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2025 Circle of Strength Recap

What a Circle of Strength event this year! Thank you to everyone who contributed to educating and supporting families who have a loved one with a serious mental illness.

It was an incredible experience to be welcomed by Sempulyan from Squamish Nation; to hear from Sherry, one of our Family to Family leaders on how Pathways changed her life; to have Premier David Eby recognize the importance of Pathways role in families helping families affected by serious mental illness; and to watch the video sharing Janet and Jordanne’s journey and triumph with bipolar disorder!

We set our largest goal ever for Circle of Strength at $65K and we are so very close to reaching it now! We are pleased to report that from this event we have gained 7 new monthly donors and 11 Pathways Champions (Donors who contribute $1000 or more a year). We are grateful to Michael F. who won the 50/50 Raffle and donated his share back to Pathways! 

We are just $8K short. To help us reach our goal by April 17th, make a donation here. 

Thank you for being a part of our Circle of Strength and helping Pathways to continue to deliver life-changing services to families affected by serious mental illness. 

Highlights from 2025

At the 2025 Circle of Strength event, we presented a short feature, “The Pathway to Understanding and Hope: A Family’s Story”. In this film, Janet and Jordanne—a mother and daughter—share their powerful journey through the challenges of bipolar disorder. It shines a light on the emotional toll of serious mental illness and the strength it takes to move forward—together.

Their story is one of courage, love, and the life-changing support that Pathways provides to families affected by serious mental illness. We have now made this video available online for you to watch and share with others.

Pathway to Understanding and Hope, 11 min video shown at the Circle of Strength, April 5, 2025

Pathways video short 3 mins. April 2025.


2025 Circle of Strength Sponsors:

Neptune Terminals


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