- Join Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Omar Salgado, Sam Adekugbe and Nicolas Mezquida and comedian Kevin Breel as we welcome Clara Hughes back to Vancouver
- Festivities at Jack Poole Plaza start at 1 pm tomorrow, Clara is scheduled to ride in at
approximately 1:45 pm after leaving
Nanaimo in the morning
VANCOUVER, May 16, 2014 /CNW/ - Clara Hughes, Canada's 6-time Olympian and the
nation's flag bearer for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, brings
her Big Ride for Bell Let's Talk to Vancouver tomorrow Saturday May 17.
Tomorrow morning, Day 65 of her 110-day journey around Canada by
bike, Clara will ride into Vancouver, arriving at Jack Poole Plaza, 1055
Canada Place, at about 1:45 pm.
Festivities get under way at 1 pm
with emcee, comedian and mental health activist Kevin Breel, special guests Vancouver Whitecaps
President Bob Lenarduzzi, Councillor
Raymond Louie, Ride Don't Hide's Michael
Schratter, and the ShowStoppers youth choir. Vancouver
Whitecaps FC players Omar Salgado,
Sam Adekugbe and Nicolas Mezquida
will be signing autographs.
"I can't wait to be back in Vancouver! I have so many happy memories from
the Winter Games and the wonderful, vibrant people of such a great
and beautiful city," said Clara. "I'm really looking forward to
seeing old friends and meeting so many new people. Everyone is
welcome to come out and have a great time, join in the mental
health conversation and help create a Canada free of the stigma
around mental illness!"
While in Vancouver, Clara will
also attend The Kettle Making a Difference – An Evening with
Olympian Clara Hughes and Friends, an event to raise funds for
The Kettle Society community mental health programs. For more
information, please visit thekettle.ca.
Share in Clara's Big Ride
Everyone can participate in
Clara's Big Ride for Bell Let's Talk 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 began on a March 14 in Toronto and will have visited communities in
every province and territory before concluding in Ottawa on Canada
Day, July 1.
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.
About Bell Let's Talk
Bell Let's Talk promotes
Canadian mental health with national awareness and anti-stigma
campaigns, like Clara's Big Ride for Bell Let's Talk and Bell Let's
Talk Day, and significant Bell funding of community care and
access, research, and workplace initiatives. To learn more, please
visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
SOURCE Bell Canada