The last four years our family has been on a bumpy journey with our nephew Geoff’s diagnosis of Bipolar 1 Schizo-affective disorder.  By sharing our story with people, we have all been humbled and also inspired by the personal situations of many relatives and friends.  As a result, we have come to understand the dire necessity for more and better help for mental health, as well as assistance with navigating and sourcing the options available (or not).   

 

To that end we have made it our mission to be Ambassadors and raise awareness for this need.  Along with my sister Anne Evamy and fellow fundraisers of “Figure 8”, we (Red Art Gallery and Marion Evamy) are participating as sponsors at an event for the new Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health in Calgary.  We are donating a dozen original artworks to the Silent Auction, and Marion will be painting "live" on-site, with the  opportunity for you to bid on the new creation!

 

So our family invite you to come to “A Polo Match for Mental Health” on Saturday July 20, 2019 at the Calgary Polo Club.  If you are unable to attend but want to support the event feel free to visit the “Showpass” link to donate. www.showpass.com/polo_match_for_mental_health/  Please feel free to pass this information along to your Calgary friends.

 

 

The Centre will open in 2021 and mark an important step forward in mental health services for youth in our community. It will provide thousands of young people and their families with crucial new and enhanced services, including specialized triage and the opportunity for immediate referrals to programs on site. 

 

Three significant statistics that make this Centre so needed are:

 

1.            In Canada, 1 in 5 children and teenagers struggle with a mental health condition

2.            Suicide is the second leading cause of death of young people aged 10-24

3.            Since 2003 in Calgary urgent/emergent hospital admissions have increased by 480%

 

 

 

The Evamy family greatly appreciate your consideration of this fundraising event and we would love to be able to enjoy a day at the polo club with you supporting such a worthy cause.

 

In health and wellness,

 

Marion Evamy and Bobb Hamilton

Red Art Gallery

www.redartgallery.ca

www.marionevamy.com

 

 

To find out more about the new Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health please go to:  www.buildthemup.ca