CAMPAIGNS - EVENTS
​NOVEMBER 2025
# MOVEMBER
raised $1,850
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GROW a MO.​
SAVE a BRO.
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StepIntoLight set out to raise $1000 in this fun and inclusive annual fundraiser where students get to grow, wear or paint on a moustache.​​
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OCTOBER 27, 2025
AU CONTRAIRE
FILM FESTIVAL
The Au Contraire International Film Festival is dedicated to promoting a more enlightened perspective through films that explore the complexities of living with mental health challenges.
By supporting school film screenings and encouraging dialogue sessions to create an immersive experience for young people, Au Contraire is bringing awareness through film - to understand real-life scenarios and promote empathy, understanding, and compassion towards those with lived experience of mental health challenges.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025
DOUGLAS HOSPITAL
BAR-B-Q
helped raised $415,000
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StepIntoLight was represented when founder Matthew Turner was one of two Keynote speakers, along with Vanessa Mulroney, at the annual fundraising BarBQ for the Douglas Foundation, where $415,000 were raised for vital spaces in emergency care and mental health services.
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To see speech, Check out our "NEWS" section or on our Instagram handle StepIntoLight.ca
MARCH 2025 - EVEREST
SURPASSED GOAL!
$102,169 raised
for The TIDE Project at the Douglas Research Centre
Matthew combined passion and purpose to raise funds and awareness by climbing to Everest's Base Camp. His goal was to shed light and help eliminate the stigma of mental illness. His hopes that young people who need it will take their necessary first step, by seeking help and treatment when it counts most. Too many people suffer in silence ​​
SPRING/FALL 2025
Step Into Light Running Club
A team of runners to raise awareness and break the shackles of silence that too many boys suffer with if struggling in silence with mental illness. It is time for us to feel safe and empowered to seek help when needed. Together, let's work to remove the stigma surrounding mental illness.​
NOVEMBER 2024
#Movember
SURPASSED GOAL!
$8,044 raised
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Passionate about men's health, including mental health, set out to raise $5,000. That is why StepIntoLight Founder, Matthew Turner, embarked on a #Movember campaign in the fall of 2024 to raise funds for both men's cancer and mental health initiatives.​ He was a nominee as a Movember Canada Rookie of the Year 2025.