A new component for this year’s National Queen Pageant is the requirement that queen contestants partake in activities to promote their platforms.
In this respect, Ms. NCCU, Jade Romain has chosen “Mental Illness” as her platform for the Queen Show to be held on 24 February 2017. As one of the activities to stimulate awareness and to fight the stigma associated with mental illness, Ms. NCCU has organized a health walk on Wednesday February 1, 2017 from 5:00pm.
The Walk commences at the Dame Eugenia Charles Boulevard (The Bayfront) in Roseau. The route is to Lindo Park via the Goodwill Link Bridge and then down to the Pottersville Savannah and then back to the Bayfront. The proceeds from the Walk will be utilized solely in the campaign to improve public knowledge in all aspects of mental health and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.
An invitation is extended to the general public to Walk for Mental Illness. A small registration fee of $5.00 per person is solicited. For further details, please contact Ms. Romain at [email protected]. Participants are kindly asked to wear a white t-shirt and something green as green is the universal colour for mental health awareness.
In the words of Ms. Romain, “Mental Illness is real. It impacts us all. Join the Walk and take a step towards breaking the silence and breaking the stigma!!!”
This Health Walk is sponsored by the National Co-operative Credit Union Limited and Zaimis Olmos Visual Arts.
Good goin Queen….keep it goin..
Good enterprise Jadie!
J and I will be there to support and bring awareness to the cause! All the best!
I will certainly be walking this afternoon with Jade, our queen, to support this inspiring initiative to increase awareness of mental illness.
Awesome initiative I really believe all pageants should do this to help contestants to be better continue the good work.
Lovely idea, I love it. Go jadie
Wonderful initiative, Jade. I will definitely be walking with you.
Keep up the great work as we seek to raise awareness about the need to safeguard our mental health and protect the vulnerable who suffer with mental illness.
What a great cause. I hope Skerrit and Drigo participate. They desperately need mental health counseling.
Be there to show your support for our Dominicans suffering from the effects of mental illness. I will be There, walking with my choice for Miss Dominica 2017. Keep it up, Jade!
As we know the disease of Mental illness has been an issue that not only impacts our beautiful country Dominica, but the world. This walk for Mental illness will provide a means of educating the public and the health professionals on the steps to follow when dealing with mentally ill individuals. In my perspective, it is important that Queen Contestants should stand for something they believe in and Ms. Jade Romain’s platform is one that we tend to neglect until something serious affects us. I will show my support here by asking everyone to go out and show their support in standing for something that has affected us one way or the other. It’s for a good cause and I bid that you Keep it up Jaddie and the NCCU family.
Great job jade wish you success and encourage everyone to take part in this walk.
Good initiative Jadee. Go for it
Please support the walk for mental illness awareness. Regular walking can also help prevent mentall illness, so join us?.
Wow. A great cause. I will definitely be there. Great job Jade!
Thats my girl. keep up the good work.
where do you register
Send Ms.Romain an email too [email protected] or bring the 5 dollars when you come to the walk
At the NCCU Roseau Branch. Level 3. Thank you.