The Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia’s 3rd Annual Road to Recovery Walkathon

Held on Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Your presence
had a strong impact on reducing stigma

Your presence
motivated our community to learn more about mental illness

Your presence
has inspired others to take action

Your presence was IMPORTANT!

The funds raised during the first three Road to Recovery walkathons have been crucial in allowing the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia to carry out its mission of improving the quality of life for those affected by schizophrenia. Your support is vital to continuation of the extensive and important work of the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia. Your support is essential to the delivery of the educational and support programs such as Strengthening Families Together, Your Recovery Journey, and the From Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group. Your support is IMPORTANT!

There is still time to make a donation in support of the 3rd Annual Road to Recovery Walkathon! To do this, please click here and then click "Make a Pledge" for a specific person, or click here to make a general donation.

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SSNS – Recovery is Possible!

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Climbers to scale African peak to benefit Laing House

An article published in the August 9th edition of The Chronicle Herald:

A group of six Nova Scotians is on its way to Africa to climb Mount Kilimanjaro as part of a fundraising effort for Laing House.

The group — Henry and Rena Demone, Hans and Dani Himmelman, and David Kirkpatrick and Paula Taylor — is paying all its own expenses so that all of the more than $60,000 that’s been raised will help support youth living with mental illness.

The idea for the climb was born at the Laing House masquerade ball fundraising event in 2007. Each member of the group has had a friend, family member or colleague experience mental illness and wanted to come up with a unique way to support Laing House.

The house is a peer support organization for youth with mental illness. It opened in Halifax in 2001 and has helped hundreds of young people. It’s the only organization of its kind in Canada.

Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, is the world’s highest free standing, snow-covered equatorial mountain. The climb will begin on Sept. 11. To learn more, visit www.lainghouse.org.

Photograph by Paul Shaffner. Photograph used under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License

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