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posted by Robert DeVet in on Mai 1, 2014 - View profile

Halifax

Walk So Kids Can Talk

Halifax to join communities across Canada walking as heroes for Kids Help Phone – the only national professional counselling service supporting kids 24/7/365


11:30ampm-abbreviation am
- 3:00pm
Dimanche Mai 4 2014

Venue: The Oval on the Commons
Address: 5775 Cogswell St
Every day, more than 500 young people reach out for help, find their own solutions, and feel hopeful again… thanks to the professional counsellors at Kids Help Phone. 
 
As one of the many sites participating in the Walk so Kids Can Talk presented by BMO this year, residents across Halifax Regional Municipality will step forward on Sunday, May 4, in support of the organization that Residents are invited to walk as “Kids Help Phone Heroes”– showing their strength and raising funds so that the 164,000 young people ages five through 20* in Nova Scotia will continue to have access to the organization’s day and night counselling service. www.walksokidscantalk.ca #BeAHero
 
What: A fun and inspirational 5 km event, Canada’s largest walk for child and youth mental health and well-being. The event has a “hero” theme – many participants will be wearing masks and/or costumes. There will be live music, bounce castles, food, drink and entertainment 
 
11:30 am – Pre-Walk activities
 
12:00 pm – Registration 
 
12:45 pm - Opening Ceremony 
 
5775 Cogswell St, Halifax, NS B3K 4B2
 
Who: Kids Help Phone and BMO. 
 
Kids, adults, families, schools, community organizations, and companies from across 
 
Halifax Regional Municipality 
 
Why: Because Kids Help Phone receives no guaranteed ongoing financial support from government or any large funder, and the Walk raises a significant portion of the revenue needed to keep its service available to young people across Nova Scotia. The Walk also sends the message to kids across Nova Scotia that we walk together to make our world a more supportive place for them.
 
Kids Help Phone is a Canadian and world leader, known for its expertise in providing vital, innovative counselling services to children and youth in communities across Canada. Since 1989 it has offered children, teens and young adults a critical lifeline of hope and support, through its free, anonymous and confidential service. Kids Help Phone’s professional counsellors support the mental health and well-being of young people ages five to 20, in urban, rural, and remote communities, by providing one-on-one counselling, information and resources online and by phone, in English and French. Kids 
 
Help Phone’s internationally recognized, award-winning websites offer online counseling forums and engaging, therapeutic games, tools and information to encourage resilience and self-care.

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