Content Warning: Mention of death
Last week, local Fredericton curling club, The Capital Winter Club, beat a Guinness world record by completing a curling game of more than 105 hours. The Capital Winter Club’s goal was to play the longest curling game to raise money and to distribute it to local Fredericton mental health services.
The Capital Winter Club have raised much past their goal of $160k for youth mental health services in the Fredericton community after successfully beating the Guinness world record for longest curling game. The club had only 10 members participate in the 120-hour curling match, but dozens of fans in support of the club’s goal poured in to cheer the group on. Although, the club did successfully play a curling game longer than the current world record, their status with the Guinness World Records is still under review.
Manager of The Capital Winter Club, Jamie Watson’s goal with the money raised would be to allow local high schools to build sensory rooms, a tool to help educators and guidance teams create safe spaces for their students to destress and re-center themselves. In addition, since, the Capital Winter Club surpassed their monetary goal, they plan to allocate more of those funds to mental health services in the province. A member of the club, Chris Schnare said in an interview with The Mane, “Due to the level of funds raised, a committee will be formed to ensure the funds raised will be allocated appropriately.”
The club decided to start the fundraiser after hearing about the death of a Leo Hayes High School student. The story inspired the curling club to assist schools with youth mental health services as there are gaps within the system in New Brunswick that have led to tragedies. As well, The Capital Winter Club intends to use part of the funds raised to donate to the Family Enrichment and Counselling Service, a necessary resource for many students and families in Fredericton.
A note on the content of the article:
Due to the serious nature of the content discussed in this week’s addition of The Mane, we thought it necessary to provide resources accessible within the school for those struggling with their mental health. Below we have listed creditable web resources as well as the guidance counsellor associated with each student group.
Guidance Resources at Leo Hayes:
Ms. Paul-Saint Mary's First Nations students
Mr. Sorensen- Students with last names starting with-A-D
Ms. Stinson- Students with last names starting with-E-L
Ms. O’Keefe- Students with last names starting with-M-R
Ms. Gatto- Students with last names starting with- S-Z
Links to online resources: