Julie Wurtele (Artfully You)
The Friendship Chair
Sponsored by:
Cashin Mortgages
Supporting:
The Friendship Bench
Julie Wurtele (Artfully You)
We are all born artists, without concerns about our work being perfect. As adults we forget our inner child, worry that our work isn’t good enough. “I want every student to be present and playful in my class, embrace happy accidents, strive to be different.” Julie provides in person and online painting and drawing in, art galleries, schools, large corporations, senior centres, private parties. Clients include CBC, Ikea, RBC, Guelph Public Health. She uses bright colours and paints in acrylic.
Website – Artfullyyou.ca
Instagram – Julie.artfullyyou
Facebook – Artfully You
You Tube – Artfully You
The Friendship Chair
The yellow friendship bench initiative is part of a Canada wide #YellowIsForHello campaign founded by Sam Fiorella to encourage young people to have peer-to-peer conversations about mental health after losing his son Lucas Fiorella by suicide in 2014. Inspired by Tom Thomsons The Jack Pine, this was a collaborative effort with kids from Waterdown and Flamborough including Dean Wurtele and Rhys Dailey, led by Artfully You’s Julie Wurtele who teaches art in Waterdown and surrounding areas.
Interested in bidding to own this chair?
This chair will be awarded to the highest bidder after the Chairing is Caring program closes on September 15. Auction proceeds will go to the The Friendship Bench.
This Chair Sponsored by Cashin Mortgages
Cashin Mortgages takes immense pride in delivering top-notch mortgage solutions that go beyond transactions. They build relationships, staying at the forefront of industry trends and investing in the latest technology to ensure homeowners and prospective buyers all over Ontario can access the finest mortgage services available. The Friendship Bench project resonates with business owner, Mark Cashin, who hopes his Chairing is Caring Chair will be a catalyst to see a permanent yellow bench installed in Waterdown.
Supporting The Friendship Bench (TFB)
The Friendship Bench provides an actionable program that encourages student-to-student conversations about mental health, facilitates peer-to-peer support networks, and duns on0compau mental health programs. Since 2025, TFB has implemented student mental health programs in secondary and post-secondary schools across Canada, installing more than 60 iconic yellow benches.
