303 Main Street, Cumberland Center ME
Sunday, May 4th, 2025
🏃♂️ Mental Health Matters 5K
(INAUGURAL)
🕖 Event Details
- Time: Sunday May 4th, 2025 - 7:00 AM (Gates Open) 8:00 AM (Race Start)
- Location: 303 Main Street, Greely High School, Cumberland Center, ME US 04021
- Register: Sign up here
- Organizer: KyleCares, a non-profit organization dedicated to mental health awareness.
💡 Mission of KyleCares
- Objective: Promote open communication about mental health challenges for teens and young adults.
- Goal: Eliminate student self-harm and suicide by creating supportive school environments.
- Community Focus: Smash the stigma of mental health and promote safe discussions.
- Network: Collaborate with nearly 700 Active Minds chapters nationwide.
👥 Importance of Teen Mental Health
- Developmental Challenges: Teens face academic pressures, social expectations, and family discord.
- Crucial Support: Addressing mental health is imperative for teenagers’ well-being.
- Early Intervention: Organizations like KyleCares prevent severe issues through proactive engagement.
- Resilience Building: Normalizing discussions can help teens develop coping mechanisms.
👩🏫 Active Minds/KyleCares Club Initiatives
- Building Skills: Focus on social skills and fostering positive relationships.
- Safe Environment: Provide a space for teens to express themselves without judgment.
- Comprehensive Programming: Extending reach to grades 4-8, addressing early mental health education.
- Feedback: Positive experiences motivate discussions about mental health issues.
🎉 Key Accomplishments and Future Goals
- Awareness Initiatives: Enhanced understanding of mental health issues for students and staff.
- Future Focus: Expansion to address a wider range of mental health issues affecting youth.
- Collaboration: Continued partnership with organizations for outreach and support.
- Donor Support: Essential for funding these important programming events.
🌟 Join Us in Making a Difference
Thank you for being a part of our 2nd annual Mental Health Matters 5K. We are ever so grateful for your contribution, participation, and support!
Active Minds/KyleCares Club: Greely High School Chapter
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