Video and photos: Hope Rising campaign raises big bucks for mental health

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The Ottawa Senators Foundation, player Chris Phillips and wife Erin Phillips, and former Binghamton coach Luke Richardson and his wife Stephanie, presented a cheque for $100,000 to the Hopes Rising Campaign for Mental Health at the Queensway Carleton Hospital on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. The $5 million dollar campaign is to be entirely publicly funded.

Hopes Rising is a campaign inspired by the hopes of families throughout our community to enhance the Queensway Carleton Hospital’s acute mental care services for adults of all ages.

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  Local philanthropist Dan Greenberg (centre) lightens the mood by taking selfies during a cheque presentation at the "Hopes Rising" campaign at Queensway Carleton Hospital Tuesday (May 17, 2016). Ottawa Senator Chris Phillips (rear, second from left) and his wife Erin Phillips (front, centre), along with former Binghamton coach, Luke Richardson and his wife Stephanie (far left), presented a cheque for $100,000, along with the Sens Foundation, to the Hopes Rising campaign, which has a goal of five million to renovate/update the 22-bed mental health wing at the Queensway Carleton. Also pictured is Danielle Robinson, Executive Director of the Sens Foundation (bottom left), Melanie Adams, President and CEO of QCH Foundation (bottom right), Tom Schonberg (top right), QCH President and CEO and Jamie Lee, a local young man who talked about his best friend committing suicide recently. Julie Oliver / Ottawa Citizen
  
  
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  Local philanthropist Dan Greenberg added some levity to the event by donning all the hats he had in the back of his car while speaking. Along with the Sens Foundation, Ottawa Senator Chris Phillips and his wife, Erin Phillips, along with former Binghamton coach, Luke Richardson and his wife Stephanie (Do It For Daron), presented a cheque for $100,000 to the Hopes Rising campaign at Queensway Carleton Hospital Tuesday (May 17, 2016). The donation will go towards the west end hospital's goal of $5 million to renovate/update the old 22-bed mental health wing at QCH. Julie Oliver / Ottawa Citizen
  
  
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  Along with the Sens Foundation, Ottawa Senator Chris Phillips and his wife, Erin Phillips (left), former Binghamton coach, Luke Richardson and his wife Stephanie (right) presented a cheque for $100,000 to the Hopes Rising campaign at Queensway Carleton Hospital Tuesday (May 17, 2016). The donation will go towards the west end hospital's goal of $5 million to renovate/update the old 22-bed mental health wing at QCH. Julie Oliver / Ottawa Citizen
  
  
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  Along with the Sens Foundation, Ottawa Senator Chris Phillips and his wife, Erin Phillips, along with former Binghamton coach, Luke Richardson and his wife Stephanie (pictured), presented a cheque for $100,000 to the Hopes Rising campaign at Queensway Carleton Hospital Tuesday (May 17, 2016). The Richardson's daughter, Daron, committed suicide a few years ago and the Do It For Daron campaign they began in her name to bring attention to mental health issues has been a fundraising giant locally for mental health. Julie Oliver / Ottawa Citizen
  
  
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  Chris Phillips looks on smiling as his teammate, Chris Neil, signs a hat while also in attendance at the event. Along with the Sens Foundation, Ottawa Senator Chris Phillips and his wife, Erin Phillips, along with former Binghamton coach, Luke Richardson and his wife Stephanie (Do It For Daron), presented a cheque for $100,000 to the Hopes Rising campaign at Queensway Carleton Hospital Julie Oliver / Ottawa Citizen
  
  
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  Stephanie Richardson (left) and Erin Phillips share a laugh before the event. Along with the Sens Foundation, Ottawa Senator Chris Phillips and his wife, Erin Phillips, along with former Binghamton coach, Luke Richardson and his wife Stephanie (Do It For Daron), presented a cheque for $100,000 to the Hopes Rising campaign at Queensway Carleton Hospital Julie Oliver / Ottawa Citizen
  
  
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  The mother of a "CJ" Jenkins (who recently took his own life after a battle with clinical depression), Carole Jenkins, has an emotional conversation with Stephanie Richardson (mother of Daron Richardson, who also committed suicide) following the event. Julie Oliver / Ottawa Citizen
  
  
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  - The mother of a "CJ" Jenkins (who recently took his own life after a battle with clinical depression), Carole Jenkins, was clearly emotional following the event. Along with the Sens Foundation, Ottawa Senator Chris Phillips and his wife, Erin Phillips, along with former Binghamton coach, Luke Richardson and his wife Stephanie (Do It For Daron), presented a cheque for $100,000 to the Hopes Rising campaign at Queensway Carleton Hospital Tuesday (May 17, 2016). The donation will go towards the west end hospital's goal of $5 million to renovate/update the old 22-bed mental health wing at QCH. Julie Oliver / Ottawa Citizen
  
  
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  he father of "CJ" Jenkins (who recently took his own life after a battle with clinical depression), John Jenkins. Julie Oliver / Ottawa Citizen
  

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