Kids Help Phone and Bell honoured by Canadian wireless association - This year's Walk for Kids Help Phone takes place on Sunday, May 2
OTTAWA,
Kids Help Phone and long-time partner Bell were honoured last night as recipients of the Canadian
Wireless Telecommunications Association's "Connected to the Community" award, which recognizes
outstanding organizations that have partnered with Canada's wireless industry to improve the lives of
Canadians.
Since 1989, Kids Help Phone has worked to advance the well-being of Canadian children and youth by
providing them anonymous and confidential professional counselling, referrals and information. In 2009,
Kids Help Phone supported kids more than 2.4 million times, across all counselling platforms available to
them, including phone calls answered, online posts and online visits.
"Kids Help Phone is thrilled to be honoured by the CWTA for our work to maximize access to our services
by young people," said Lesley Sims, Ontario Regional Director for Kids Help Phone. "Working closely with
Bell to ensure we offer the latest mobile and online capabilities has helped improve the lives of many young
and vulnerable kids in class="xn-location">Canada."
Said Wade Oosterman, President of Bell Mobility: "As a founding partner of Kids Help Phone, Bell supports
the national organization's continued evolution in the ways it responds to today's technology-savvy and
wireless-oriented youth - including making all Bell Mobility calls to Kids Help Phone free and anonymous."
Walk for Kids Help Phone
The Bell team has raised more than $6 million for Kids Help Phone by leading the Walk for Kids Help
Phone each year. Bell invites all Canadians to join us for the Walk on May 2 at the following locations to
help ensure there is always a counsellor there when a kid calls.
Please visit walkforkidshelpphone.ca for more information.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing consumers and business with solutions to all
their communications needs, including Bell Mobility wireless, high-speed Bell Internet, Bell TV direct
to-home satellite television, Bell Home phone local and long distance, and IP-broadband and information
and communications technology (ICT) services. Bell is proud to be a Premier National Partner and the
exclusive Telecommunications Partner to the class="xn-location">Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games.
Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For information on Bell's products and services,
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Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's
Bowring Park (Waterford Bridge Road entrance)
1:00 p.m.
PEI
Charlottetown
Confederation Landing
1:00 p.m.
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Shubie Park, Dartmouth
1:00 p.m.
New Brunswick
Moncton
Centennial Park Bandstand
1:00 p.m.
Saint John
Rockwood Park
1:00 p.m.
Quebec
Montreal
Parc Maisonneuve
10:30 a.m.
Quebec
Place d'Youville
10:30 a.m.
Sherbrooke
Marché de la Gare (Lac des Nations)
10:30 a.m.
Victoriaville
Lactancia/Parmalat
10:00 a.m.
Ontario - East, West, North and South
Arnprior
Robert Simpson Park
10:00 a.m.
Barrie
South Shore Community Centre
11:00 a.m.
Chatham
Tecumseh Park, William Street North and Stanley Avenue
10:00 a.m.
Hamilton
Bayfront Park
10:00 a.m.
Kingston
Lemoine Point Conservation Area - Trillium Trail
12:00 noon
Kitchener-Waterloo
Bingemans
12:00 noon
London
TD Waterhouse Stadium
12:00 noon
Niagara
Jaycee Gardens - St. Catharines
10:00 a.m.
Ottawa
Vincent Massey Park
10:30 a.m.
Owen Sound
Harrison Park
12:00 noon
Quinte
Zwick's Park West - Belleville
10:00 a.m.
Sarnia
Centennial Park - Dow People Place
12:00 noon
Sault Ste Marie
Bellevue Park
11:00 a.m.
Sudbury
Bell
11:00 a.m.
Thunder Bay
St. Ignatius High School
11:00 a.m.
Windsor
Derwent Park (behind Place Concorde)
12:00 noon
Ontario - GTA
Durham (Ajax)
Ajax Rotary Park
11:00 a.m.
Mississauga
Erindale Park
10:00 a.m.
Toronto
Coronation Park
10:00 a.m.
York Region
Boyd Conservation Area
10:00 a.m.
Saskatchewan
Regina
Saskatchewan Science Centre
1:00 p.m.
Yorkton
Sacred Heart High School
2:30 p.m.
Manitoba
Winnipeg
St. Vital Park
10:00 a.m.
Alberta
Calgary
Eau Claire Market
2:00 p.m.
Edmonton
Rundle Park, ACT Recreation Centre
11:00 a.m.
Fort McMurray
Borealis Park
1:00 p.m.
Grande Prairie
Muskoseepi Park
1:00 p.m.
Lethbridge
Henderson Lake Park
1:00 p.m.
Medicine Hat
Henderson Lake Park
1:00 p.m.
Red Deer
Heritage Ranch
1:00 p.m.
British Columbia
Fraser Valley
Mill Lake Park No.1 North
11:00 a.m.
Gibsons
Winegarden Park
11:00 a.m.
Kelowna
The Dolphines at Rhapsody Plaza
11:00 a.m.
Nanaimo
Country Club Centre, E&N Trail
11:00 a.m.
Vancouver
Langara Family YMCA
11:00 a.m.
Victoria
Clover Point Park
11:00 a.m.
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