Garrett McFadden celebrates 10 years of mental health initiative McFadden’s Movement by Ryan Drury
Kincardine native Garrett McFadden started a movement for mental health advocacy in 2016 that has now hit a decade of making an impact.
McFadden’s Movement was launched when Garrett was captain of the Guelph Storm of the OHL, and what started as an advocacy initiative through speaking engagements for young people and athletes quickly grew into so much more.
McFadden’s Movement celebrated Thursday night at a gala in Guelph for a decade of money being raised for mental health programming, with nearly $200,000 raised so far. McFadden says reflecting on a decade of work is incredibly fulfilling.
“Thinking back to those early years, the amount of people that were reaching out, trying to help us with whatever we needed. It’s been a really cool experience with it all and on top of that, we’ve made a pretty big difference for mental health in our community and getting people that need it the most the help they need. I’m very fulfilled tonight thinking about that,” Garrett said proudly.
Over the last decade, McFadden’s Movement has donated money to help support organizations like WesForYouth Online, CMHA Waterloo-Wellington and mental health supports in communities like Mount Forest, Guelph, Arthur and many more. The organization has held road hockey tournaments, golf tournaments and raffle fundraisers to raise money for a great cause.
Garrett says the support he continues to see from not only the community, but former teammates and even current NHLers, has been very rewarding.
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