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Ronald McDonald House Montreal
On december 06 th , 2010 the Ronald
McDonald house relocated from Côte Sainte
Catherine to Hudson road. During the time it
took to organize the offices; to arrange the
rooms and common areas in the new building,
the families stayed at the Hotel Ruby Foo's.
they were welcomed in the new house on
december 20 th, 2010.
building provides an inner courtyard that
isolates the rooms from street noises. Also
allows for large brightly lit common areas.
The building was designed and built
according to LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design), with a combined
geothermal and solar panels for heating and
air conditioning.
The new building with its fifty rooms offers to
families a warm and comforting atmosphere
during difficult times.
Since December 20, 2010, the new house
hosted approximately 6043 people and a total
of 107,627 residents since it opened in 1982.
According to the designer of the project, the
architect Manon Renaud, the "L" shaped
EDTION 2011
NO.
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Ronald McDonald House Montreal
An energy-efficient building
Highlights:
In this issue
New House… the opening
Fundraisings
1
2-3
Around the table
4-5-6
Art at the house
7
Volunteers with a big heart.
8
An energy efficient building!
House’s Annual Golf Tournement
The golf Tournament Elan d’Espoir.
Côte Saint-Luc’s winter carniaval
The McHappyday.
Coca-Cola Challenge.
The Festifan 2011.
Meal program
Jean Beaulieu’s drawing workshops.
Volunteers with big hearts.
Very generous companies.
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House’s Annual Golf Tournament
O
n June 6th, 2011 was held the
annual golf tournament to
benefit the Ronald McDonald House
Montreal.
Over 300 participants coming from
different business sectors met at the
prestigious HillsdadleGolf and
Country Club at Mirabel.
A wonderful weather gave the
opportunity to participants to spend
an amazing day while helping a great
cause.
After a long day playing golf in one
of the two 18 hole courses, golfers
were invited to a cocktail and after to
a delightful dinner during which took
place a silent auction.
Very generous donators and
companies offered expensive prices
and items to be auctioned.
The event was made possible thanks
to the collaboration of RBC Royal
Bank and co-chaired by Mr Luc
Bisaillon Vice President Commercial
Financial Services and Nathalie
Soucy vice president commercial
financial services franchises and
Retail. The involvement of all teams
helped raise 142 000 $.
Thank you to the representatives of
RBC and partners, your support is
priceless! The next tournament will
be held Monday, June 4, 2012 at
Hillsdale Golf and Country Club.
Contact us at 514-731-2871 to
reserve your spot!
Golf Tournament "L’Élan d’Espoir"
On august
30th, Perime Marketing
Organized the 17 th edition of MontTremblant golf tournament to benefit the
Ronald McDonald House Montreal. The
Event brought together 130 golfers despite
the rain. The amount of 70.000 $ has been
raised thanks to the generous participants.
Many thanks to all the parteners and
volunteers who made that day a success.
Côte Saint-Luc winter carnival
I
t was on February 13th, 2011
that the "Carnaval d’hiver de
Côte-St-Luc" took place at Pierre
Elliott Trudeau Park of Côte-St-Luc
City. It was the perfect occasion to
get energized and to satisfy your
sweet tooth!
Thanks to the planners, Mr Harold
Cammy, Manager of the Sports and
Installations, Service of Recreation
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and Parks, Mr Ted Cox, Head of
Section, Administrative Services, to
their team and to the generous
donators as well. The activity raised
$4500 to benefit the House.The
House’s Director, Mrs Jacqueline
Mallet and the President, Normand
Renaud, were there to share that
wonderful community experience.
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Families’
Testimonial
«Thank you
so much !
Some happiness to bring
back home!»
Plourde
Family
«Thanks a
lot, it is comforting to
know that
people like
you think
about us,
thanks
again!»
.
Sonia
Maltais,
St-Adolphed’Haward
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The McHappyday 2011.
May 11th marked the 18th McHappy
Day. On this special day, one dollar from
every Big Mac® sandwich, Happy Meal®,
Premium Roast Coffee and Premium Tea
sold, goes to local children's charities. Mr
Fred Cassir, a McDonald's franchisee
presented to Ronald McDonald House a
check of 10 000 $.
Thank you for supporting our cause!
Maude-O-Thon: third edition
On September 11, 2011,
the family Gauthier–
Jaunasse of Saint-Adele
organized the 3rd edition
of the Maude-A-Thon in
memory of Maude who
stayed at the Ronald
McDonald House during
her long sickness. MarieChristine, Maude’s mother
said:
"For over ten years,
Maude was hospitalized at
Sainte-Justine Hospital.
I was lucky at that time to
be able to live in a great
place right next to the
hospital. I lived more
than a thousand days at
the Ronald McDonald
House Montreal.. Having
a room there allowed us to
be beside our daughter all
the time. "
The Coca Cola Challenge:
O
n the last August 19th
happened the eighth edition of
"Coca Cola Challenge". The cyclists
covered the distance of 250
kilometres from Montreal to
Quebec city. More than 15 000 $ has
been raised for that event.
Congratulation to the team!
Festifan 2011:
The Festifan took place on
November 6, 2011 promoted
by the Montreal Canadiens
hockey Club and McDonalds
Restaurants of Canada. to
benefit Ronald McDonald
Houses of Quebec and the
Canadian Foundation for
Children.
The tickets gave the opportunity to fans to access various
activities at the Bell Centre,
such as visiting the dressing
room , interactive games,
autograph sessions, visit of
the Canadians' Hall of Fame
and meeting with the stars of
hockey.
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The Montreal Ronald McDonald House invites you to
participate in our Share-a-Meal project, a way to help
parents of sick children who are going through difficult
times. Some parents experience periods of exhaustion
while they’re staying at the House because of the
seriousness and/or the length of their child’s illness.
They spend long hours with them in intensive care,
waiting for a transplant, through chemotherapy
treatments and more. They don’t always have the energy
to take care of themselves and sometimes their financial
resources are slim. A nice hot meal can mean a lot to
them.
The Meal Program 2011
On behalf of all the families of sick children who stayed at the House, we wish to thank the following companies for
their involvement in the Meal Program
Friday, January 14th, 2011
Lunch prepared by the company Saputo .
Mathieu Deslisle and his team of volunteers from Rubbermaid coocked a delicious
dinner .
Thursday, February 24th , 2011
Mexican Dinner prepared by the employees of CIBC under the direction of Avi
Simhon
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Easter is celebrated with the happy team of New Life Church led by Mrs.
Stephanie Reader.
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
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Evelyne Maltese teacher of social service work at Cegep du Vieux Montreal and
her students , offered a delicious spaghetti dinner to the families.
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In the courtyard of the House, the employees of
Foresters prepared a Barbecue .
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Sunshine in the plates!, a summer meal offered by Eain Thivierge Lotto Quebec and his
merry team of volunteers.
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Back in July, CIBC team prepared a delicious barbecue.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Vivian Lee is chef, she loves cooking for kids , with her friend Émilie, her children
Shiny and Roy, they cooked a meal from asian inspiration.
Monday, August 14th, 2011
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
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Dinner hosted by Mrs. Gwen Blinder in memory of her daughter ... ...
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Chef Vivian Lee is back for a delicious dinner that Ronald did not want to miss
Wednesday,September 21, 2011
Monday, October 10th, 2011
.Dinner hosted by Sophie Lussier and some students of the Academy Kuper
Meal provided by the team of Rick Hansen Relay
Friday, October 21, 2011
Halloween dinner party organized by chef Vivian Lee.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Dinner hosted by volunteers of the company Lundbeck Canada Inc. under the
direction of Amy Cairns.
Happiness in the kitchen with the joyful team of volunteers from Quintiles Inc.
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Christmas dinner by Michel Marchand team from Restaurant McDonald's
Monday, December 5th, 2011
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It's party time with Église Nouvelle Vie
Wednesday, December 6th, 2011
Friday, December 9th, 2011
Dinner offered by the company TEK Systems, supervised by Mrs. Sue Rajerison
The team of Cossette Communications Inc. at work! .
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
The idea came from a great
inspiration. In 2006, M. Allen and his
wife Josiane stayed in the House for
the birth of their daughter. During a
conversation about a new House,
Mrs Jacqueline Mallet talked about
the idea of having in the new
building, a large stained-glass
window representing a family. A
phone call was enough to introduce
M. Jean Beaulieu an artist from Trois
-Rivières who is involved in helping
young homeless people through art.
The artist is leading an art studio-Go
Art that deals with the rehabilitation
of young people through very
creative projects!
Since, Jean Beaulieu and a group of
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young people animate a drawing
workshop with sick children who
reside at the House. Later the
drawings are transformed to stained
glass designs. The result is bright!
On May 17th, 2011, took place an
opening at the House to present
their work.
As experience is very beautiful, then
it is renewed every year. On
November 07 th, 2011, M. Jean
Beaulieu and another group were
invited to the House
to make
drawings with the children. We wait
to see the stained glass designs of
2012!
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Volunteers with a big heart
R
onald McDonald
House could not
exist without the volunteers fundamental support. Those people give
their time to make the
house warm and welcoming.
Maybe you’ve had the
chance to speak with
Ernst et Roselia who
come to give us a hand
every Tuesday since
many years?
Their cheerfulness is
contagious and is like a
ray of light in the residents’ day! And JeanLaurent who is giving a
serious every Thursday
to Mr Guay, our maintenance attendant?
And what would happen
with our plants if Nicole
was not coming to take
care of them?
When Gilberte is at the
House it smells so good,
she prepares some delicious pastries. Rose
May, Margaux, Claudia,
Inès, Jean-Philippe,
Gabriel and Joey are the
volunteers who welcome you at the reception. Alex takes care of
our website. Those people are doing an amazing job !
We wish you all happy
new year
2012!
Very generous companies.
Thanks to the donations of businesses, and
individuals, to the
generosity of Ronald
McDonald's restaurants in Quebec, the kids had a
wonderful holiday season, many gifts were
distributed making everyone happy .
Thanks!
Your support is priceless!
R ONA LD MC DON A LD HOUS E MO N TR EA L
5800, Hudson road
Montreal (Québec) H3TS 2G4
Phone Number: 514-731-2871
Fax: 514-739-8823
[email protected]
www.manoirmontreal.qc.ca
You would like
to contribute to
the quality of
life of the
families?
Here are some gifts appearing
on our wish list
Tickets for events and shows
Stamps, pens, envelopes, paper and
other office furniture
Gift cards
non-perishable food items
Kids and adults sleepers
Liquid hand soap, shampoo
hairdryers
Cups and utensils
umbrellas
dishcloths
Alarm clocks
Brand new (white only) Towels, hand
clothes, face clothes
Brand new white sheets (simple and
double beds)
Brand new washable quilts (simple
and double beds)
DVD and videos for kids and families
Brand new gifts for teenagers, boys
and girls and for birthdays
You can also make a
donation!
Taxes receipts will be issued for
a donation of $20 and more.
Thanks for you
generosity!
Helping give sick children what they need most…..their families
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