Meet Graham Trude. Graham is a country music artist who served in Afghanistan and is now a police officer in Orangeville, Ontario. He has written and recorded a new song “Seen What I’ve Seen”, which is a single highlighting his personal experience battling Operational Stress.
Proceeds from this song will be donated to support our national mental health programs and we thank Graham for his willingness to use his artistic talent to share his story and, ultimately, raise funds and awareness to help his fellow Veterans and First Responders in their time of need. #InThisTogether.
Proud to welcome the Conception Bay South Fire Department to the WWC team! This is our first Partnership Agreement with a fire service in Atlantic Canada and follows our partnership with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary that was launched in April. Over 20% of the Conception Bay South Fire Department members are still serving or Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, which is something we see across the First Responder community nationally. Our message to the men and women of uniform service is clear: whether you serve or have served our country at home or abroad, our mental health programs are here for you and your family in your time of need. #InThisTogether Town of Conception Bay South Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
Today we pause and remember the service and sacrifice of Corporal Nathan Cirillo, killed 4 years ago while standing sentry at the National War Memorial, and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, who was run down just days before the Parliament Hill shootings. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and the entire Canadian Armed Forces community. We will remember them.
In 2013 we made a 10-year, $400,000 commitment to the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) to create the Wounded Warriors Canada Doctoral Scholarship. Our team is proud to announce that Stephanie Houle-Jounson (sixth from left in the photo) from the University of Ottawa is our 2018 recipient! Stephanie's research will focus on moral injury in the Canadian Armed Forces. It was an extra special Scholarship announcement this year as we also welcomed Lundbeck Canada as our first research sponsor. Complete details on both announcements here: https://woundedwarriors.ca/wounded-warriors-lundbeck-cimvhr/ #InThisTogether
Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research
With Remembrance Day one month away we are proud to announce that Robert Pilon, who played the signature roles of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables and The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera (in the Toronto Productions and across Canada), will host a WWC benefit concert in Toronto on November 8th.
The event, titled Robert Pilon and Friends: A Time To Remember, will feature a musical concert of varied and wonderful talent including including Jully Black, Dr. Draw (electric violinist extraordinaire), Holly Carr (performance artist), and a sixty member choir. The concert will take place at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts at 8:00pm.
Thanks to the generous sponsorship support, all tickets sold will contribute directly to the provision of our mental health programs. Tickets are now available and can be purchased from the theatre at the following link: https://www1.ticketmaster.ca/event/100054CE11AFA983
#InThisTogether
Expanding our impact, reducing mental health stigma, changing livesone partnership at a time. Welcome to the WWC family, Belleville Police, Fire and Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services: https://www.intelligencer.ca/…/city-first-responders-team-u… #InThisTogether defined. Belleville Police Association Hastings-Quinte EMS
On this Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day we honour the service and sacrifice of our dedicated officers and remember the six fallen comrades being honoured this year. #HeroesInLife
We're proud to announce a new partnership with Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services (MFES) and the Mississauga Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local 1212. Moving forward, we will work directly with MFES to add an additional layer of mental health program support for their members (active and retired) and their families.
“Having Wounded Warriors of Canada as part of our core team strengthens the mental health support we can offer our emergency service workers,” -- Tim Beckett, Fire Chief, Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services.
"The Mississauga Fire Fighters Association is pleased to partner with Wounded Warriors to further expand on our mental health safety net by providing us much needed support and increased awareness through their extensive experience," Chris Varcoe, Mississauga Fire Fighters Association President.
Learn more here: https://woundedwarriors.ca/wounded-warriors-mississauga-pa…/ #InThisTogether
Load in almost complete at the Spartan World Championships! Beginning on Friday, three endurance athletes will step inside their own shipping container where they will run in an environment deprived of light, sound and any other typical data used to gauge and monitor performance. The athlete running the furthest during the 24-hours will walk away with bragging rights with the true victory being those who are helped from this event. The event is being hosted by The Whiteboard Project to raise awareness and funds in support of our mental health programs. To learn more or to donate visit: https://www.thewhiteboardproject.com/ll24h-donate #InThisTogether
Over the last couple of days and, indeed, for several years, we've been asked about the benefits PTSD Service Dogs provide for our ill and injured Veterans, First Responders and their families. It is stories like this that reinforce what the latest efficacy study highlights, and what we've known for years to be true: PTSD Service Dogs can change and save lives. Our thanks as always to our donors across the country who make our programs possible. #InThisTogether
17 years ago today, 2974 lives and families were changed forever. Over 1,000 people have died from exposure to debris and more than 37,000 are officially recognized as sick. The attacks profoundly impacted Canada, resulting in our 12 year operations in Afghanistan where we lost 162 Canadians and thousands have been forever changed as a result of their service.
September 11th is also Canada's National Day of Service. It is meant to remember the courage and compassion in the aftermath of 9/11 and rekindle the spirit of kindness and goodwill that unified our country, which was best exhibited by our friends in Gander, Newfoundland. Get involved anyway you can, contribute to a cause near to you, and may we never forget!
Last night over 1,000 people came together in York Region (Ontario), fully engaged and willing to spend their hard earned personal funds to ensure we are able to make our mental health programs possible. $500,000 raised (a WWC one night event record!) and an invaluable, life-changing message sent loud and clear to our Veterans, First Responders and their families: when it comes to your health and wellness, Canadians stand beside and behind you. Help is available. You are NOT alone. We are #InThisTogether.
Our thanks to the incredible team at York Regional Police, the sponsors, and everybody who purchased ticketsmaking it a Sold Out event!
A new WWC Battlefield Bike Ride record: BBR19 has Sold Out in less than 6 hours! We are humbled, thankful and honoured for the outpouring of support from across the country and, indeed, around the world. Lives will be forever changed and saved thanks to your commitment and support of our ill and injured Veterans, First Responders and their families. #InThisTogether defined as we Honour the Fallen and Help the Living.
We're excited to announce the completion of the first-ever WWC Before Operational Stress program (BOS)! BOS is an innovative group-based program that has been carefully designed to enhance the resilience and mental health for members of our Canadian Armed Forces, First Responders, Corrections Officers, and 911 Operators. It consists of 16 hours of education and group process, facilitated by trauma therapists who bring together cutting-edge clinical approaches with recognized scientific expertise.
Our thanks to the participating members from the Calgary Firefighters Association! You can learn more about our BOS program here: https://woundedwarriors.ca/how-we-help/bos/ #InThisTogether
What a weekend that was! On behalf of WWC, we want to thank all of the participants, donors and sponsors who made our Highway of Heroes Bike Ride in Ontario and British Columbia an incredible success. Donations continue to come and appear set to push the collective tally OVER the $200,000 mark! This is an incredible contribution and reinforces how much of an impact can be made when we get #INTHISTOGETHER for mental health. We look forward to sharing how their hard earned funds translate into life changing and family saving outcomes.
Our 2018 Highway of Heroes Bike Ride is officially underway! We have two outstanding teams, cycling thousands of kilometres apart in British Columbia and Ontario, united in one mission: to honour the fallen and help the living. #InThisTogether Cervélo Garneau VIA Rail Canada
Devastating news. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims families and all members of the Fredericton Police Force, who lost two of their members today. https://www.cbc.ca/…/brookside-drive-fredericton-police-1.4…
Amazing to see Canadians supporting our #InThisTogether initiative in so many different ways across the country. Have a look at this corn maze at Cricklewood Farm in Brighton, Ontario! Donations in support of our programs accepted from now until the end of the season. We can all do our part to help those who serve our country at home and abroad in their time of need.
We had the priviledge of getting to know some of the Humboldt First Responders as part of our Tribute to Your Service Program held in Saskatchewan last month. They have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support they’ve received from around the world and wanted take a moment to say Thank You. Please view and help us share. #InThisTogether
Wounded Warriors, I can’t thank you enough for sponsoring Onix through (NSD) National Service Dogs! I’m thoroughly exhausted because of all the training we have gone through this week with our dogs! Tomorrow we will be travelling home to BC with Onix and a fresh start at life and living again!
Words can not express my total gratitude! I’d love to be able to post a few pics!
I am so grateful for Wounded Warriors Canada and their continuing support to CanPraxis. This program has helped save my relationship with my spouse and children. I cannot thank Steve and Jim enough for all they do for our community of Veterans and First Responders.
We are In This Together!
Thankyou Wounded Warriors Canada
Wonderful experience. We’ll will be forever thankful
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Inspiring and incredible athletes. I only wish this had been done at the end of the second world war… my cousin would have benefited from it so much.
I'm wondering if there are magnetic ribbons available anywhere? I used to have one on my car, but lost it. (I think the carwash owns it now).
Thanks for all the help. The men & women who put it on the line for our country & communities deserve not to be forgotten for their service. I got to say thanks to the first responders that saved my life, & many have thanked me for my service. I'm always in search of those who have slipped through the cracks.
Thanks for all that you do.
Wounded Warriors have helped us in the past and we are grateful for all of their support. - The Kerr Family
Outstanding work to all of you!! Proud to say I served!! Hope one day I will be able to do this bike ride!! Trying to get better and stronger!!
The greatest group around for our wounded Brothers and Sisters in Arms who give their all for our freedoms we enjoy
I think it is so wonderful to see a group address this critical and continuing issue.
Contacted these guys a number of times for some support after repatriated from Afghanistan from serious injuries. No response waste of time and money!