MONTREAL – With just days to go before Bell Let's Talk Day on January 27, Bell issued a public thank you to the Canadian organizations supporting the initiative and promoting its messages around mental health.
"A huge thank you to all the individuals and organizations joining the Bell Let's Talk team to help get everyone talking about mental health. What better way to fight the stigma than having Canada's finest brands actively promoting the cause?" said Clara Hughes, national spokesperson for Bell Let's Talk, in the news release. "When you send your own messages on Bell Let's Talk Day, you not only let those who struggle know they have your support, you also drive Bell's funding of mental health programs all year round at no extra cost to you. Please join us on January 27 and let's keep moving Canada's mental health forward!"
Over the past five years of Bell Let's Talk, the list of organizations joining the mental health conversation has grown to include Canadian media companies, government organizations of every kind, academic institutions, sports teams, business associations and Bell partners and competitors. The lengthy list includes:
- Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
- Acadia Broadcasting
- AOL Canada
- Atlantic University Sport
- Banff World Media Festival
- BBC
- Calgary Stampede
- The Campaign to Change Direction
- Canada Basketball
- Canadian Armed Forces
- Canadian Curling Association
- Canadian Film Centre
- Canadian Media Production Association
- Canadian Olympic Committee
- Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Canadian School Counsellor
- Canadian Soccer Association
- Captivate
- Caribbean Carnival Toronto Festival
- The Chronicle Herald
- Cinémas Guzzo
- Cineplex
- Cogeco
- Culture Days
- The Daily Gleaner
- Dynacare
- Dynamic Outdoor
- Festival d'été de Québec
- Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
- Francofolies de Montréal
- The Guardian (Charlottetown)
- Give an Hour
- The Globe and Mail
- Hot Docs
- IMAGI
- Juice Mobile
- La Presse / Gesca
- Metro
- MLSE – Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
- Monster Media
- Montréal Canadiens
- Montréal en Lumière
- Montréal en Santé
- Moods Magazine
- National Basketball Association Canada
- National Football League Canada / NFL.com
- National Music Centre
- National Newswatch
- Native Touch
- Newad
- Newcap
- Ottawa Senators
- Outfront
- Pattison Outdoor
- Postmedia
- Radio-Canada
- Raptors 905
- Rogers Communications
- Sharkfin Taxi Media
- Star Touch
- Tapped Mobile
- Telus
- The Telegram
- The Telegraph-Journal
- The Times & Transcript
- Toronto FC
- Toronto International Film Festival
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Toronto Raptors
- Toronto Star / Torstar
- Twitter Canada
- UB Media
- Unifor
- Universal Music Canada
- V Télé
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- WFC2
- The Writers Guild of Canada
- Xpeto
- Zoom Media
On the sixth annual Bell Let's Talk Day on January 27, Bell will donate 5 cents to Canadian mental health programs for every text message, wireless and long distance call made by Bell customers, every tweet using #BellLetsTalk, and every Facebook share of the Bell Let's Talk Day image at Facebook.com/BellLetsTalk.
