Learn about the organizations you support when you play bingo.
Several times a year, we feature a short video about one of the organizations that benefits from the proceeds of network bingo. If you would like to share or comment on the videos, please visit our YouTube page!
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Club lions de Rivière-du-Loup [French video]
April 2013
The story of the Lions Club started almost one hundred years ago! Created in Chicago in 1917, it took only three years for the Club to extend its reach internationally and it is now the largest organization of philanthropic clubs (known as service clubs) in the world. Lions clubs operate in over 200 countries and have over one million active members. The Rivière-du-Loup Club will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015 and the whole team of volunteers is organizing activities to mark the occasion!
As a world leader in community and humanitarian services, the Club Lions de Rivière-du-Loup provides funding to other organizations to support the pursuit of their activities. However, the organization is specially focused on one area, the sense of sight. Thanks to the Lions, the ophthalmology sector in Rivière-du-Loup has never been so healthy!
Watch the video to learn more about Club lions de Rivière-du-Loup
The story of the Lions Club started almost one hundred years ago! Created in Chicago in 1917, it took only three years for the Club to extend its reach internationally and it is now the largest organization of philanthropic clubs (known as service clubs) in the world. Lions clubs operate in over 200 countries and have over one million active members. The Rivière-du-Loup Club will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015 and the whole team of volunteers is organizing activities to mark the occasion!
As a world leader in community and humanitarian services, the Club Lions de Rivière-du-Loup provides funding to other organizations to support the pursuit of their activities. However, the organization is specially focused on one area, the sense of sight. Thanks to the Lions, the ophthalmology sector in Rivière-du-Loup has never been so healthy!
Watch the video to learn more about Club lions de Rivière-du-Loup
Founded in 1977, the Centre du Vieux Moulin de LaSalle is a community volunteer organization that has been providing services to seniors for 35 years. Its mission is to improve the quality of life and independence of persons over 50 living in Montréal?s west-end borough of LaSalle.
Every day, the organization coordinates a large network of volunteers to ensure seniors' personal and collective development, encourage their involvement, help them remain in their homes longer, break the isolation of the functionally-dependent and offer a range of activities in a pleasant and stable environment.
Having won a number of awards in the field of volunteerism, the Centre du Vieux Moulin is definitely an example to us all!
Watch the video to learn more about Centre du Vieux Moulin de Lasalle
Mouvement SEM is a non-profit organizations whose mission is to promote the respect of children through prevention, education and intervention activities. The acronym SEM stands for Sensibilisation pour une Enfance Meilleure, or awareness for a better childhood. Founded in 1983 and located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, this organization offers six main services focused on intervention in the home.
The idea of reaching out to youth and raising their awareness about violence was borne out of comments from a 15-year old living in foster care. She made her suggestion to foster parents who also took notice of how abuse and neglect affects children. Hoping to break or mitigate the cycle of violence, they got together in 1981 to create a prevention program for high school kids. Two years later, Mouvement SEM was born.
Located at the Claude-Robillard sports complex in Montréal, CAMO Natation is divided into two sectors: the club (for competition-level swimmers) and the school (swimming lessons for youngsters). The organization enables swimmers to develop their full potential thanks to specially adapted level-specific excellence programs
The objective is to encourage personal excellence and develop common values: satisfaction of effort, pushing personal limits, respect, self-sufficiency, discipline, a sense of belonging, and self-confidence. CAMO now strives to be recognized as the best club in Québec, particularly with regard to seniors, and to become THE model swimming club in the province.
Founded in 1931 by Brother Julien, teacher at the Collège Sacré-Coeur de Granby, the Petits Chanteurs de Granby choir has recently celebrated its 80th anniversary. Incredible!
Over time, the choir has demonstrated that singing is a fulfilling activity, giving many petits chanteurs the opportunity to participate in major projects including duos with celebrities like Bill Crosby, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Michel Louvain, Fernand Gignac and Gregory Charles, album recordings, tours and concerts here in Québec and all over the world! While les Petits Chanteurs de Granby is synonymous with music and singing, it is also a good way for these youngsters to develop strong friendships.
Watch the video to learn more about Les Petits Chanteurs de Granby.
At the end of the 1986 season of the Ligue de baseball élite du Québec (LBÉQ), the Saint-Jean Pirates closed their franchise. The league immediately transferred the franchise to a group of baseball players located in Saint-Eustache, creating the Bisons, 25 years ago! Three seasons after their creation, the Saint-Eustache Bisons surprised observers by winning the Coupe du président, the supreme title of the pennant race within the LBÉQ.
In 1995, the team won the championship of their association, the Metropolitan Conference. The following year, the Bisons were champions in the overall ranking. The Bisons, who are supported year after year by Ville de Saint-Eustache, were named LBÉQ organization of the year in 2000 and 2001. Their home games are played in Clair-Matin park every summer.The SBQ has given $16,752.06 to Saint-Eustache Bisons since the OSBL was with the "bingo en réseau".
Watch the video to learn more about Saint-Eustache Bisons.
The Entraide Ahuntsic Nord non-profit group has existed for 30 years. Its mission is to help reduced-autonomy individuals over the age of 60 who live at home to remain active. Entraide Ahuntsic Nord accomplishes this by providing various community support services and activities to help these seniors break out of their isolation.
The SBQ has given $18,574 to Entraide Ahuntsic Nord since the OSBL was with the "bingo en réseau".
Watch the video to learn more about Entraide Ahuntsic Nord.
The mission of Patro de Lévis is to host an environment where a spirit of Christian brotherhood and kindness welcomes one and all.The objectives of the Patro are to welcome people in a simple and heart-warming place; create ties between members through community cooperation by paying special attention to people dealing with difficult situations; support people; and to raise awareness and educate people about human values based on respect, freedom and self-sufficiency.
The SBQ has given $18,574 to Patro de Lévis since the OSBL was with the "bingo en réseau".
Watch the video to learn more about Patro de Lévis.
Loisirs Bourg-Joli is a polyvalent, multidisciplinary non-profit organization located in Saint-Hyacinthe that focuses on neighbourhood recreational and community activities. Its mandate is to develop a varied program that is suited for the locale; apply municipal policy concerning the development of recreational activities; play a leadership role with respect to local neighbourhood groups and maintain a climate of cooperation, mutual assistance and transparency with them; consult and involve neighbourhood residents and manage the local inventory of recreational equipment.
The SBQ has given $41 250,80 to Les Loisirs Bourg-Joli since the OSBL was with the "bingo en réseau".
Watch the video to learn more about Les Loisirs Bourg-Joli.
As a non-profit organisation recognized by the city of Charlesbourg, the Amadeus et Cie music school offers a wide rage of individual and group courses for students of all ages, tastes and levels that include initiation, higher skills training, the Université Laval extension program, preparation for CEGEP entrance examinations in music concentration or just for the simple joy of participating in the Conservatory music program. A team of qualified professors is on hand to provide top-notch teaching to suit each individual's personal situation.
The SBQ has given $24 774,26 to Amadeus et Cie music school since the OSBL was with the "bingo en réseau".
Watch the video to learn more about Amadeus et Cie.
Founded in 1981, Special Olympics Quebec (SOQ) offers throughout Québec over 4,100 special athletes with training and competition programs in 14 official sports and 3 in development designed to increase their well-being, self-sufficiency, self-esteem and social integration.
The SBQ has given $11,305 to Special Olympics Quebec since the OSBL was with the "bingo en réseau".
Watch the video to learn more about Special Olympics Quebec.
Hébergement Maison de la Paix is a community organization that provides housing to various groups experiencing difficulty. In existence for over 20 years, the organization houses and counsels some 75 people every day, 365 days a year. The most recent housing program is called Halo (Hébergement avec Assistance Locative Optimale) for young men aged 18 to 25 who want to pursue their education. The organization provides these young people with a variety of services, including guidance to facilitate their academic, professional and social integration. The young people are therefore encouraged to earn their diploma so they can get a job.
The SBQ has given $155 148,17 to Hébergement Maison de la Paix since the OSBL was with the "bingo en réseau".
Watch the video to learn more about Hébergement Maison de la Paix.
L'Antre-Jeunes (roughly translated as "Young People Together") is a community-based initiative founded in 1979 whose mission is to help young people between the ages of 10 and 17 that want to change their behaviour and the attitudes that hold them back in everyday life.
The SBQ has given $139,320 to L'Antre-Jeunes since its creation.
Antre-Jeunes emphasizes developing authenticity in youth. We help them to believe in themselves, discover their strengths and limitations, experience success, improve their self-esteem and gain confidence in their relationships with others. In short, this means feeling better about themselves and becoming aware of their true selves. Our action is aimed at preventing the development of more severe problems of behaviour and alienation.
Watch the video to learn more about l'Antre-Jeunes's programs, challenges and projects.
L'Envol's mission is to assist and guide young mothers (25 and under) and their children (5 and under) by increasing their well-being, developing their parenting skills, building their sense of responsibility and gaining knowledge that will empower them in their lives.
L'Envol offers several programs for young mothers.
The SBQ has given $137,871 to L'Envol since its creation.
Watch the video to learn more about l'Envol's programs, challenges and projects.
The mission of this organization (ARAM) is to promote concert music throughout the Lanaudière region and to recognize the talent, effort and excellence of young classical musicians.
ARAM also supports young musicians who aspire to a professional classical music career. These young artists can receive financial aid, participate in an annual competition, take classes with world-renowned masters and attend workshops, and so on.
The SBQ has given $68,822 to ARAM since its creation.
Watch the video to learn more about this organization and to find out how it helps the best musicians excel.
Located in Montreal, the Québec Foundation for the Blind provides support, advice and assistance, so blind individuals and those with visual deficiencies can lead an autonomous and active lifestyle. The Foundation helps its clientele in a number of ways: adapted housing, individual aid, prevention and the promotion of awareness in the public at large. It also offers various recreational activities for young people that enable them to meet new challenges and develop better self-esteem.
The SBQ has given $17,117 to the Quebec Foundation for the Blind since its creation.
Watch the video to learn more about the lives of these young people and the challenges the organization faces. You will also learn more about youth in action during an activity organized at Fort Angrignon.
Located in Lachine, the organization Les Éclusiers promotes Québec folklore. To this end, the organization offers many activities, such as dance classes, live shows, Québec-style evenings and even international tours.
The SBQ has given $112,536 to Les Éclusiers de Lachine since its creation.
Watch the video to learn more about their activities and to get a taste of traditional Québec dances. The next evening will take place on April 24, so let yourself get carried away!
The mission of the Société Alzheimer Rive-Sud, located in Longueuil, is to support, assist and accompany people with Alzheimers and their families.
The SBQ has given $16,881 to the Société Alzheimer Rive-Sud since its creation.
Watch the video to learn more about their services and to discover a wonderful project for residants, family caregivers and people with Alzheimers who will use the Accueil de jour!
