Category: Unveiling Ceremony | The Friendship Bench

The Friendship Bench Launches at Trent University

by Sam Fiorella | Nov 12, 2016 | Mental Health Awareness, Unveiling Ceremony

This week we were honoured to be welcomed at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. After almost six months of planning, the team at Trent Central Student Association, led by its President Alaine Spiwak, hosted an uplifting celebration for the students to...

Vancouver Island University Says #YellowIsForHello

by Sam Fiorella | Oct 22, 2016 | Mental Health Awareness, News, Unveiling Ceremony

We enjoy – and are grateful for – every unveiling ceremony for The Lucas Fiorella Friendship Bench and #YellowIsForHello student mental health campaign that we participate in. Each has it’s unique character, story, and memories. Vancouver Island...

Western Canada Secondary School Unveils Friendship Bench

by Sam Fiorella | Oct 6, 2016 | Advice, Mental Health Awareness, Unveiling Ceremony

W.L. Seaton Secondary, a Vernon, BC school unveiled the #YellowIsForHello student mental health awareness campaign yesterday in a ceremony attended by 900+ students, alumni, faculty, and community members. The effort to bring The Lucas Fiorella Friendship Bench to...

Northern Ontario High School Unveils The Friendship Bench

by Sam Fiorella | Oct 1, 2016 | Mental Health Awareness, News, Unveiling Ceremony

St. Mary’s College in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario was the 3rd consecutive unveiling in as many weeks for The Lucas Fiorella Friendship Bench as we enter our second scholastic year attempting to paint the country yellow for student mental health awareness. . St....

Story Arts Centre Unveils The Friendship Bench

by Sam Fiorella | Sep 22, 2016 | Mental Health Awareness, News, Unveiling Ceremony

What a wonderful celebration of students and positive mental health that we experienced yesterday! Centennial College launched its first Friendship Bench and #YellowIsForHello mental health campaign at its Story Arts Centre campus in Toronto, ON. Before the official...

Fletcher’s Meadow Unveils The Friendship Bench

by Sam Fiorella | Sep 14, 2016 | Mental Health Awareness, News, Unveiling Ceremony

This week our team visited Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario to officially unveil The Lucas Fiorella Friendship Bench and our #YellowIsForHello campaign. The school’s principal, Dana Sheahan, Siobahn Catalano, and the student mental...