Ride Don’t Hide - Canadian Mental Health Association

Not a PACA event, but a good cause:

CMHA-SOS
2852 Skaha Lake Rd.
Penticton, B.C.V2A 6G1

Please save the date and plan to ride on Sunday June 23rd from 9:00 to 1:00.

Volunteers and Riders Needed
We need volunteer marshals to ride the course as well as participants who are interested in riding. The Ride Don’t Hide web site will be up in March which will have both on line registration and hard copy downloads.

The Event
On Sunday June 23, 2013 Canadian Mental Health Association – South Okanagan Similkameen Branch will be launching our first Ride Don’t Hide community bike ride to raise funds for Women and Family Mental Health. Riders will start and finish at KVR middle school and travel either 8 k or 20 k on the KVR trail .This is not a race but a community bike ride to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health. Riders will pay a registration fee of $35 (Children under 14 free) and will collect pledges. The goal is to have 100 riders participate in year one.

The Organization
CMHA-SOS provides services to individuals living with mental illness and promotes the mental health of everyone. Funds raised will support wellness programs for women and their families and Living Life to the Full education groups in the South Okanagan area. This ride will be one of 14 rides on the same day across BC.

By supporting the Ride Don’t Hide campaign you will be supporting women’s mental wellness groups, the Bounce Back telephone support program, the Living Life to the Full Group program that teaches stress management skills, and programs to support the recovery and resilience of individuals living with mental illness.

Did You Know
• One in five Canadians will experience some form of mental illness in their lifetime.
• Every day 500,000 Canadians are absent from work due to psychiatric problems.
• Almost half of those who suffer from depression or anxiety never visit the doctor.
• Suicide accounts for 24% of all deaths among 15-24 year olds.
• Many symptoms of mental illness exhibit before age 24.

For more information contact:

Dennis Tottenham – Executive Director
Phone: 250-493-8999
Email: CMHA_SOS@shaw.ca Website: sos.cmha.bc.ca
Charitable #: 0906107-11
Tax receipts will be issued for donations over $20.00

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