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Community rallies for Ride

June 14, 2022 By Communications Leave a Comment

Coming together for a common cause was the theme Sunday morning, June 12, as 250 riders and walkers took part in The Payton & Dillon Budd Memorial Ride, presented by the Thomas Alan Budd Foundation. The event raised $106,000 for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Kelowna for essential programs and services for mental health and suicide prevention.

The event, called The Payton & Dillon Budd Memorial Ride in memory of two brothers who lost their lives, doubled as a place to connect, build community, and share stories as a way to increase awareness and understanding around mental health. “Being able to have the ride this year was particularly important because we have spent a long time purposely not connecting as a community in order to maintain our physical health, but it took a toll on our collective mental health,” says Mike Gawliuk, CMHA Kelowna CEO. “As a result we’ve seen a significant increase in need for our mental health programs and services. The money that ride raised – goes directly to supporting that community need.”

This year’s event utilized the Okanagan Rail Trail for a 6km, 25km or 50km bicycle ride and Knox Mountain Park for a 6km walk. It also featured a generous donation from the Thomas Alan Budd Foundation, who matched Budd’s 100 registrants’ first $100 in fundraising. Other local event sponsors included JDS Mining, MNP LLP, Affinity Wellness, Coast Capital Savings, Peter’s Independent Grocer and Smith Creek Cycle who donated a cruiser bike to the top fundraiser.

Gawliuk says the show of support for the event was tremendous. “We are incredibly grateful to the riders, striders, volunteers, sponsors, donors, and community supporters who stepped up to make this event a success and mental health in our community a priority.”

The money raised will stay local, going to CMHA Kelowna programs and services that help people of all ages access the help and support they need to live their best lives. Donations for the CMHA Kelowna ride are being accepted until June 30th on the ride website: cmhakelowna/ride2022

Thank you to Raquel Rodrigues for creating a video of the 2022 event, click here to watch.

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Record attendance and amount raised for Ride

June 29, 2018 By Leave a Comment

It’s a momentous sign that Kelowna is coming together as a mentally healthy community, one rider at a time.  Approximately 500 people came out to ride and $130,000 has been raised, with more coming in, for the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Ride Don’t Hide, which took place in Kelowna June 24th – record numbers for the event.

Locally called The Payton & Dillon Budd Memorial Ride, in memory of two brothers who lost their lives, the ride was billed as a rallying point for people to come together and get loud about mental health and suicide prevention. It’s a sentiment that resonated with the community. “All of us, CMHA Kelowna staff and volunteers, we are all overwhelmed by the response to this event,” says Shelagh Turner, CMHA Kelowna’s Executive Director. “It sends an important message that says to anyone who is having mental health issues or thoughts of suicide – you do not have to hide, you do not have to stay silent. As a community, you are not alone and we are there for you.”

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Join CMHA Kelowna and ride to GET LOUD about mental health

April 5, 2018 By Leave a Comment

 

On June 24, 2018 CMHA Kelowna is bringing their fundraising cycling event Ride Don’t Hide back to the community, to be known locally as The Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Ride.

“At CMHA Kelowna, we want to let anyone struggling in silence to know they are not alone,” explains Shelagh Turner, CMHA Kelowna Executive Director. “That’s why we’re dedicating our Ride Don’t Hide event to the memory of two brothers in our community.  The Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Ride serves as a rallying point for us all and a reminder that we are not alone.” Turner says there has been a significant shift in the community in recent years, “Kelowna has become more focussed and more purposeful in coming together to talk about the meaning and importance of one’s mental health, and building of community so people do not feel so isolated and alone.”

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