Pitching in: Couple’s cross-country tour aims to raise $100,000 for Kids Help Phone
Richard and Pam Eyram are embarking on a cross-country cycling tour to raise $100,000 for Kids Help Phone, a charity providing mental health support to young people. The couple aims to raise awareness about the importance of mental health services while traveling from Vancouver to Halifax. Their journey will begin on May 31 and is expected to conclude around Labour Day.
- ▪Richard and Pam Eyram will cycle across Canada to raise funds for Kids Help Phone.
- ▪The couple hopes to raise $100,000 and increase awareness of mental health services.
- ▪Kids Help Phone offers free counseling to young people aged five to 29 across Canada.
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Open this photo in gallery:Richard Eyram, pictured with his wife Pam in Vancouver on Wednesday, will be cycling across the country to raise money for Kids Help Phone, where Ms. Eyram volunteers.ETHAN CAIRNS/The Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe organizers: Richard and Pam EyramThe pitch: Raising $100,000The cause: Kids Help PhoneWhen the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020 and restrictions were placed on social movements, Pam Eyram started volunteering with Kids Help Phone, one of the few national services available to help young people facing mental health challenges. Ms. Eyram, 55, had been a long-time social worker in Toronto and she specialized in work with children.
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