The YMCAs of Québec
DonAtionS and voLunteering
obJective: Support the miSSion of the ymcAs of Québec AnD enSure itS SuStAinAbiLity. reSuLt: ApproximAteLy $600,000 wAS rAiSeD for our community initiAtiveS, AS weLL AS $615,000 in DonAtionS AnD commitmentS to our DeveLopment proJectS (cAmp y kAnAwAnA AnD DeStinAtion youth)!
the y honours peace makers It was before a record-breaking crowd of 350 attendees that The 2010 Peace Medals were awarded to the Tolerance Foundation, the McGill Middle East Program (MMEP), the Concordia University Volunteer Abroad Program (CVAP), to Sophie Langri, a conflict-resolution consultant, and to Jasmyn Beauséjour, a very socially engaged 18 year-old. As well, Daniel Germain, President-Founder of the Club des petits déjeuners du Québec, the Breakfast Clubs of Canada, and the Montreal Millennium Summit, received an honourary medal during the memorable and emotion-filled ceremony. Over $20,000 was raised. The proceeds will help fund The YMCAs of Québec programs that promote the social engagement of Montreal youth and youth from our international partner YMCAs.
when philanthropy meets social media As part of the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign, volunteers from the ten Y centres, the International Language School, the Residence, and Camp Y Kanawana raised close to $340,000 to help empower youth, the young at heart, families, and individuals in need in order to improve their quality of life. A significant part of this sum, nearly $50,000, was raised thanks to an online viral campaign which was also promoted through Facebook. A hundred or so “volunteer storytellers” shared moving stories on the Web about the impact the Y has had on the lives of individuals and families, and invited their networks to support the cause. An innovative and successful endeavour!
the endowment fund lends a hand In 2010, the Foundation of The YMCAs of Québec lent invaluable support to our mission thanks to its Endowment Fund. The fund’s market value is evaluated at $4.6 million dollars. Part of the revenue, $90,000 dollars, went to programs chosen by donors, such as subsidies for campers at Camp Y Kanawana. Another amount, nearly $85,000 dollars, was allocated to nine projects selected by a committee comprised of volunteers from the Foundation’s Board of Directors and of YMCA representatives. Some of these projects included the popular 40 Assets educational workshops for families (Saint-Laurent Y centre) and the Intergenerational program (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Y centre).
Camp Y Kanawana, which has been able to provide financial assistance to more children and youth thanks to the support of the private sector, will now be able to welcome even more of those in need as a result of its eligibility for government subsidies. Also, at least one of the two ecological learning pavilions will soon become a reality thanks to generous donations, such as the one received from TELUS Québec.
The YMCAs of Québec is pleased to name Nicole Brennan as its first honourary partner member due to her dedication and exceptional services rendered as a volunteer to the organization since 1989. Thank you so much!
Last May, over one hundred golfers showed their support for the YMCA’s cause by taking part in the 25th
annual Golf Tournament Alex and Taylor at Camp Y Kanawana
at the Pinegrove Golf and Country Club. More than $86,000 in net proceeds will help support the Youth Zones, the youth leadership programs, and the C-Vert project.
feel like contributing to the well-being of children and youth?
The YMCAs of Québec Foundation is here to support you for your philanthropic project.
Jasmyn Beauséjour and Daniel Germain
Nicole Brennan
We are always looking for volunteers, individual donors, or corporate partners.
There are countless ways to get involved. For more information:
fondation@ymcaquebec.org or 514 849-5331, ext. 266.
During the 1960s, the YMCA was one of the first organizations in Montreal to work directly with young drug addicts.
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