March 1, 2010

Canadian Comedienne Mary Walsh featured speaker at 2010 Breakfast of Champions Event
Thursday, May 6, 2010
7:30-9:30 a.m.
London Convention Centre

London, Ontario – One of Canada’s most beloved comediennes and political satirists, Mary Walsh, will be the featured speaker at the 4th annual Breakfast of Champions. The event will take place on May 6 at the London Convention Centre.

Best known for her roles in the critically acclaimed CODCO and This Hour has 22 Minutes, Walsh has been entertaining Canadians for more than 20 years, and is the recipient of more than 30 Gemini Awards and The Order of Canada. Through it all, she has battled alcoholism and an overwhelming sense of abandonment. Walsh will share her personal story of triumph over adversity and lend her voice to minimizing the stigma associated with those living with a mental illness and/or addiction.

Breakfast of Champions is a fundraising event presented by St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association London-Middlesex (CMHA) and highlights the issues of mental health in our community. Now in its fourth year, the event attracts an audience of more than 650 annually, and will support specialized mental health care programs aligned with both St. Joseph’s Regional Mental Health Care and the CMHA. Murray Faulkner, Chief, London Police Services will serve as the honorary chair for this year's event.

A special feature of the event is the annual presentation of the “Champion of Mental Health” award, which honours a local individual or organization for their contributions to mental health care delivery or promotion.
To nominate an individual or organization for the Champion of Mental Health Award, please access this form
( 126kb .pdf download).

The event is expected to sell-out early, but tickets are currently still available. Tickets are $50 per person or $500 for a table of 10. For single ticket purchase, please click here.

To purchase more than 1 ticket or a table for 10, please contact the foundation at 519-646-6085

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St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation
St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation gathers, grows and grants philanthropic funds that enable St. Joseph's Health Care, London to pursue excellence in care, teaching and research. Through donor support, the foundation contributes to advances in the delivery of patient care, specialized equipment, research initiatives and capital funds for hospital building projects at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkwood Hospital, Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, Regional Mental Health Care London and St. Thomas and the Lawson Health Research Institute. One of the largest charitable organizations in Southwestern Ontario, St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation is accredited as one of only 250 Canadian charities to adhere to Imagine Canada's Ethical Fundraising & Financial Accountability Code.

St. Joseph's Health Care, London
St. Joseph's is one of Canada's leading multi-specialty academic health care centres with expertise in five main areas - acute/ambulatory care, specialized geriatrics, rehabilitation, specialized mental health care, complex and veterans care, and long term care. The St. Joseph's family of facilities and services encompasses: St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkwood Hospital, Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, Regional Mental Health Care London and St. Thomas, and Lawson Health Research Institute. For more information visit www.sjhc.london.on.ca

The Canadian Mentlah Health Association (CMHA)
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), founded in 1918, is one of the oldest voluntary organizations in Canada. Each year, it provides direct service to more than 100,000 Canadians through the combined efforts of more than 10,000 volunteers and staff across Canada in over 135 communities. As a nation-wide, voluntary organization, the Canadian Mental Health Association promotes the mental health of all Canadians and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness. The CMHA accomplishes this mission through advocacy, education, research and service delivery.

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