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MONTRÉAL, Jan. 21, 2016
MONTRÉAL, Jan. 21, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell Let's Talk Day is next Wednesday, January 27, and momentum is building fast thanks to the many Canadian organizations promoting the mental health conversation and the fight against the stigma around mental illness.
"A huge thank you to all the individuals and organizations joining the Bell Let's Talk team to help get everyone talking about mental health. What better way to fight the stigma than having Canada's finest brands actively promoting the cause?" said Clara Hughes, national spokesperson for Bell Let's Talk. "When you send your own messages on Bell Let's Talk Day, you not only let those who struggle know they have your support, you also drive Bell's funding of mental health programs all year round at no extra cost to you. Please join us on January 27 and let's keep moving Canada's mental health forward!"
Over the past 5 years of Bell Let's Talk, the list of organizations joining the mental health conversation has continued to grow, including leading Canadian media companies, government organizations of every kind, academic institutions, sports teams, business associations and Bell partners and competitors.
With such tremendous support, the Bell Let's Talk message is reaching more and more Canadians every year in every corner of the country, through TV, radio, newspaper, out-of-home, digital and cinema advertising, rink boards at major sports arenas, and a broad range of events and online efforts promoting mental health.
Bell Let's Talk would like to thank the more than 250 Bell community and mental health partners, chambers of commerce, and colleges and universities who are actively promoting Bell Let's Talk Day along with these outstanding organizations:
Bell Let's Talk Day is January 27!
On the sixth annual Bell Let's Talk Day on January 27, Bell will donate 5 cents to Canadian mental health programs for every text message, wireless and long distance call made by Bell customers, every tweet using #BellLetsTalk, and every Facebook share of the Bell Let's Talk Day image at Facebook.com/BellLetsTalk.
More than 122 million messages of support were sent on Bell Let's Talk Day 2015. After the first 5 Bell Let's Talk Days, Bell has committed a total of $73,623,413.80 to support mental health initiatives across the country.
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.
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.
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