Events & Special Mentions
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Veterans and Everyday Heroes (V-EH!)
Veterans and Everyday Heroes (V-EH!) performs acts of kindness for veterans and first responders in need of support, to achieve or maintain mental and physical wellness. These are everyday heroes - correctional officers, peace/police officers, firefighters, paramedics, nurses, 9-1-1 operators and members of the military; those committed to serving their communities and Canadians. Too often there are times when these everyday heroes could use some extra kindness in their day, particularly in the face of a diagnosis of an Operational/Occupational Stress Injury (OSI), post-traumatic stress disorder, or other mental health challenges. Acting as a conduit, we deliver the collective kindness of OUR awesome community, to our heroes in need.
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Joshua Rathwell - Call In The Choppa
Joshua Rathwell runs a free wood splitting service in Red Deer and Central Alberta, all out of the goodness of his heart. If you’re struggling to get outside, don’t have the equipment or skill set, or just don’t want to, he’ll drive over on his evenings and weekends to take care of it for you. Trees, logs, firewood - he’s your guy! This is Joshua’s way to give back to the community. To further his kindness, Josh is turning out a line of T-shirts where a portion of the sales are going to the local Outreach Centre in his community. To support and follow Joshua and Call In The Choppa, check out the links below.
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Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program
"What's Your Twenty?" is honoured to have its podcast added to the Educational Resources Page of Encompas.
Dalton Associates provides counselling and psychological services to couples, individuals and families across Ontario. They also partner with organizations to create tailored employee support programs, such as Encompas. Encompas is a Mental Health Wellness Program provided in partnership with the OPPA (Ontario Provincial Police Association). Care Managers are available to support members of the OPPA and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year at 1-866-794-9117 or via the website below.
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Well-Phoria
More than a candle, it’s an experience.
Owner and First Responder began making candles out of her kitchen. Making candles became a way for her to use aromatherapy for her own mental health wellness. She is a Reiki Master Teacher and uses Reiki techniques while she makes them. Well-Phoria’s candles are made from 100% soy wax, Hemp wicks and fragrances with no Parabens and are Phthalate Free. Not only are they an amazing and long lasting burn… but will hopefully fill your soul with the light that they bring Barb when they are being made!
“What’s Your Twenty” was honoured to collaborate with Well-Phoria to create ‘The Connection Candle’. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this candle will go to organizations with programs that benefit First Responders, Armed Forces Members, and Veterans.
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Wired Differently - Jon Archambault
The Mission behind Wired Differently is to end the stigma of what it means to live with PTSD through education, compassion and mentorship. A portion of their sales directly supports the community through initiative and program sponsorships. Check out their blog, where they do a deep dive on what it means to live with Complex PTSD. Good, Bad and the Ugly.
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Valhalla Open Veteran Charity Golf Tournament
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The Stable Grounds: First Responder, Military, and Veteran Programs
The Stable Grounds Inc. was founded to assist in improving the emotional and mental well-being through comprehensive therapy programs. We are a facility that provides professional care and support exclusively for military, first responders, uniformed professionals and now executives (separate week) who suffer from post-traumatic stress injury, anxiety, depression, and often much more.
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CHW Streaming Radio
A dedicated space for Veterans, First Responders, and those that stand behind the uniform. We bring a holistic listening experience, offering a diverse range of resources podcasts, talk shows. “What’s Your Twenty?” Podcast is proud to be part of the CHW Family and can be found on the CHW Streaming Radio Station every Wednesday evening at 9:00 p.m.
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CHW: Coming Home Well
Until all are home and all are well.
Coming Home Well is an all volunteer non-profit organization whose mission is to educate, support and advocate for veterans and their caregivers. We do this through a network of podcasts, collaboration and our CHW Streaming Radio Channel.