Setting out from Moncton, NB on
Friday morning, Clara Hughes is
bringing the mental health message to PEI with events in
Summerside and Charlottetown
MONCTON, NB, April 10, 2014 /CNW/ - Tomorrow morning,
six-time Olympic medalist and Bell Let's Talk national spokesperson
Clara Hughes heads to Prince Edward Island to spend the next 4 days
sharing the mental health message with Islanders.
Today, Clara is in Moncton on
Day 28 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've had such wonderful and inspirational experiences at school
events and community gatherings in Ontario, Québec and most recently here in
beautiful New Brunswick. I'd like
to thank everyone across the province and everyone here in
Moncton today so much for their
warm welcome and support for the mental health cause," said Clara.
"I'm really looking forward to visiting PEI tomorrow and meeting
with Islanders to share our mental health stories and talk about
how we can all help transform Canada into a stigma-free
country."
Clara in Moncton
today
As part of her Ride through Moncton today, Clara will attend a welcome
event at BMO Bank of Montreal, 633
Main Street at 5 pm. Everyone is
welcome.
Clara in Prince Edward
Island April 11 to
14
Clara will visit the following communities during
her Ride through PEI:
- Summerside – April 11 and 12
- Charlottetown – April 12 to 14
Clara will start each day of the Big Ride in PEI with a
presentation for youth at a school or community centre and will
then attend 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.
"The Bell Let's Talk team thanks our PEI Community Champions 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 Community
Champions across Canada, Clara's Big Ride is growing awareness,
acceptance and action in mental health 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