TRUE NORTH YOUTH FOUNDATION — PROJECT 11
CLASS ACTION Project 11 takes mental-health message to schools BY JIM BENDER P roject 11 was created in honour of Rick Rypien, who wore No. 11 for the American Hockey League Manitoba Moose. He had A Winnipeg Jets program that was borne of tragedy is helping kids stickhandle their way through life’s challenges in the most positive ways . been issued the same number for the Winnipeg Jets after signing with the NHL team. But before he could play for the Jets, Rypien took his own life in August 2011. Just 27 years old, he had been battling severe depression for years.
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