The Mental Illness Foundation Receives a $100,000 Donation from CIBC
On June 6, the Mental Illness Foundation received a cheque in the amount of $100,000 from CIBC during the official opening of the CIBC banking centre Quartier DIX30 in Brossard, QC. “Today, we are pleased to contribute to the Mental Illness Foundation and support their efforts to raise awareness about mental illness and demystify taboos related to mental health issues in Quebec,” declared Mr. Sylvain Vinet, Senior Vice-President, Eastern Canada, CIBC Retail Markets,.
The donation, presented as part of the Foundation’s fundraising campaign “It’s Urgent to Act”, will allow it to pursue and develop its youth-oriented program Partners for Life and the Nothing’s Working? program targeting employees and managers, as well as its upcoming program aimed at preventing depression in seniors. This most generous contribution on the part of the CIBC will also be used to establish a research fund to support young researchers in the field of mental health and to create a multiservice centre for the improvement of the quality of life and the promotion of mental health. The centre will provide integrated guidance and information services, as well as training related to its programs.
“Once again, the Mental Illness Foundation is proud to count on the support of CIBC. For close to 10 years now, this great financial institution has been extending its support to the Foundation as it works to prevent mental illness. This gesture on the part of CIBC is a demonstration of its intent to play a key role in the fight against mental illness and contribute to the wellbeing of all Quebeckers,” stated Dr Martin Tremblay, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Mental Illness Foundation.
At any one time in Quebec, one out of every six people suffers from one type of mental illness or another. Thanks to the support of corporations such as CIBC, not only can the Foundation help with early detection of mental illness but it can also inform and raise public awareness to ultimately reduce human suffering and the resulting social and economic costs. The Mental Illness Foundation applauds and thanks CIBC for its generous gift and its help in advancing the cause of mental illness.
Left to right: Éric Lucas, ancien champion du monde de boxe, Michel Lachapelle, directeur général, District de la Rive-Sud, Banque CIBC, Sylvain Vinet, Premier vice-président, Distribution, Détail, Est du Canada, Banque CIBC, Daniel Lucier, conseiller, Ville de Brossard, Chantal Sauvé, directrice, centre bancaire CIBC Quartier DIX30, Alexandra Mendès, députée fédérale, Brossard-La Prairie, Dr Martin Tremblay, président du conseil d’administration de la Fondation des maladies mentales, Sylvie Bérubé, vice-présidente associée, District de la Rive-Sud, Banque CIBC, Michel Cantin, vice-président, Marché du Québec, Banque CIBC.