Stigma Strolls through Kelowna for charity

KELOWNA – The Kelowna Stigma Stroll took place in Kelowna this morning, June 8, attracting dozens of participants.

Over 7000 dollars has been raised for Third Space Life Charity to provide free mental health services at Third Space. A private donor will match the final amount at the end of the weekend.

Primary organizer of the Stigma Stroll Reid Schretlen has connected each stroll, walking 80km in the last two days. The next stroll is in Lake Country on June 9 in the morning.

Clayton Nelson, left, and Reid Schretlen, who came up with the idea of the Stigma Stroll. | Photographer: Brie Welton

Photographer: Brie Welton


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Sean Mott

Sean Mott

After spending most of his life on the East Coast and earning a Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) degree from the University of King's in Halifax, Sean Mott decided to strike out west to start his reporting career in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. He recently moved to Lake Country and he covers everything from crime to local art to everyday absurdities in Kelowna.