Over $1.4 million raised at the Red Cross annual fundraising event
More than 400 guests attended the 15th edition of the Red Cross annual fundraising event held on May 14 at New City Gas in Montreal, which raised $1,462,350. Benefitting the Canadian Red Cross’ Emergency Management Fund, this amount will be dedicated to preparing for the unexpected while assisting those impacted by disasters across the country.
The 15th edition of this event was co-chaired by Mr. Darryl White, CEO, BMO Financial Group and Mr. Lino A. Saputo, Jr., Chair of the Board and CEO, Saputo Inc. They were also supported by honorary committee members Mr. Jeffrey Orr, President and CEO, Power Financial Corporation and Mr. Norman Hébert, President and CEO, Groupe Park Avenue Inc.
Over the years, this annual Red Cross fundraiser has become a major event on the Montreal scene. Since 2005, this gathering has raised over 15 million dollars in support of the Red Cross’ mission: helping those in need when it matters the most.
2019 Photo album
Exceptional partners and sponsors
To help make the event a success, the Red Cross was able to count on exceptional partners and sponsors:
Accenture • Alvin Segal Family Foundation • Aon • Banque Laurentienne Groupe Financier • Banque Nationale du Canada • BCG • Bell • Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP • BMO Groupe financier • BMW Laval • Bombardier inc. • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP • CAE Inc. • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec • Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited • Canderel Management Inc. • Canada Life • Canadian National • Cascades • CGI Inc. • CIBC • Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation • Club de hockey Canadien inc. • Deloitte • Dentons Canada S.E.N.C.R.L. • Desjardins • Devencore ltée, agence immobilière • Episode • Ernst & Young s.r.l./ S.E.N.C.R.L. • GDI service aux immeubles • Gestion Beaurival Inc • Gildan • Groupe Dynamite • Groupe Park Avenue • Hydro Québec • IBM Canada Ltd. • Imprimerie G.G. Inc. • IG Wealth Management • J. Sonic Services Inc. • JPMorgan Chase & Co • Korn Ferry • La Famille Jean C. Monty • La Fondation familiale Alan & Roula Rossy • Loto-Québec • Lussier Dale Parizeau • Mackenzie • Manuvie • Maple Leaf Foods Inc. • Metro inc • Morneau Shepell • Mr and Mrs R. Jeffrey Orr and Suzanne Legge • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP • Petra Ltée • Placements Samcon Drummond Inc. • Power Corporation du Canada • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Quantum • Québecor Média inc. • RBC • Sanimax • Saputo Inc. • Scotiabank • Spesinvest • Stikeman Elliott • Sun Life • TD Bank Group • TELUS • The Rossy Family Foundation • Totem Recrutement