Last Sunday (May 2nd to be exact) was the Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone and my mother and I both walked for our second consecutive year. There was a pretty good turn out down at Eau Claire Market (about 600 walkers), considering the clouds over downtown looked a little menicing. The 5km walk through Prince’s Island Park started in time to avoid the rain and there was just enough wind to cool you down.
This was the 9th year of the walk and so far the walk has raised a total of $2.5 million and the charity is still counting donations from the 50 cities that participated this year. Before the walk started in downtown Calgary, Jessica who had just turned 13 shared some very honorable news with the crowd. For her 13th birthday she asked her friends and family to make their gifts a donation to The Kids Help Phone and she raised over $300. There is some amazing work being done out there by our youth today, it definitely brought a smile to my face.
Kids Help Phone is open 24/7, 365 days a year. If you ever need someone to talk to, there is always a Kids Help Phone Counsellor waiting on the other end of the line at this number: 1-800-668-6868 You can also post a question online or just browse the site to learn more about the troubles kids are facing and how Kids Help Phone can help.