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Diary of Events and Happenings in Calgary, Alberta.


Kids Help 2012 Walk

Kids Help Phones, 2012 Walk So Kids Can Talk Location: On Sunday May 6th at Eau Claire market When: Sunday, May 06, 2012 at 1:00 PM Email: alberta@kidshelpphone.ca WebSite: www.walksokidscantalk.com On Sunday May 6th, Bring your friends and family and join 15,000 fellow Canadians from more than 50 communities across the country to help raise funds for Kids Help Phone, Canada's leading youth counselling service. The Walk So Kids Can Talk is Kids Help Phone's biggest fundraising event of the year, and helps ensure professional counsellors are available day or night to answer the thousands of kids who call in or post every week, looking for help, sometimes looking for a lifeline. Kids Help Phone believes that young people's mental health and well-being are responsibilities that we all share as individuals, communities, and organizations. In Calgary, the non-competitive 5K walk will be held at Eau Claire market. It's free to register. Funds are raised individually by participants through pledges and sponsorships.  Corporate, community, school and family teams are all encouraged to register online at www.walksokidscantalk.com.  For more information call 403-476-0386 or email: alberta@kidshelpphone.ca.  It's a fun, family-friendly day for all to enjoy.. Event Details. Location: Eau Claire market