{"id":79948,"date":"2025-02-20T19:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T00:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?post_type=medianews&p=79948"},"modified":"2025-02-21T15:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:44:19","slug":"solidaires-2025","status":"publish","type":"medianews","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/media\/solidaires-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Solidaires 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Centraide of Greater Montreal gains momentum<\/strong> with <\/strong>
$71.3 million raised in its campaign<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Montreal, February 20, 2025 \u2013<\/strong> Thanks to the unwavering generosity of its donors, Centraide of Greater Montreal has reached a new campaign record of $71.3 million <\/strong>to create an inclusive, poverty-free Greater Montreal. The money raised from Centraide of Greater Montreal\u2019s 2024 campaign will support the operations and development of close to 375 agencies, which every year help over 800,000 people in Laval, Montreal and on the South Shore, a region that is home to over half of all Quebeckers in poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCentraide is the collective tool we have created to support our community,\u201d said Claude Pinard<\/strong>, President and Executive Director of Centraide of Greater Montreal. \u201cThis annual campaign has come at a crucial time for our society, when the geography of poverty is changing. Costs for basic needs like housing and food are increasing and creating greater vulnerability along with a plethora of other social challenges. The results of this campaign shows how much we can accomplish when we tap into our collective desire to do more and tackle these challenges together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 campaign co-chairs, Nadine Renaud-Tinker <\/strong>and Mirko Bibic<\/strong>, were very pleased with this remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs needs continue to grow and Centraide’s support is more crucial than ever, this campaign has demonstrated the unwavering solidarity of Greater Montreal,\u201d said Nadine Renaud-Tinker,<\/strong> Executive Vice President and National Head, Career Sales Force, RBC Royal Bank. \u201cI’m extremely proud to have joined forces with Mirko to achieve this remarkable result, raising a record amount for the region. This sum will significantly strengthen the social safety net, benefiting everyone in our local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am truly pleased with what we\u2019ve accomplished and for the opportunity to work alongside Nadine as campaign co-chair for Centraide,\u201d said Mirko Bibic<\/strong>, President and Chief Executive Officer, BCE Inc. and Bell Canada. \u201cWe had the privilege of getting to know some exceptionally dedicated volunteers and businesses and had an up-close view of the remarkable work done by the community agencies supported by Centraide. Our goal was to break a record in helping those in need, and we achieved it together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centraide also handed out its annual awards to honour volunteers, companies, organizations, unions and community agencies for their social commitment. A total of 22 Solidaires Awards <\/a>were given out this year in 11 categories. Here are the winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solidaires to Community Agencies<\/p>\n\n\n

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  • Social Relevance: <\/strong>Ricochet (H\u00e9bergement\/Homes); L\u2019Envol Programme d\u2019aide aux jeunes m\u00e8res<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Social Transformation: <\/strong>C\u00f4te-des-Neiges Black Community Association (CDNBCA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Evaluation: <\/strong>Resto Plateau<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Collaboration: <\/strong>Le Chic Resto Pop<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Management and Governance: <\/strong>Centre SCAMA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Citizen Engagement: <\/strong>Denise Major, Maison d\u2019Entraide St-Paul et \u00c9mard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    Solidaires to companies and organizations:<\/p>\n\n\n

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    • Corporate Commitment (1000 plus employees): <\/strong>AtkinsR\u00e9alis; \u00c9nergir; METRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Corporate Commitment (999 employees or less): <\/strong>Lavery; PCL Construction; PMML – Leader in Commercial Real Estate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Mobilization (1000 plus employees): <\/strong>CAE; Ville de Laval; Ville de Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Mobilization (999 employees or less): <\/strong>CAA-Qu\u00e9bec; Joddes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Innovation: <\/strong>Carbonleo; Gameloft; L\u2019Or\u00e9al Canada; Pineapple Project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

      Centraide also presented the Mich\u00e8le Thibodeau-DeGuire Award to Nathalie Bernier<\/strong>. This honour recognizes a volunteer who has shown an outstanding commitment to the organization. Ms. Bernier\u2019s involvement began with the fundraising campaign in 2008. In 2013, she joined Centraide\u2019s Board of Directors, which she chaired from 2016 to 2019. She has led multiple committees, such as the Executive Committee and the Audit and Investment Committee as Treasurer, and contributed to Centraide\u2019s strategic planning on philanthropy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      About Centraide of Greater Montreal\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A true agent of change, Centraide of Greater Montreal is a public foundation whose mission is to bring people together and take action for an inclusive and poverty-free Greater Montreal. To achieve this goal, it supports a network of 375 community agencies and projects in Laval, in Montreal and on the South Shore that improve the living conditions of vulnerable people. Centraide works with the Greater Montreal population and with communities, businesses, institutions and philanthropic organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":79951,"template":"","class_list":["post-79948","medianews","type-medianews","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/medianews\/79948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/medianews"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/medianews"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}