Imperial has donated $30,000 to the Fort McMurray Public School District (FMPSD.)
The donation will go toward funding Heart Math, a digital tool to help relieve stress and anxiety levels in you affected by the wildfire.
Students demonstrated the use of Heart Math, and how to lower their stress and anxiety levels by doing simple breathing exercises. Sensors were use to read their heart beat which assisted them to go from the red zone to the calmer green zone.
“Resources for mental health will be critical to ongoing efforts to rebuild in Fort McMurray,” said Shane Harris, Imperial Asset Manager for the Kearl operation.
“Nowhere is this need felt more acutely than with our children and Imperial is committed to supporting the Fort McMurray School District and the Canadian Mental Health Association in this important work.”
Part of the schools district’s re-entry plan post wildfire was to provide teachers with programs and strategies to understand anxiety.
The donation was facilitated by the Canadian Mental Health Association of Wood Buffalo.
