Our story…
On March 5, 2023, my 38 year old uncle Kevin committed suicide. Sadly, my uncle had been trying to seek help for 9 months but due to a broken mental health system he never got it.
On October 15, 2023 my mom and I will be running the Toronto Scotiabank half marathon in memory of my uncle Kevin and to honor his 3 kids, wife and his father (my grandfather). All donations will go to Eli's Place in Toronto. Eli’s Place is a healing farm that supports people with mental illness to sustain a hopeful future - a hopeful future that my uncle did not have in his hometown province in Newfoundland. Please help support those who are continuing their fight by getting the help they need and deserve so that no other person or family has to endure what we did!
Description
For the 160,000 young adults in Ontario grappling with serious mental illness, access to effective treatment is grossly inadequate. The cost in lives lived with debilitating challenges or lost to early death is far too great. The vision of Eli’s Place aims to bring hope. A first-of-its-kind in Canada, Eli’s Place is modelled after a leading rural, residential long-term treatment centre with proven success. Programs that incorporate therapeutic work, specialized care and skills training will offer a path to recovery for people in this underserved age group, giving them the tools to heal and move from simply surviving to living.
Team members
Click on one of our team members below to make a donation.
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Austin Beitle
Raised: $489.80
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Kelly Delaney
Raised: $122.03
Team captain
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | Kelly Delaney | $108.31 |
| Sep 07 | JoAnn Ana Jim Fletcher | $54.63 |
| Sep 06 | Wanda Hennessy | $27.80 |
| Sep 04 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| Sep 03 | Sandra Snow | $27.80 |
| Sep 02 | sharon | $39.60 |
