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$250,000 raised for the Auberges du cœur
1st row: Pierre Moran, Jean Doré, Isabelle Paré
et Gilles Séguin
2nd row: André Fraser, Roch Gervais, Léopold Bacchi,
Serge Gougeon et Jean-Guy Guérin
Montreal, August 15, 2007 – Last August 13th, under sunny skies, golfers got together at the prestigious St-Raphaël Golf Club for the 4th Desjardins golf tournament benefiting the Auberges du cœur Foundation and held during the Montreal Desjardins Open.
Pierre Moran, Senior Vice-President, Consumer Market Group at Fédération des caisses Desjardins and honorary chair of the tournament, was extremely proud to hand over a cheque for $250,000 to the Auberges du cœur Foundation.
“Once again, the Desjardins team worked hard to ensure the unparalleled success of this tournament and we are extremely grateful. In fact, I would like to acknowledge the commitment and dedication of Pierre Moran and his organizing committee who masterfully pulled off the event,” stated Jean Doré, Chairman of the Auberges du cœur Foundation. Other major partners also greatly contributed to the tournament’s success. These included Bell, IBM, Nortel, Re/Max, CMHC and many others.
To date, the Desjardins Golf Tournament has raised $768,000 for troubled and homeless youth of the Auberges du cœur’s 20 shelters.
Every year, some 3,500 disadvantaged and homeless youth come to the Auberges du coeur shelters located in 11 regions of the province. Troubled youth are greeted there year-round, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Other than food and board, the Auberges du cœur provide young people between the ages of 12 and 30 with a place where they can learn and access the resources they need to get their lives back on track and give their dreams a chance to bloom…
Don’t miss our 5th edition in 2008!
Review of the 2006 edition (in French only)