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Raising Funds for Mental Health

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Raising Funds for Mental Health

Please support this worthy cause supporting those with mental health issues. The fundraiser for the CMHA Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ride will be held on March 18th at Kinsmen Park on Sherbrooke St. Please see the article below for more event information and for those individuals who would like to volunteer their time and help out at the event.

 

Article Summary:

• The members of Linnagond will donate their time and armored energy to LARP For Mental Health, a new fundraiser for the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge set for March 18 at Kinsmen Park on Sherbrooke St. It will run from noon to 6 p.m., with the public invited to come and watch.

• Grace Crichton was there Wednesday at Victoria Park, on Water St. in downtown Peterborough, with fellow organizer Kern Bayley-Hay and representatives of the local CMHA to talk about LARP For Mental Health with reporters as their friends did battle in the background for the cameras.

• Ryan Luscombe is a CMHA health educator who, as he pointed out, plays for a living – he runs the popular Kids on the Block puppet program, travelling to schools and helping children understand the importance of mental health awareness.

Armoured up to raise funds for mental health | Peterborough Examiner

By Kennedy Gordon , Peterborough Examiner Wednesday, February 1, 2017 5:25:11 EST PM Image: 1 of 5 Previous Next Grace Crichton (left), Ryan Luscombe and Kerri Davies of the CMHA and Kern Bayley-Hay discuss plans for an upcoming fundraiser as members of a local Live Action Role Playing (LARP) group demonstrate their combat skills in Victoria Park on Water St. in Peterborough on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. The group will host LARP for Mental Health, a fundraiser for the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ride, on March 18 at Kinsmen Park on Sherbrooke St., with crafting at St....

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