Tuesday January 28th is the fourth annual “Bell Let’s Talk Day”. This national promotion is one of the pillars of the Bell Mental Health Initiative, which was launched in 2010 with a $50 million commitment by Bell to reduce the stigma of mental illness in this country.

“Let’s Talk” is designed to engage all Canadians in the dialogue around mental health. Bell will donate 5¢ more to mental health initiatives across Canada for every:

Text message sent*

Long distance call made*

“The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.”

                                                                         – Yogi Berra

                 Hall of Fame catcher for the New York Yankees

I lost a bet.

Last week Cheryl and I joined about 100 individuals at a retirement dinner for Dale Kenney. Dale is stepping down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of Providence Care after six years at the healm of that organization. Dale is leaving after a long and illustrious career as a health care administrator in Kingston. Before his role at PC, Dale was the Vice-President of Joint Planning for Kingston General Hospital, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Providence Care from 1999 to 2008.

It’s that time of year.  On January 1, many of us will resolve to change something. There are innumerable lists of the “top ten” resolutions. This one, from pittsburgh.com is typical.1 The list includes:

1.     Spending more time with family and friends

2.     Getting fit

3.     Losing weight

4.     Quitting smoking

5.     Enjoying life more

6.     Quitting drinking

7.     Getting out of debt

8.     Learning something new

9.     Helping others

10.   Getting organized