, 12,000-kilometre bike journey around Canada to achieve a
nation free of the stigma around mental illness.
"I'm really looking forward to meeting the people of beautiful
New Brunswick to share our mental
health stories and talk about how we can all contribute to making
Canada stigma-free," said Clara. "I've had such a wonderful and
productive time at school events and community gatherings in
Ontario and across Québec and
would like to thank everyone here in Rimouski so much for their warm welcome
today."
As part of her tour through Rimouski today, Clara will attend a welcome
event at BMO Bank of Montreal, 85
Avenue Rouleau, at 2:30 pm.
Clara's Big Ride in New
Brunswick
Clara will visit the following communities
during her Ride through New
Brunswick:
Edmundston – April 5 to 7
Woodstock - April 7 to 8
Fredericton – April 8 to 9
Saint John – April 9 to 10
Moncton – April 10 to 11
Clara will start each day of the Big Ride in New Brunswick with presentations at schools
and other community events organized by local Community Champions.
More details on daily events and the Big Ride Community Champions
can be found at Bell.ca/ClarasBigRide.
"We thank our Community Champions in New Brunswick and across Canada for their
leadership and hard work in helping to make their communities
stigma free," said Mary Deacon,
Chair of Bell Let's Talk. "With the support of our partners across
Canada, Clara's Big Ride is growing awareness, acceptance and
action in communities at the grassroots level."
Share in Clara's Big Ride
Clara's Big Ride for Bell
Let's Talk began on March 14 and will
cover 12,000 kilometres through every province and territory before
concluding in Ottawa on
Canada Day, July 1. Everyone can participate in the Ride
through community events and social media. Please visit
Bell.ca/ClarasBigRide or follow the latest Ride news on Twitter at
@Bell_LetsTalk or on Facebook at Facebook.com/BellLetsTalk.
Clara's Big Ride is powered by our National Partners – Aimia,
BMO, Canadian Tire, Cisco, Lundbeck, President's Choice and Samsung
– who are providing significant support for the Ride. For more
information, please visit Bell.ca/ClarasBigRide/Partners.
Bell Let's Talk
The Bell Let's Talk mental
health initiative is a national charitable program that promotes
Canadian mental health across Canada with Clara's Big Ride, the
Bell Let's Talk Day anti-stigma campaign and significant funding
for community care, research and workplace best practices. To learn
more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
SOURCE Bell Canada