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Doug, Brenda and our family's tribute to Kate Harris
Welcome!
Be a Fundraiser!
Be a Fundraiser!
In support of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Thames Valley Please join us!!
Bring your bicycle, your running shoes or your cool car and help us support mental health initiatives.
If you prefer not to register or you are not able to attend and still want to help? Click on the link to donate!
Be a Fundraiser!
Be a Fundraiser!
Be a Fundraiser!
If joining us to ride / walk the runway, please consider registering to create your own fundraising page and help support this cause!
Or just come on by to take it all in! Your participation will ensure we all enjoy a fun family evening with something for everyone! No entry fee - just contribute as you are able on the event day
Reduce the stigma!!
Not able to join us?
City of London Fire Department
London Jet Aircraft Museum
Not able to join us but still want to help? Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley does amazing work and deserves our support
London Jet Aircraft Museum
City of London Fire Department
London Jet Aircraft Museum
Great place and great people! Please check them out!
City of London Fire Department
City of London Fire Department
London International Airport
London International Airport
London International Airport
This event would not be possible without the amazing folks from the London International Airport!
2019 Bike Ride London to Halifax
Daily blogs from our 2019 ride through Eastern Canada
Some Pictures from last year's event....
Reduce the Stigma!
It is OK ! Let's talk about Mental Health
The last Word
Hi Friends!
The efforts must continue to end the stigma associated with mental health conditions!
We look forward to continued efforts and thank you all for the support and encouragement you have provided!
I hope that by continuing to share our story, we have helped encourage you all to look after yourselves, and to help those you touch a
Hi Friends!
The efforts must continue to end the stigma associated with mental health conditions!
We look forward to continued efforts and thank you all for the support and encouragement you have provided!
I hope that by continuing to share our story, we have helped encourage you all to look after yourselves, and to help those you touch as you are able. The challenges we face in today's society continue!
From me, from Brenda and all of our family, thanks again. When required, we will continue pushing up the hill and against the wind so we can feel the exhilaration that awaits when we change direction and find the wind at our back on the decent.
Doug
Our Story
My name is Doug Harris and like so many others, tragically, my 32-year-old daughter Kate died by suicide in late August of 2016. Kate was a wonderful and caring daughter, friend, sister and aunt who should
have had so much living yet to do.
As her Dad, I was blind to her struggles with mental health. She would occasionally touch on it,
My name is Doug Harris and like so many others, tragically, my 32-year-old daughter Kate died by suicide in late August of 2016. Kate was a wonderful and caring daughter, friend, sister and aunt who should
have had so much living yet to do.
As her Dad, I was blind to her struggles with mental health. She would occasionally touch on it, but I had no idea what was lurking just below the surface. Admittedly, even if she had shared more with me, I'm not so sure I would have recognized the full extent of her pain. Outwardly, she was just too strong, happy and generous for me to understand her struggle.
I knew from the start that Kate's story could not end with her death. She was a special lady, and her death had to mean something! My hope is that by sharing Kate's story, others will live and prosper. That people suffering will reach out and ask for help, that those recipients entrusted with receiving such an ask will be understanding and help steer the person in an appropriate direction, that employers will be compassionate and non-judgmental and that health care providers will have the tools and talent to ensure a positive outcome.
In honour of Kate, with the support of my wonderful wife Brenda and our dog Lily, in 2019 I bicycled over 2,200 kms from London, Ontario (Kate's birthplace) to Halifax, NS (where Kate lived and died). Through this initiative, and with the help of many wonderful people, our family was proud to have raised over $25,000 in support of London Ontario's St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation - an amazing group of people we have been very proud to support!
https://www.sjhc.london.on.ca/foundation
For more information on my ride, please check out my blogs - which were updated daily as I rode across Eastern Canada.