Aconite Capital is pleased to announce that we have signed on as an official sponsor for the Genevieve Initiative. This NPO funds mental health programs in schools across the country and is responsible for the hiring and training of mental health counsellors. The Genevieve Initiative also organizes numerous talks and school events throughout the year designed to teach children and teens what mental well-being means, and how to recognize when someone may need help.

As an official sponsor, Aconite Capital is excited to host many non-profit fundraisers with and for the organization. We here at Aconite are long-time admirers of the Genevieve Initiative, and are extremely pleased to be working for a cause we strongly believe in.

Here’s to many years of bettering the lives of children everywhere!

Aconite Capital’s Flora and Fauna Fundraiser is back for its fifth consecutive year! The fundraiser started in 2010 when it was brought to the board of directors’ attention that several underdeveloped neighbourhoods in Detroit lacked recreational spaces. In an effort to improve the quality of these communities, Aconite Capital held a fundraiser luncheon, the proceeds of which went directly to the building and subsequent maintenance of parks in the districts.

After the construction was completed, luncheon guests were invited back to the site to help plant flowers and trees. Together with the donors, the Aconite Board of Directors did the honour of cutting the ribbon and opening the gardens to the public. The event was such a huge success that we decided to hold the same fundraiser the next year, and the year after that.

The event will be catered by one of Aconite Capital’s newest clients, twenty6planets. Vegetarian and vegan options will be offered on the menu.

Attention local start-ups! Need group-building activities? A company retreat? Or simply an opportunity to vent your frustrations in a non harmful way? Aconite Capital is holding its second ever corporate Amazing Race, a marathon of head-scratching puzzles, team-building challenges, and trust exercises, all wrapped up in a day’s worth of travelling within and across the city of San Francisco.

Aconite Capital recommends participants show up in appropriate attire (i.e.: running shoes and activewear), as the Amazing Race will require extensive walking and, if last year was any indication, sprinting. Food and refreshments will be provided at checkpoints during the race, and afterwards during the awards ceremony. All proceeds from the event will go directly to the Genevieve Initiative, an organization dedicated to improving mental health awareness in elementary schools and high schools across the nation.

Companies must register a minimum of four members to participate in the event. We look forward to seeing you there!