Ten years of progress for RAOP

The Revelstoke Awareness and Outreach Program’s members celebrated their first decade with snacks, coffee and a pound cake from The Modern on Wednesday, September 30.
Mayor Mark McKee dropped by to cut the cake and recalled being there for its very first day 10 years ago.
“I might even be here for your next party,” he said.
RAOP, which is supported by Interior Health and the Canadian Mental Health Association, offers Revelstokians with mental illness a safe and welcoming place to meet, have fun, plan group activities and talk about the issues that matter to them. RAOP advocates for better public acceptance and understanding of mental illness and help ensure that its members are not ignored or shunned.
Here are a couple of photos from the party:

Mayor Mark McKee, flanked by Peter Waters and Laurie Rogers, slices the birthday cake created by the Modern Bakery to mark the 10th anniversary of the Revelstoke Awareness and Outreach Program on Wednesday, September 30. The program's true birthday is in November but the early fall weather put everybody in a celebratory frame of mind. David F. Rooney photo
Mayor Mark McKee, flanked by Peter Waters and Laurie Rogers, slices the birthday cake created by the Modern Bakery to mark the 10th anniversary of the Revelstoke Awareness and Outreach Program on Wednesday, September 30. The program’s true birthday is in November but the early fall weather put everybody in a celebratory frame of mind. David F. Rooney photo

After the obligatory cake-cutting photo everyone gathered outside for a picture in front of the RAOP office in the alley beside the Regent Hotel. RAOP provides its members a safe and welcoming place to gather, have fun, plan group activities and talk about their struggles with mental illness. David F. Rooney photo
After the obligatory cake-cutting photo everyone gathered outside for a picture in front of the RAOP office in the alley beside the Regent Hotel. RAOP provides its members a safe and welcoming place to gather, have fun, plan group activities and talk about their struggles with mental illness. David F. Rooney photo

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