Montrealmom.com
  • Being Mom
    • Planning /Pregnant
    • Mom of Infant
    • Mom of Toddler
    • Mom of Schoolage Child
    • Mom Of Teen
    • Mom of Twins or More
  • Life
    • Time Management
    • Work & Entrepreneurship
    • Family & Relationships
    • Childcare & Education
    • Money
    • Me.
  • Fun
    • Event Calendar
    • Crafts & Activities at Home
    • Organized Activities
    • Outings
    • Holidays & Celebrations
    • Disney Fun
  • Food
    • Recipes
      • All
      • Baby Food Recipes
      • Beef
      • Beverages
      • Breads
      • Desserts
      • Eggs & Dairy
      • Fish
      • Pasta
      • Poultry
      • Salads
      • Sauces & Dressings
      • Sides
      • Snacks
      • Soups
      • Vegetarian
    • Menu Planning
    • Nutrition
    • Entertaining
  • Lifestyle
    • Health & Safety
    • Home & Garden
    • Holidays & Celebrations
    • Weight Watchers
    • Shopping
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • DIY
    • Living Green
    • Montreal
  • Travel
    • Family
    • Travel Tips
    • Disney
  • Reviews
    • Books
    • Entertainment
    • Apps & Tech
    • Automotive
    • Products & Services
    • Toys
  • Directory
    • Activity Centers
    • Caterering / Pret À Manger
    • Classes
    • Home Services
    • Parties and Related Services
    • Photographers
    • Professional Services
    • Services
    • Services for Mom
  • Work with Us
  • About
    • About Us
    • In the Media
  • Contact

Montrealmom.com

  • Being Mom
    • Planning /Pregnant
    • Mom of Infant
    • Mom of Toddler
    • Mom of Schoolage Child
    • Mom Of Teen
    • Mom of Twins or More
  • Life
    • Time Management
    • Work & Entrepreneurship
    • Family & Relationships
    • Childcare & Education
    • Money
    • Me.
  • Fun
    • Event Calendar
    • Crafts & Activities at Home
    • Organized Activities
    • Outings
    • Holidays & Celebrations
    • Disney Fun
  • Food
    • Recipes
      • All
      • Baby Food Recipes
      • Beef
      • Beverages
      • Breads
      • Desserts
      • Eggs & Dairy
      • Fish
      • Pasta
      • Poultry
      • Salads
      • Sauces & Dressings
      • Sides
      • Snacks
      • Soups
      • Vegetarian
    • Menu Planning
    • Nutrition
    • Entertaining
  • Lifestyle
    • Health & Safety
    • Home & Garden
    • Holidays & Celebrations
    • Weight Watchers
    • Shopping
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • DIY
    • Living Green
    • Montreal
  • Travel
    • Family
    • Travel Tips
    • Disney
  • Reviews
    • Books
    • Entertainment
    • Apps & Tech
    • Automotive
    • Products & Services
    • Toys
  • Directory
    • Activity Centers
    • Caterering / Pret À Manger
    • Classes
    • Home Services
    • Parties and Related Services
    • Photographers
    • Professional Services
    • Services
    • Services for Mom
  • Work with Us
  • About
    • About Us
    • In the Media
  • Contact
CommunityMontreal

4 Fun Ways to Get MINDSTRONG this Weekend and Support the Mental Health of our Community

written by Tanya Toledano

If you haven’t yet heard about MINDSTRONG, it is an annual high-energy fitness and fundraising event that takes place each spring to support programs and infrastructure that provide essential treatment for more than twenty thousand people who are currently struggling with mental illness and who, every year, rely on the expertise of the Jewish General Hospital to help them recover.  This year it will be taking place on Sunday May 5th at Midtown Le Sporting Club Sanctuaire.

I don’t need to tell you that much as we try to stop it from happening, there is still so much stigma attached to mental health. Part of the effect of that stigma is that Fundraising for mental health has been exceptionally challenging.  MINDSTRONG has been turning that trend around, and over the last 5 years has succeeded in raising $4.5 million to support the mental health programs, services and infrastructure of the Montreal Jewish General Hospital.

Foundation and Auxiliary logo - med

They are hoping to make this year to be the most successful year yet, so I am sharing with you several ways that you can help to make that happen:

  1. Sign up, get sponsors and attend the event and work out to raise $$$ for this awesome cause!  There will be energizing exercise sessions including PEYO and more!  I  know it’s last-minute but you can still join in – click here for details
  2. Find a friend on Facebook or elsewhere who is participating and sponsor them!  Not only will you be supporting this incredible cause, but you will be encouraging a friend 🙂
  3. Do you love a good SILENT auction?!?  Bid on one of the amazing items in their ONLINE silent auction by clicking here. They’ve got everything from plane and train tickets to restaurant certificates to bicycles, mattresses and more!
  4. Feel like you’d like to support but have too much going on to wrap your head around auctions or events? Keep it simple click here and simply make a donation to this great cause 🙂

Chose one or choose them all…any of the above will help to support mental health services and infrastructure at the JGH 🙂

Still wondering exactly what type of support could come out of your donation / funds raised? Here are some concrete examples of  initiatives that have already been made possible to date by funds raised through MINDSTRONG :

  • A new Volunteer-in-Partnership (VIP Program):  This program provides patients with support, activities and companionship during inpatient admissions and when seeking external services
  • Hiring and funding a Youth Mental Health Coordinator : Reduces the number of youth on the waiting list for psychiatric screening
  • Hiring and funding a Family Peer Support Worker in collaboration with AMI-Quebec to support families of young people with mental illness: This results in more accessibility for families
  • Development of a web-based application called AMINY: An innovation to facilitate assessment, monitoring and integration of personal care plans and immediate access to a therapist
  • Installation of Wi-Fi and an upgraded computer system at the Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry (ICFP) and converted paper medical records to an electronic system for Child Psychiatry: Improves communication and access to information for patients and professionals
  • Creation of a Mental Health Education Centre: Provides additional educational resources for the medical staff
  • The building of a Day Treatment Centre and Wellness Centre: An intensive treatment program for acute psychiatric illness: oriented towards helping patients resolve acute mental health problems
  • The rebuilding of the Inpatient Unit infrastructure: Provides a more functional and soothing environment that promote

I know, right?!?

Whatever you can do…Just do it 😉 You’ll feel good about it, too!

For further information, you can visit the MINDSTRONG website  or Like them on Facebook.

Wishing you all a great weekend where you get MINDSTRONG!

Tanya

4 Fun Ways to Get MINDSTRONG this Weekend and Support the Mental Health of our Community was last modified: May 3rd, 2019 by Tanya Toledano
Jewish General HospitalJewish General Hospital FoundationMental HealthMINDSTRONGMontreal
0 comment
0
Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest
Tanya Toledano

previous post
Our Family’s Experience with the Ford Expedition
next post
The Magic of Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ is in the Chemistry

You may also like

La Crème de la Prem – Fab Workshops for New & Pregnant Moms & Babies

July 17, 2012

Why is that Pumpkin Teal?

October 27, 2017

SPORTIUM Kirkland NOW OPEN – 25% off Grand Opening Sale Until November 11!

November 9, 2018

Online Auction to Benefit Cancer Research – SUNDAY MAY 25th!

May 23, 2014

The Amazing AMAZOO Waterpark: Our Family Visit to Granby Zoo – #61DaysOfSummer – Day 3

July 1, 2016

You May Have What it Takes to Save this Six-Year-Old’s Life. Please Read. Swab. Share.

October 26, 2018

My Interview with Jessica & Ben Mulroney

November 1, 2013

STOMP for a Cause! (and get a Gottfried laugh on while you do…)

November 6, 2013

VIDEO Interview: Talking Hockey Arenas & Inspiration for Kids with HAB Alumni Patrice Brisebois

November 27, 2013

An Open Letter to Dr. Arruda and Premier Legault – In You I Trust…ed.

August 10, 2020

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Recent Posts

  • Montreal Dad a.k.a. ‘The Peanut Man’ in Need of Lifesaving Treatment…Here’s How You Can Help.

  • Easiest-Ever Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas

  • French Onion Soup Au Gratin

  • Whole Wheat Pizza Dough (Bread Machine)

  • Gifting Food To To Those in Need… The Easy Way

Subscribe to our Newsletter

  • Cauliflower Latkes with Za'atar Greek Yogurt and / or Tzatziki - For those of you looking for an alternative to fri… https://t.co/EU2HNGCBnO

    08-Dec-2020

    Reply Retweet Favorite
  • LAST CHANCE TO SAVE up to 75% on these fabulous brands! @Premium_Retail Montreal's #SampleSale end TODAY!!! *** Pl… https://t.co/cSNPVZHQqp

    18-Oct-2020

    Reply Retweet Favorite
  • Don't Miss Out! Get up to 75% OFF THIS WEEKEND on these fabulous brands @Premium_Retail #SampleSale *** Please rem… https://t.co/mVUMYMKz5k

    16-Oct-2020

    Reply Retweet Favorite
  • Merci @AMarieDussault! Tu demandes à @jfrobergeQc ce que plusieurs parents et enseignant(e)s demandes depuis le 1… https://t.co/LcicXgH3an

    15-Oct-2020

    Reply Retweet Favorite
  • Calling all #Montreal Deal-Seekers! Starts today! Get up to 75% OFF on these fabulous brands @Premium_Retail… https://t.co/jL2Gx0H3Ry

    13-Oct-2020

    Reply Retweet Favorite
team-teluspg-mom-badge

Archives

Categories

LATEST FROM INSTAGRAM

Fire & Ice - - - - - #nofilter #nofilterneeded #li Fire & Ice
-
-
-
-
-
#nofilter #nofilterneeded #lightiseverything
Load More... Follow on Instagram

AS SEEN ON TV

Subscribe to montrealmomTV on YouTube to be the first to see Tanya's latest videos.
  • Our Family’s Experience with the Ford Expedition

Subscribe to our Newsletter

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Youtube
  • Periscope
Footer Logo

© 2016 montrealmom.com. All rights reserved  |  Powered by Red Dream Studios


Back To Top