Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity - This Halloween, Nova Scotia is dressing up for a good cause

BMO Boolathon Raises Money for Kids Help Phone

HALIFAX, Oct. 27, 2011 /CNW/ - On Saturday and Sunday, Nova Scotia is getting dressed up in its best Halloween attire, and will bowl in support of the kids in its community.

The 2011 BMO Boolathon in support of Kids Help Phone will raise much-needed funds to ensure Kids Help Phone's professional counsellors continue to be there any time of the day or night, 365 days a year, to help young people deal with concerns large or small. 

The lives of young people change for the better when communities care. See who is making it happen this year. There will also be:

• Interviews with community leaders
• Fun costumes to make great photos
• Bowling for kids
• And nearly 70 individuals expected this year to have fun for a serious cause

Event Date: Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30

Honourary Chair: Laura Charlton, District Vice President Nova Scotia, BMO Bank of Montreal

Bowling Locations: Halifax, Glace Bay / Sydney, Lunenburg/Mahone Bay

Bowling Address and Time Slot:

Halifax
Sunday, October 30
Fairlanes
Halifax Shopping Centre
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Glace Bay / Sydney
Saturday, October 29
Knox Bowling/Town Centre Lanes
232 Commercial St., Glace Bay
4:00-6:00pm

Lunenburg/Mahone Bay
Saturday, October 29
Bowlarama
79 Victoria Rd., Lunenburg
1:00-2:30pm

The fundraising efforts of this community will make a difference in the lives of kids everywhere by ensuring continued access to a free, professional counselling, information and referral service.

About Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone is Canada's only bilingual phone and on-line counselling service for youth. It's free, anonymous and confidential.  Professional counsellors are available any time of the day or night, 365 days a year, to help young people deal with concerns large or small.  As a national community-based charity, Kids Help Phone relies on individual and corporate donations to fund these vital services.

About BMO
As a Founding Sponsor, BMO Financial Group has expressed unwavering commitment to Kids Help Phone since its inception in 1989. BMO is proud to be the title sponsor of the BMO Boolathon in support of Kids Help Phone, a fun and highly successful fundraising event created by a group of BMO employees in 1991. In 2010, the event was hosted in close to 50 sites across the country, raising $1 million to help fund essential phone and online counselling services for children throughout Canada. BMO also supports a number of local Kids Help Phone events.

SOURCE: Kids Help Phone

Media Contacts: 

BMO Financial Group: 
Beja Rodeck, Toronto, [email protected], [phone]
Sarah Bensadoun, Montreal, [email protected], [phone]

Kids Help Phone:
Toronto, [phone]
Deborah Jussome, Montreal, [email protected], [phone] ext 8217