Better Together

We are better when we are together! We are better when we care for one another, forgive one another, love one another. That is the slogan of the Better Together T-Shirt project started by Pastor Deb McNabb from North Battleford, Sk in early 2019. The tragedies that happened in the Battlefords — 8 deaths by suicide which occurred over a span of 7 weeks— were the impetus for this project. Five of those suicides were under the age of 22 and 3 were over the age of 55.

Better Together was designed to promote mental health awareness, well-being, & understanding in our community.  Our goals are to  reduce loneliness, boost social unity and assist our community leaders in meeting needs of Kindersley and area. This may  be through food distribution or assistance with seniors or sponsoring sports events or visiting with shut-ins or advocating for those less fortunate.  You can also find us helping out at Kindersley's annual Canada Day Celebration, Goose Festival and other local events.  Our presence and methodology changes as our volunteer and financial base grows.

The T-shirts, the symbol of this program are meant to be an ice breaker in communication between all generations so that no matter the age of an individual, people will make an effort to connect with someone with a Better Together T-shirt design.  Today, many communities across Saskatchewan are now on board with “better together.”

“Better Together” Kindersley has its own public Facebook page and its own group page where anyone can see the upcoming projects, workshops, events. At every opportunity we promote “Better together Tuesday”, social connections, personal support and respect for others, paying particular attention to mental health awareness and suicide  prevention.

We thank you for your participation by purchasing and wearing our t-shirts and acknowledging others who are doing the same! Your smile and small chat may make someone’s day! Consider buying  t-shirts for classrooms, sports organizations or other community groups.  Better Together needs sponsors for suicide prevention, mental health and anti-bullying speakers. Let us know if you would like to partner with BETTER TOGETHER!

Marge Bailey
(306) 500-1173
bettertogether@kcfhope.com