CECI's 12th Charity and Sports Challenge: a fundraising record of over $88,000 !

News | Published at: May 18 2023

The amount of donations raised so far for our Défi sportif is $88,942, which represents more than 118% of the goal ($75,000). This is a record!

Added to this was the $2,500 prize for the organization with the highest number of participating runners. Thank you to everyone who ran alongside us!

This year, our Challenge allowed 137 people to participate in the Montreal 21K to run or walk 5, 10 or 21 km to raise funds for our sustainable development projects. Participants could run at Parc Jean-Drapeau on April 22 or complete the distance run anywhere in the world.  The sun was out for the day, which began with a warm-up session offered by Rich'Art from Djamboola Fitness. This brought a nice dynamic to this unifying sports event!

Our success was possible thanks to the efforts of the runners who showed perseverance in their fundraising. We’d like to thank and congratulate each and every one of our participants for this success.

This success was possible thanks to the efforts of the runners who showed perseverance in their fundraising. We would like to thank and congratulate each of our participants for this success.

  • Armande Begin and Yves Petillon Fund for Women in Mali (FABYP) team: $52,266
  • Girls and Resilient Education in Mali (FIERES project) team: $10,377
  • International Solidarity (Volunteer Cooperation Program) team: $8,752 
  • Women and Resilient Agriculture in Senegal (FAR) team: $6,878
  • Health and Women's Rights in Mali (YELLEN) team: $4,923
  • Budge Studios corporate team: $4,514
  • General donations to CECI: $1,229

 

We are grateful to the Armande Begin and Yves Petillon Fund team who literally broke their own record with an exceptional fundraising effort!  A thousand congratulations to the athletes of this successful team! 

Lastly, we would like to thank the members of the Board of Directors and the Corporation, the Executive Committee, the employees, the volunteers, Rich'Art from Djamboola Fitness, Budge Studios, the runners and all the donors. 

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