If you're reading this on December 5th, 2020, Merritt's Darius Sam is somewhere on Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge, British Columbia, running to raise awareness of addiction and mental health challenges. Darius Sam's 100 mile ultra-marathon is to raise awareness of addiction and raise $50,000 for men's mental health counseling at Nicola Family Therapy. Nicola … [Read more...]
Giving Tuesday: Please Support Darius Sam’s Run to Fight Mental Health and Addiction
Giving Tuesday, the first Tuesday after American Thanksgiving, is “a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.” One young man working hard to transform his community into a healthier version of itself is Merritt’s Darius Sam. This Giving Tuesday, please support Darius Sam’s Run Against … [Read more...]
Darius Sam: 100 Mile Run for Addiction Awareness will now raise funds for Nicola Family Therapy
Darius Sam, the 20-year-old man from Merritt who raised over $104,000 for the Nicola Valley Food Bank this spring, is in the final countdown to his “Run Against Addiction”. On December 5, 2020, Darius Sam will run 100 miles to raise $50,000 to fund a men’s therapy program at Nicola Family Therapy. I’m a huge Darius Sam fan, as regular readers are already familiar, and not … [Read more...]