Today is the 11th annual Bell Let’s Talk Day, where the telecom will donate 5 cents to mental health programs based on social media actions online.
“With COVID-19 affecting every aspect of our lives, Canadians everywhere are feeling the impact of the ongoing crisis on their mental health. Now more than ever, every action counts – and we invite you to make lending your voice to the Bell Let’s Talk Day conversation one of the actions you take for mental health today,” said Mary Deacon, Chair of Bell Let’s Talk, in a statement.
Bell says it will donate 5 cents for:
Every applicable text, local or long distance call
Every tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk
Every Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube view of the Bell Let’s Talk Day videos
Every use of the Bell Let’s Talk Facebook frame or Snapchat filter
The company says over its past 10 annual Bell Let’s Talk Days, over 1.1 billion messages have been sent and the company’s total funding commitment has reached over $113 million to date.
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