Merritt Centennials host mental health awareness night

Christy explains more about Ty’s legacy.

“He was a local professional bull rider, and we lost him in 2017,” Christy says.
He had multiple concussions, head trauma which resulted in CTE which tragically took his own life, so now we live in his legacy and try to live like him every single day. He was truly a wonderful human, very inspiring, followed his dreams, very positive, humble, and hard working. So those are admirable qualities we all try to look up to and live by every day now.”

Moving forward, the goal is to not have this situation happen to any other pro athlete.

“There were steps taken to get medical help and the resources and the access isn’t just always there for people. So that’s also what the foundation tries to do, is reduce those barriers and allow people to get the help they may need,” she says.

Connor Farren, Merritt Centennials forward, says as an athlete, it is important to push for mental health awareness in sports and throughout the community.

“It’s very important. I think a lot of the guys on the team didn’t really know what the whole story is, especially even me,” Farren says. “I played here last year, and we didn’t really get a full story about it but a week or two ago Leanne Pozzobon came in and shared the story with us and I think it really touched all of us.”

For more resources or to make any type of donation, visit the Ty Pozzobon Foundation website.

by Zachary Stewart-Q101

Merritt Centennials host mental health awareness night

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