MONTREAL – The 12th edition of the Centraide Cup, presented on September 6 and 7 at Stade Saputo, raised a record amount of $483,500 for Centraide of Greater Montreal and the Montreal Impact Foundation.
More than 700 employees, representing 26 companies, gathered on CF Montréal’s pitch to take part in the benefit soccer tournament presented by Keurig Dr Pepper.
“We would like to thank the companies and partners for making this unifying event possible,” said Julie Gagné, Interim President and Executive Director and Vice President – Marketing and Technology of Centraide of Greater Montreal. "Their commitment helps provide an essential safety net for families and children in vulnerable situations. This support promotes the development of children, while valuing the role of parents in order to ease their everyday lives as well as break the cycle of poverty and social exclusion."
“It is always with great excitement that we open the Stade Saputo gates to welcome the Centraide Cup,” said Carmie Saputo, President of the Montreal Impact Foundation. "This event is a testament to a valuable collaboration that not only supports our respective missions, but also mobilizes the corporate community around important issues in our communities. We would like to express our warmest congratulations to all the participating teams, thank our volunteers, and salute all those who make this great success possible for the benefit of our children."
In the elite category, the One CAE team took home the honours. The Bombardier team was crowned champions in the intermediate category, and the Pharmascience team won the recreational category.
A total of 37 teams representing 26 companies registered for this year's Centraide Cup:
– AtkinsRéalis Canada inc.
– Banque Nationale
– Banque Scotia
– BMO Groupe Financier
– Bombardier
– CAE
– Canada Dry Mott’s inc.
– Deloitte
– Hydro-Québec
– iA Groupe Financier
– Juno Pharma
– Keurig Dr Pepper
– La Caisse
– MCKESSON Canada
– METRO RICHELIEU INC.
– Mouvement Desjardins
– Pharmascience
– Pratt & Whitney Canada
– RBC
– Rolls-Royce Canada
– Saputo Inc.
– Sun Life
– TCI+
– Valsef Dream Big Foundation
– Ville de Laval
– Ville de Montréal
This year, the Van Houtte (Keurig Dr pepper) team was awarded the Ball of Honour for Best Sportsmanship, a tradition that rewards players who embody this exemplary value.
The event was made possible thanks to the essential support of partners such as Keurig Dr Pepper, BMO Financial Group, XACT, Saputo, METRO, Courchesne Larose and Oatbox.
About the Montreal Impact Foundation
Depuis sa création en 2013, la Fondation Impact de Montréal est très engagée dans sa communauté. Sa mission est d’organiser et de soutenir des activités en vue d’améliorer la qualité de vie d’enfants et de familles provenant de milieux vulnérables. Elle fournit notamment des installations sportives afin de promouvoir la pratique de l’activité physique, l’adoption de saines habitudes de vie en étant plus actif et l’insertion sociale. Pour en apprendre davantage sur nos activités, rendez-vous sur : fondation.impactmontreal.com
About Centraide of Greater Montreal
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. For more information or to contribute to Centraide’s campaign: centraide-mtl.org. centraide-mtl.org.
From left to right, Julie GagnéVice-President, Marketing and Technology and Interim President and Executive Director, Centraide of Greater Montreal, Maud Doulan, Vice President, Philanthropic Development, Centraide of Greater Montreal, Denis Giangi, President, Rolls-Royce Canada Limited and member of the Board, Centraide of Greater Montreal, Véronique Fortin, Executive Director, Montreal Impact Foundation, and Carl Saba, Vice-President of Supply Chain & Operations, Keurig Dr Pepper Canada.
