Michael Lansberg’s #SickNotWeak Talk
Last week, on March 22nd, Red River College announced two new support services as part of the Healthy Minds Healthy College initiative aimed at enhancing mental health programming for students, staff and faculty.
The announcement coincided with a broader awareness-raising event, in which TSN’s Michael Landsberg — one of the faces of Bell Let’s Talk Day — brought his #SICKNOTWEAK talk to RRC.
L-R: Breanna Sawatzky, Mental Health Coordinator; Laureen Janzen, Manager, Counselling and Accessibility; Michael Landsberg; Adam Taplin, RRC Students’ Association President
Recording Available
We’re happy to make available the recording of the presentation, filmed by eTV.
Prizes
In addition, we had some awesome prizes available to those who were engaged by either:
- Tweeting using #LandsbergAtRRC
- Subscribing to the Wellness blog
- Asking a question live or via eTV
Here are your prize winners:
| $25 Smitty’s Family Restaurant | Jan Sanderson, Research Chairperson, NDC |
| $25 Subway | Sarah Broad, BSW Practicum Student, EDC |
| $25 Red Lobster | Shondell Orinthia Babb, Cre Com Student |
| $25 Tim’s Card | John Allan, Human Resource Consultant, NDC |
| $25 Ultimate Dining Card | Teresa Armstrong, Business and Technology Teacher Education Student |
| $25 Prepaid Mastercard | Jaggar Barrault, Student, Portage Campus |
| $25 Tony Roma’s | Derek Schmidt, Civil Engineering Student, NDC |
| $25 Moxies | Barb Caligiuri, Records Management, NDC |
| $25 Boston Pizza | Janaki Balakrishnan, EAL Instructor, Language Training Centre |
| $25 Cineplex Gift Cards | Kristie Matheson, BA Student, EDC |
| $25 Cineplex Gift Cards | Gregory Liverpool, Student |
| $25 Cineplex Gift Cards | Angela Chotka, Project Manager, NDC |
| $25 Cineplex Gift Cards | Joanna Simmons-Swinden, Nursing Instructor |
| $25 Cineplex Gift Cards | Dawood Abdulsalam, Student, NDC |
| $25 Cineplex Gift Cards | Katie Woychyshyn, Cre Com Student, EDC |
| $25 Cineplex Gift Cards | Ashley Blackman, Director, Research and Planning, NDC |
| $25 Cineplex Gift Cards | Treena Chabot, Business Admin. Instructor, EDC |
| $25 Cineplex Gift Cards | Lori Lobchuk, Instructor, LTC |
| $100 gift certificates for Thermea | Shannon Derksen, Teacher Education Instructor |
| $100 gift card for 10 Spa | Allison Saunders, Student |
| $100 gift card for Jane’s Restaurant | D-anne Kuby, Bookstore Staff |
| $100 gift certificates for Thermea | Lisa Carriere, Admin Assistant, Indigenous Student Support Centre, NDC |
| $100 gift card to Earls Kitchen + Bar | Christopher Basilio, Research Coordinator, NDC |
| $100 Prepaid Visa Card | Chad Smith, Counsellor, EDC |
If you have won a prize, please be in touch with Breanna at blsawatzky@rrc.ca to arrange pick-up. Congratulations to all winners and thank you to all who participated in person, over live stream, and on Twitter.