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- BMO employees in Ontario will be walking with community members in support of Kids Help Phone in the Walk so Kids Can Talk presented by BMO on Sunday, May 5
- Thousands of BMO employees participating in more than 30 community and virtual walks across Canada
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 2, 2013) - On Sunday, May 5th, BMO employees are putting on their walking shoes in support of the kids within communities across Canada.
Walk so Kids Can Talk presented by BMO in support of Kids Help Phone will raise much-needed funds to ensure Kids Help Phone's professional counsellors continue to be there any time, day or night, 365 days a year, to help kids and teens deal with concerns large or small.
As a proud founding sponsor and partner of Kids Help Phone for over two decades, thousands of BMO employees in Canada will participate in both community and virtual walks across Canada.
When: Sunday, May 5, 2013
Walk Locations: Barrie, Chatham, Durham (Ajax), Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Mississauga, Niagara, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Peterborough, Sarnia, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor, York Region
Time: Varies by location; see below:
| Barrie |
| Southshore Community Centre |
| 205 Lakeshore Drive |
| Registration: 9:30 a.m. |
| Walk start: 11:00 a.m. |
| Chatham |
| Tecumseh Park |
| 50 William St. N |
| Registration: 9:00 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| Durham (Ajax) |
| Ajax Rotary Park |
| Westney Road S. & Lake Driveway W. |
| Registration: 10:00 a.m. |
| Walk start: 11:00 a.m. |
| Hamilton |
| F.H. Sherman Recreation Park |
| 388 First Road E., Stoney Creek |
| Registration: 9:00 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| Kingston |
| Lemoine Point Conservation Area |
| Trillium Trail |
| Registration: 8:30 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| Kitchener-Waterloo |
| Bingemans Park |
| 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener |
| Registration: 8:30 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| London |
| Thames Park |
| 25 Ridout St. S. |
| Registration: 8:30 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| Mississauga |
| Streetsville Memorial Park |
| 335 Church St. |
| Registration: 8:30 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| Niagara |
| Jaycee Gardens |
| 543 Ontario St., St. Catharines |
| Registration: 8:30 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| Ottawa |
| Vincent Massey Park |
| Heron Road and Riverside Drive |
| Registration: 8:30 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| Owen Sound |
| Harrison Park |
| 2nd Avenue & 3a Street W. |
| Registration: 9:00 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| Peterborough |
| Nicholls Oval Pavillion |
| 725 Armour Road |
| Registration: 9:00 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| Sarnia |
| Centennial Park |
| 430 Front St. N. |
| Registration: 9:00 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| Sudbury |
| Adanac Ski Chalet |
| 744 Beatrice Crescent |
| Registration: 10:00 a.m. |
| Walk start: 11:00 a.m. |
| Toronto |
| Woodbine Park |
| Coxwell Ave. & Lakeshore Blvd. E. |
| Registration: 8:00 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| Windsor |
| Place Concorde |
| 515 Forest Glade Dr. |
| Registration: 9:00 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
| York Region |
| Boyd Conservation Area |
| 8739 Islington Ave., Vaughan |
| Registration: 9:00 a.m. |
| Walk start: 10:00 a.m. |
The fundraising efforts of these communities will make a difference in the lives of kids everywhere by ensuring continued access to a free, professional counselling, information and referral service.
About BMO Financial Group
For more than 195 years, BMO Financial Group has believed in community reinvestment and corporate and social responsibility in the communities it serves. In 2012, BMO contributed more than $87.6 million in donations, sponsorships and events in Canada and the United States to groups, organizations and programs that help build and sustain resilient, vital and healthy communities.
Internet: www.bmo.com
Twitter: @BMO
About Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone is a Canadian and world leader, known for our expertise in providing vital, innovative, and professional counselling services to children and youth. Since 1989, we have offered children, teens and young adults in Canada a critical lifeline of hope and support, through our free, anonymous and confidential service. Our professional counsellors support the mental health and well-being of young people ages five to 20, in urban, rural, and remote communities, by providing one-on-one counselling, information and resources online and by phone. Our internationally recognized, award-winning websites are considered a model of child-focused interactive design, and offer online counselling forums and engaging, therapeutic games, tools and information to encourage resilience and self-care. A community-based national charity, Kids Help Phone receives no core government funding and relies on community and corporate support to keep our essential service available. We're there for the 6.5 million young people in Canada, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in English and in French.
*Source: represents the age group Kids Help Phone serves (from 5 to 20) according to Statistics Canada 2011.
To learn more about Kids Help Phone, please visit www.kidshelpphone.ca. To register to Walk so Kids Can Talk today, visit http://www.walksokidscantalk.ca/.
You can also follow us at:
BMO Financial Group:
Krysta Cooke, Toronto
(416) 867-3996
krysta.cooke@bmo.com
Kids Help Phone:
Pascale Guillotte, Toronto
(416) 581-8974
Pascale.guillotte@kidshelpphone.ca