Co-founders Brendan Paddick, Dr. Andrew Furey, and Alan Doyle with RSA employees at their head office in Toronto.
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Friends,
We are excited to continue our journey to put more money on the front lines for mental health and addictions across Canada.
October has been an exciting month for A Dollar A Day! First, we were the beneficiary of a unique fundraiser called Kitchens 4 Missions in St. John's, NL, which generated
$8525.18
in revenue for front line mental health and addictions programs. Second, we traveled to RSA's head office in Toronto to launch an exciting nationwide employee engagement initiative with RSA and Johnson. Finally, Landing Strong in Nova Scotia became a new recipient of Dollar-A-Day funds, and we were able to visit their headquarters and meet their fantastic staff and participants.
We have more great things in store for the coming months!
If you have not contributed yet, you can be a part of this movement for improved mental health and addictions care! Please consider becoming a Dollar-A-Dayer- together we can make a differ
All the best,
Brendan, Alan & Andrew
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Kitchens 4 Missions Fundraiser
Kitchens 4 Missions 2019 chose A Dollar A Day as the recipient for their St. John's, NL fundraiser and raised over $8,500 for our foundation.
Kitchens 4 Missions was sparked by the loss of Anthony Bourdain after his battle with depression. The death of this culinary hero drew attention to mental health challenges not just within the hospitality industry, but the world over
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The St. John's event included a three-course meal with beverage pairings at a selected restaurant, free shuttle service via St. John’s Hop On Hop Off from downtown to the exclusive after-party at Quidi Vidi Brewery, and select complimentary drinks courtesy of Quidi Vidi Brewery, Third Place Cocktails and Collingwood Spirits.
A special thank you goes out to organizer Glenda Ann Robertson, the band The Once for providing entertainment, the aforementioned organizations, all the participating restaurants: Mallard Cottage, No. 4, Terre Restaurant, Chinched, Bernard Stanley Gastropub, Green Door, Piatto Pizzeria & Encota, The Merchant Tavern, Evoo and The Adelaide Oyster House, and to everyone who spent the evening in support of A Dollar A Day!
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Glenda Ann Robertson, owner of Kitchens 4 Missions presenting ADAD Co-Founder Brendan Paddick with proceeds from the event which took place in St. John's on October 19, 2019.
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Mallard Cottage table guests. (Photo credit:
Alick Tsui)
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The Once band performing at Quidi Vidi Brewery. (Photo credit: Alick Tsui)
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RSA and Johnson Employee's Share Their Change
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A Dollar A Day Co-Founders at RSA headquarters with
Ewen Cameron, Senior Vice President of Claims, RSA.
L-R: Alan Doyle, Ewen Cameron, Brendan Paddick, Dr. Andrew Furey.
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Our partnership with RSA and Johnson started back in January and was the first of its kind for both of our organizations. Together, we came up with a fun and engaging nationwide employee team initiative to raise awareness about mental health and addictions among RSA and Johnson's employees. In October we were able to visit the RSA head office in Toronto in order to kick off this initiative. It was great to meet some of the RSA team, and it was especially wonderful to share all of our personal stories and experiences with mental health and addictions.
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Co-Founders Alan Doyle and Brendan Paddick visited Landing Strong in Nova Scotia.
Other programs that have received funding from ADAD are:
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$15,000 Donation to Landing Strong
Landing Strong is a not for profit organization dedicated to promoting resilience and assisting in recovery for those individuals who suffer from PTSD and/or Operational Stress Injuries (OSI), and those that care for PTSD and OSI sufferers. They offer virtual support, real life recovery and strengthening options to help trauma sufferers regroup, reclaim and recalibrate. Their program combines physical activity, group-based learning and individual skill building.
We visited Landing Strong to present them with a cheque for $15,000 in support of their programs.
We had an enriching and enlightening experience hearing from the participants of Landing Strong. Their bravery and passion for service to others is simply remarkable. With our eyes and hearts open, we were honored to hear firsthand the profound and authentic impact Landing Strong has had on their lives.
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Our Corporate Partners
Working to Share the Change for Mental Health
Our corporate partners understand that mental health and addictions impact their employees, their families and their communities. Their support provides operational funds that help us move closer to our
100% goal
- to have 100% of every dollar donated by individual
Dollar-A-Dayers
go directly to frontline mental health and addictions programs, where it is needed most!
This Friday, November 8th, A Dollar A Day will be visiting the head office at Rogers Media in Toronto for their annual Give Together showcase.
Every November Rogers celebrates their Give Together Month campaign, where Rogers employees raise money for charities across Canada. Rogers matches all employee donations dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 per employee. We are so excited to be part of this fantastic campaign!
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Have you followed us on Twitter? Did you Like us on Facebook? Are you following us on Instagram? We’d love to have you join us as a member of our online community, so be sure to look for us @adollaradayfdn and invite your friends and family to do the same!
#ShareTheChange4MH
As we continue to grow, we’re asking for your help! Our goal is to have everyone join together to Share the Change for Mental Health, so we’re asking you and your friends, family, colleagues and neighbours to join our movement!
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A Dollar A Day | 709-753-0794 | info@adollaraday.ca | www.adollaraday.ca
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