Our goal is to raise $150,000, which will enable us to help 150 women living in difficult circumstances give birth to healthy babies.
The Montreal Diet Dispensary is currently running its annual fundraising campaign for 2017 under the honorary chairmanship of Sean Finn, Executive Vice-President of Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer at CN. The goal: To raise $150,000, which, over the course of one year, will allow 150 women living in difficult circumstances (very low income) receive the nutrition they need during pregnancy and give birth to healthy babies. Launched on February 14, 2017, the campaign will wrap up on May 12 at the 5th edition of the Dispensary’s benefit luncheon, an annual event celebrating Mother’s Day.
There are a number of ways to contribute to the campaign: by making a donation or by helping make the Dispensary’s 5th annual Mother’s Day luncheon a success (by purchasing a ticket, becoming a partner of the event_or donating an item to the silent or live auctions).
Several members of Montreal’s business community have joined Mr. Finn to help the campaign attain its financial target.
They include: Marie-Christine Lemerise, business lawyer at Delegatus services juridiques inc. and President of the Dispensary’s Board of Directors; Marie-Élaine Thibert, singer and spokesperson for the Dispensary; Jean-François Bazinet, President at Bazinet et assossié(e)s inc.; Ryan Beck, Associate, Advisory Services at EY; Esther Bégin, host, documentarian, and author; Nathalie Bussières, Optimum Talent; Alexandre Doire, Consultant at Spencer Stuart; Michael Fovero, Vice-President and Senior Private Banker at BMO Private Banking; Sophie Gaudet, Group Account Director, Advisory Services at Tank; Laurent Giguère, National Sector Leader, Transportation at KPMG; Jean-Marc Huot, Partner at Stikeman Elliott; Dominique Lapierre, Director, CMF Program Administrator at Telefilm Canada; and Catherine Morfopos, Partner at KPMG.
