Media Advisory - Photo Opportunity - Go Further for Youth Mental Health with the 3rd Annual RBC Run for the Kids!

Mayor John Tory to welcome participants and perform official countdown

TORONTO, Sept. 18, 2015 /CNW/ - Over 8,000 people are expected on Saturday, September 19 at Mel Lastman Square to participate in a 5 km walk/run, 7 km run or 15 km run, in support of youth struggling with mental health and addictions. The 2015 event is sold out and marks the third year for the RBC Run for the Kids which raises funds for Sunnybrook Health Science Centre's Family Navigation Project, a program that helps youth aged 13-26 and their families find the specialized mental health and addiction services they need.  

WHO:	Mayor John Tory Dave McKay, President and CEO, RBC Dr. Barry McLellan, President and CEO, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Dr. Anthony Levitt, Medical Director, Family Navigation Project and Chief, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre RBC Olympians Jason Burnett (Silver medal in trampoline gymnastics), Samuel Effah (100m and 200m sprinter) Jayna Hefford (Gold medal in hockey) and Kevin Rempel (Bronze medal in sledge hockey)
WHEN:		Saturday, September 19, 2015 8:00 a.m. – 15km starts 8:25 a.m. – Mayor John Tory welcomes participants and performs countdown of 7km race 8:50 a.m. – Mayor John Tory and Dave McKay welcome participants and perform countdown of 5km walk/run
WHERE:		Mel Lastman Square 5100 Yonge Street Toronto, ON

SOURCE Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

For additional information or to confirm attendance/interviews, please contact: Nadia Radovini, Communications Advisor, Sunnybrook, 416-480-4040 (416-671-9147 on event day), [email protected]; Lia McKay, Stellick Marketing Communications, 416-603-9452 x 304 (416-738-4322 on event day), [email protected]; André C. Roberts, RBC Brand and Corporate Citizenship Communications, 416-313-7436 (647-535-6574 on event day), [email protected]