by Gerald Haslam – founding member of Coast Mental Health Foundation, author, past member of The Courage To Come Back Executive Committee My involvement with Courage began on a rainy fall day in 1998. Hugh Mitchell, a stockbroker and friend I’d done business with since the early 80s, reached me by phone. “I’ve found something really fascinating, […]
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Wendy St. Marie, 2015 Courage To Come Back Award Recipient – Speech, Courage Launch, January 6, 2016 I want to tell you how being nominated and going through the process has affected me and to ENCOURAGE others to nominate. I had the very great honour of being the recipient of last year’s Courage To Come Back Award
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by Gerald Haslam – founding member of Coast Mental Health Foundation, author, past member of The Courage To Come Back Executive Committee Jerome Bouvier received the 2011 Courage To Come Back award in the Addiction category because his friend Ted Kuntz wrote a letter. No, that’s not the whole story, not by a long shot, but
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BC-Wide Courage To Come Back Nominations The Power of The Human Spirit You can hear the passion in Lorne Segal’s voice when he talks about The Courage To Come Back Awards. Segal, President of Kingswood Properties Ltd., is the Chair of the BC-wide campaign of recognition, and its number-one cheerleader. “The Courage Awards are such
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by Darrell Burnham, CEO Coast Mental Health Coast Mental Health staff see hope and triumph every day. Coast Mental Health started the CTCB Awards seventeen years ago. We saw this event as means to highlight the triumph and perseverance of the human spirit. Through the Courage Awards, we meet six remarkable people who demonstrate these
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by Sandra Yuen MacKay, 2013 Courage To Come Back Award Recipient How the Courage To Come Back Mental Health Award Award changed my life Hello my name is Sandra Yuen MacKay. I received the Courage To Come Back award in 2012 in the mental health category. I struggled with mental illness for many years. Tormented
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by Mark Ash, 2010 Courage To Come Back Award Recipient Courage Recipient Mark Ash I’m very happy to be here and to share my story with you. Actually, I’m happy to be anywhere and able to do things that “normal people” do. I’m happy that I can use my hands again and for being able
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Courage To Come Back Awards Nominations How do I know who qualifies for a Courage To Come Back Award? The person must be a resident of British Columbia and give consent to be nominated. Virtually anyone who has overcome difficulties and inspires you or others can be nominated. Visit the (nomination landing page) to read
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Nominations Launch The momentum behind Coast Mental Health’s annual fundraising gala is starting to gather, with the nomination process having kicked off with a “soft” launch in the first week of December. That introduction is the lead up to the January 6 media nominations launch when things will really start hopping. “There are a number
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Six Courage Awards presented every year The annual Courage To Come Back Awards recognize abilities, celebrate differences and give centre stage to six British Columbians who have overcome tremendous challenges, yet reach out to help others in our province. They are our loved ones, our neighbours, our friends, who have faced seemingly–insurmountable odds and who
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