STEPPING STONES SERVICES
Stepping Stones Services, North Bay, Ontario - News
This is an exciting time for Stepping Stones Services.
We have a new name, new logo, new website, new premises, new store opening soon, new Ontario Trillium Fund grant, new partnerships, and new positive attitude.
We are working hard to promote mental health awareness in North Bay, to reduce stigma and discrimination against survivors of mental health challenges, and to sell our services and products so that we can provide jobs to more employees.
Stay in touch, and find out how Stepping Stones Services is growing, and working to help the North Bay community.
Defeat Depression fundraising Cycle Event
Stepping Stones Services is the host organization for North Bay's Defeat Depression 'move for mental health' fundraising day on Sunday May 26th.
Get on your bike to support mental health initiatives in North Bay and across Canada:
The Defeat Depression North Bay Twin lakes cycle ride will run over two distances - either one lap of the course - 22.6km, or four laps totalling approximately 90km.
The course starts from Carmichael at Hornell Heights, North Bay, and follows a circular route along Four Mile Lake Road, Trout Lake Road, Lees Road, Tower Drive, Smith Road, finishing on Northmount Road near the intersection with Carmichael.
Car parking will be at the Near North District School board main office parking lot, 963 Airport Road, North Bay.
The parking lot is a flat 3km from the starting point. A shuttle service will be provided for those who don't want to ride the extra distance.
Register now at http://defeatdepression.ca/northbay
Partnership with Canadore College
The 2nd year Advertising and Marketing Communications students at Canadore College, working as a student ad agency led by professor Jennifer Rouse Barbeau, presented a fully integrated marketing communications plan to the Board of Directors of Stepping Stones Services (formerly known as ADI) in February 2013.
“Building the communication plan as a single-purpose ad agency was a hands-on component of one of the Advertising students’ second-year courses in Integrated Marketing Communications,” said Barbeau.
The student IMC plan included a range of branding tools and recommendations, such as logo design for Stepping Stones Services and Prestige Picture Framing & Matting, social media sites and content, print ads and radio scripts, interior decorating and layout recommendations, and a sales manual including sales scripts for telephone, door-to-door and business sales.
Bell Let's Talk Day
Stepping Stones Services took part in Bell Let's Talk day on February 12th 2013, helping to raise money and awareness for mental health projects.
'One of the key pillars of Bell’s Mental Health Initiative is anti-stigma. As part of Bell’s efforts to reduce the stigma of mental illness, the Bell Let’s Talk awareness campaign has already begun to engage Canadians in the dialogue around mental health. So, be part of the conversation.'
Stepping Stones Services receives Ontario Trillium Funding
On January 17th 2013, Stepping Stones Services received a grant of $96,000 from the Ontario Trillium Fund towards our plans for growth and re-generation.
This is a great honor, and will allow Stepping Stones Services to re-brand and grow our services - and employ more survivors of mental health challenges.
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