September 2011 - CMA Foundation Golf Tournament
On September 12, the Foundation held its second annual golf tournament on the wonderful course of St-Raphaël Golf Club on Île-Bizard to benefit the next generation of CMAs. If the first tournament set the bar high for the coming years, what can be said about the second, which had a full turnout and generated net proceeds of $42,300, a remarkable amount of funds raised thanks to the enthusiastic participation of 144 golfers and the very large number of sponsors.
Jean-François Lasnier, FCMA, Executive Vice President of the Order, Josée De La Durantaye, FCMA, Chair of the Board of the Foundation, Sylvie Béchard, CMA, Honorary President of the Tournament, and Steeve Massicotte, CMA, Vice President of Education and Quality at the Order
Ms. De La Durantaye and Ms. Béchard are seen here with the foursome of Richard Désy, FCMA, Jean-Marie Bérubé, FCMA, Yves Pelletier, FCMA, member of the Board of the Foundation, and Alphonse M. Gallucio, FCMA, Co-Chair of the Foundation’s Campaign Cabinet.
It was a hole-in-one for André Lefebvre at hole 18!
The Honorary President of the Tournament, Sylvie Béchard, CMA, Vice President, Financial Governance and Internal Controls at Desjardins Group
Seen here with Mr. Lasnier, Alain Nadeau receives a Sports Experts gift certificate worth $100 and a travel bag from Laurier Du Vallon travel agency for reaching the green of hole 3 with his first shot.
Jean-Pierre Sénécal, representing D+H, gives Rita Leclerc a Golf Town gift certificate worth $100 for the farthest tee-off by a woman at hole 6.
Mr. Sénécal, representing D+H, gives René Lamoureux a Golf Town gift certificate worth $100 for the farthest tee-off by a man at hole 6.
François Renauld, FCMA, Executive Director of the Foundation, and Michel Verreault, FCMA, Vice Chair of the Board of the Foundation, give Claude Poirier an iPad for skilfully competing against the Vice Chair of the Foundation at the 8th whole.
Seen here with Nancy Rocheleau, Coordinator of the Business Market at the Order, and Germain Gratton, artist, Michel Hébert receives one of Mr. Gratton’s works for reaching the green of hole 12 on the first shot.
Seen here with Louis-Jacques Olivier, representing Olivier Ford, Louis Berger wins a weekend rental of a convertible Ford Mustang offered by D+H and Olivier Ford because his ball was the closest to hole 18.
Surrounded by Ms. Rocheleau and Mr. Olivier, André Lefebvre wins a two-year lease offered by Olivier Ford and D+H, which includes a convertible Mustang for the summer and a Ford Escape for the winter, for his spectacular hole-in-one on the last hole.
Seen here with Mr. Pelletier, the members of the top foursome, which includes Dany Ouellet, Michèle Perreyman, Diane Blondin and Pierre Delisle, each receive a golf package from The Getaway Boutique worth $100.
Nancy Toupin, who correctly identified all of the sponsors on the course, receives a travel gift certificate worth $2,500 from Laurier Du Vallon presented to her by Dino Dello Sbarba, FCMA, Co-Chair of the Foundation’s Campaign Cabinet.
The Honorary President of the tournament and Chair of the Foundation's Board, as well as Laurent Bleau, FCMA, and Gilles Séguin, both members of the Tournament Financing Committee, proudly display the amount raised, which was $42,300.
On behalf of the CMA Foundation, Ms. De La Durantaye thanks all of the participants and sponsors who contributed to the resounding success of the event.
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Jean-François Lasnier, FCMA, Executive Vice President of the Order, Josée De La Durantaye, FCMA, Chair of the Board of the Foundation, Sylvie Béchard, CMA, Honorary President of the Tournament, and Steeve Massicotte, CMA, Vice President of Education and Quality at the Order |
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March 2011 – Closing event of the 2010-2014 major fundraising campaign
On March 10, the key actors in the first major fundraising campaign of the Foundation assembled to celebrate the achievement of their goal, which many considered daring, if not bold. Thanks to the extraordinary support of the CMA community and many companies, they more than achieved their goal of raising $2 million by 2014 in the campaign's very first year! The $2,068,300 raised to date will benefit a large number of future and new CMAs in the form of scholarships and awards.
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The Co-Chair of the Campaign Cabinet, Dino Dello Sbarba, FCMA, President and Chief Operating Officer, Dairy Products (Canada, International), Saputo Inc., the Executive Director of the Foundation, François Renauld, FCMA, and Bertrand Dubé, CMA, Director of Finance, Weston Foods
Hubert Laberge, CMA, and Jean-François Lasnier, FCMA, Executive Vice President, Ordre des CMA
The Co-Chair of the Campaign Cabinet and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the CMA Foundation, Josée De La Durantaye, FCMA, accompanied by Francine Fontaine, FCMA, Chief Financial Officer, Bridor inc., and Michel Milot, Director – Consulting, CGI Inc.
The Executive Director of the Foundation
The Chair of the Board of Directors of the Foundation
Vincent Arlas, CMA, Senior Associate, Consulting & Deals at PwC (PriceWaterhouseCoopers) and recipient of an award from the Foundation
The Co-Chair of the Campaign Cabinet
The Co-Chairs of the campaign, Alphonse M. Galluccio, FCMA (on the left), Vice President, Corporate Governance Practice, DECIMAL, and Luc Richard, FCMA (on the right), Operations Director, Ubisoft – Québec Studio, unveil the amount raised to date.
The Chair of the Board, the Executive Director of the Foundation and the three Co-Chairs of the campaign proudly display the amount raised to date as part of the 2010-2014 fundraising campaign.
Isabella Gasselsdorfer, CMA, Accountant, Lépine Group, Vivianne Taylor, CMA, Senior Business Analyst, Tembec, and Vincent Arlas, CMA, Senior Associate, Consulting & Deals, PwC, all recipients of Fernand-Cloutier Awards presented by the Foundation
Jacques Côté, FCMA, Special Advisor, Canadian Space Agency, and Nancy Rocheleau, Coordinator of Business Market, Ordre des CMA
Mylène Bayard, Coordinator of Executive Programs, Ordre des CMA, and Isabella Gasselsdorfer, Accountant, Lépine Group
Claude Paul-Hus, FCMA, General Manager, Société québécoise d’information juridique (SOQUIJ), Christiane Martinez, Assistant to the President-Executive Director, Ordre des CMA, and Laurent Bleau, FCMA, Assistant General Manager, Caisse Desjardins Atwater-Centre
The recipients of the Fernand-Cloutier Awards accompanied by Pierre-Jean Dion, FCMA, Vice President, Optima Management inc., and Réjean Lemieux, CMA, Associate, Mallette
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The Co-Chair of the Campaign Cabinet, Dino Dello Sbarba, FCMA, President and Chief Operating Officer, Dairy Products (Canada, International), Saputo Inc., the Executive Director of the Foundation, François Renauld, FCMA, and Bertrand Dubé, CMA, Director of Finance, Weston Foods |
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September 2010 - CMA Foundation Golf Tournament
On September 13, the first-ever annual Golf Tournament of the Order’s Foundation was an overwhelming success. Although it began in the rain, it did not take long for the sun to appear, to the great delight of the 110 participating golfers. Not to mention, their enthusiastic participation and the event’s generous sponsors made it possible to raise the handsome sum of $26,130, which will be redistributed by the Foundation to the next generation of CMAs as scholarships and awards.
It rained only in the morning, to the great delight of the participants.
Isabelle F. Leblanc, Secretary General and Director, Legal Affairs, at the CMA Order, accompanies Honorary Chair, Michel Verreault, FCMA, MBA, Vice President, Marketing and Sales Support - Personal Services, Desjardins Group.
A few participants in the "Beat the Honorary Chair" contest, at hole 8.
A few of the foursomes in attendance...
Marie-Andrée Giroux, FCMA, Chair of the Board of the Order, surrounded by Martin Daigle (left) and Christian Cook (right). Together, they won the Best Foursome contest.
After the golf, there was a cocktail and a silent auction to profit the CMA Foundation.
A magnificent violin-guitar duo entertained the guests during the cocktail.
The Honorary Chair, sincerely thanking all of the participants, partners and volunteers for the successful, first-ever tournament.
The twelve winners of the "Try to Beat the Honorary Chair" contest with their opponent (right). They will have a chance to attend a Canadiens game in the Desjardins box at the Bell Centre.
Joanne Couture, FCMA, member of the Order's Board of Directors, winner of the "First Stroke on the Green" contest. Jean-Pierre Sénécal, of Interchèques (left), and Germain Gratton, painter (right), presented her with a work by the artist.
Josée De La Durantaye, FCMA, Chair of the Board of the Foundation, and Laurent Bleau, FCMA, member of the Campaign Cabinet, reveal the total raised by this event.
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It rained only in the morning, to the great delight of the participants. |
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June 2010 - Grand Prize Gala of the 12th Quebec Entrepreneurship Contest
Quebec Entrepreneurship Contest
During the Provincial Grand Prize Gala of the 12th Quebec Entrepreneurship Contest held on June 17 at the Convention Centre in Quebec City, 41 prizes were awarded to winners from all 17 regions of Quebec. The CMA Foundation, a proud partner of the event, crowned the recipients of the new CMA Entrepreneurial Awards during the evening.
The founders of Inovae inc. (Montreal region), Yan Basile-Bellavance, Joël Lavoie, Vincent Lévesque and Hakim Rouab, won the first national prize in the Services to Businesses category of the Quebec Entrepreneurship Contest, which was a $10,000 CMA Entrepreneurial Award. Maurice Chevarie and David Demers, founders of S Automation (Eastern Townships region), won the second national prize in the Services to Businesses category and pocketed a $5,000 CMA Entrepreneurial Award.
Congratulations to the winners!
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