MONTREAL, Jan. 27, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell Let's Talk
spokespeople Clara Hughes and
Michel Mpambara will lead national
school TelePresence events on Bell Let's Talk Day tomorrow,
January 28.
Clara and Michel will participate in live webcasts through Cisco
Webex technology with thousands of students around Canada to share
their personal stories, helping to grow the mental health
conversation and end the stigma around mental illness.
Cisco TelePresence Event - Montréal
What: |
Engaging talk show style presentation for students
across Canada |
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When: |
Wednesday January 28, 11:15 - 12 pm
Media availability at 12 pm |
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Who: |
Michel Mpambara, actor-comedian and Bell Let's
Talk Québec spokesperson
Alex Genest, Olympian
Josiane Babin, Mental Illness Foundation's Partners for Life
Anais Favron, NRJ radio and television host |
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Where: |
Dalbé -Viau school
740 Esther Blondin
Lachine |
Cisco TelePresence Event - Toronto
What: |
Engaging talk show style presentation for students
across Canada |
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When: |
Wednesday January 28, 1 - 2 pm
Media availability at 2 pm |
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Who: |
Clara Hughes, 6-time Olympic medallist and Bell
Let's Talk National spokesperson
Michael Landsberg, TSN host and Bell Let's Talk spokesperson
Kevin Breel, comedian, writer and Bell Let's Talk ambassador |
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Where: |
Jesse Ketchum Public School
61 Davenport Road, Toronto |
Join the conversation on Bell Let's Talk Day
On January 28, for every text
message, wireless and long distance call made by Bell Canada and Bell Aliant customers, every
tweet using #BellLetsTalk, and every Facebook share of that day's
Bell Let's Talk Day image at Facebook.com/BellLetsTalk, Bell
will donate 5 cents more to Canadian
mental health programs.
In 2014, Canadians answered the call with a total of 109,451,718
messages including texts, wireless and long distance calls, tweets
and Facebook shares, meaning Bell added another $5,472,585.90 to its Bell Let's Talk funding
commitment. Based on its original $50
million donation and the results of the last 4 Bell Let's
Talk Days, Bell has now committed more than $67.5 million to Canadian mental health.
Bell's donations are made at no extra charge to Bell Let's Talk
Day participants, though normal long distance or text charges, if
any, apply.
The Bell Let's Talk mental health initiative
Bell Let's Talk promotes mental health based on 4 action pillars -
anti-stigma, care and access, research, and workplace best
practices. The initiative supports mental health leaders across the
country including the Royal Ottawa Hospital, Institut universitaire
en santé mentale de Montréal, Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne, Montreal Jewish Hospital, the Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), the University of British Columbia, the Douglas Mental
Health University Institute, Queen's University, La Fondation du
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Concordia University, Brain
Canada, Kids Help Phone, Sunnybrook Hospital and Université Laval
Foundation, CHU Sainte-Justine and Vancouver General Hospital.
To learn more about the Bell Let's Talk campaign, and to
download the Bell Let's Talk toolkit to help get the conversation
started, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing
consumers and business customers with wireless, TV, Internet, home
phone and business communications services. Bell Media is Canada's
premier multimedia company with leading assets in television,
radio, out of home, and digital media. Bell is wholly owned by
Montréal's BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For more information, please
visit Bell.ca
SOURCE Bell Canada