16th Prestige Wine Tasting - Great chefs and business world turn out in force to raise $200,000 for youth

The 16th edition of the Mental Illness Foundation’s Prestige Wine-Tasting event, presented on April 13 at the Montreal Science Centre, was an unqualified success. More than 375 guests from the business world and the healthcare network took part in the benefit event, helping to raise more than $200,000 for the Partners for Life program. Since 1998, the program’s team of field facilitators has visited more than 630 schools across Quebec, meeting with 700,000 students, 8,000 parents and 22,000 care providers to raise awareness about depression, prevent suicide and encourage young people to stay in school.

We're touched and pleased that so many business people turned out to support our youth awareness program. With these funds, our activity leaders will be able to reach even more young people, parents and care providers in the schools over the next year," explained Jean-Luc Taschereau, president, Mental Illness Foundation.

Click here for the official release and pictures of the event.