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Relief Camp Workers' Union was a Canadian Great Depression era relief union in which the workers employed in the Canadian government relief camps organized themselves into in the early 1930s. The RCWU was established by the Workers' Unity League and was associated with the Communist Party of Canada . [ 1 ]
December is Seasonal Depression Awareness Month, and it's little surprise why. The days are short (the winter solstice on Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year, in fact), the weather is cold and ...
The YM-YWHA Country Camp was founded in 1962 with a capital fund campaign led by Joe Rubin, [3] with Saidye and Samuel Bronfman as "honorary patrons." [4] It began operating in June 1963, social worker Bernard Scotch serving as its first director. [5] [6] The camp hosted 545 children in its first year of operation, [7] and some 800 by 1965. [8]
The purpose of Mental Health Awareness Month is to raise awareness and educate the public about: mental illnesses, such as the 18.1% of Americans who suffer from depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder; [14] the realities of living with these conditions; and strategies for attaining mental health and wellness.
The Out of the Darkness Community and Overnight walks benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) by raising awareness on suicide and depression, raising money for research and education to prevent suicide from taking place, and providing assistance and a safe outlet for survivors of suicide.
Camp Lac de l'Achigan was a Salvation Army camp in Quebec, Canada from 1933 to 2020. [23] Northern Arm was a Salvation Army camp in Newfoundland, Canada from 1960 to 1987. It was replaced by Twin Ponds Camp in 1988. Twin Ponds Camp was a camp next to the Trans-Canada Highway between Glenwood and Lewisporte in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [24]
Camp B'nai Brith moved to its current location in 1929. [6] All capital and operating costs were financed by Mount Royal Lodge until 1942, when Camp B'nai Brith became a constituent agency of the Combined Jewish Appeal. From 1954 to 1964, the camp grew to accommodate over 1000 campers, most of whom received scholarships to attend. [5]
The camp was founded in 1953 by members of Habonim under the leadership of Soody Kleiman, supported by the Keren Hatarbut. [5] Eddie Yuditsky, principal of the Winnipeg Hebrew School, served as Massad's first director and Leona Billinkoff as the first 'camp mother' (a position she would keep until 1978). [6]