To highlight all the efforts made by teachers and their students to be more active during the school year, eight of the schools that received a bursary this winter had the chance to participate in a closing party, which took place on Tuesday at the Bell Centre. Kids and adults skated on the Bell Centre ice and got a behind-the-scenes tour of the facility, in addition to meeting goaltender Jake Allen, defenseman Jordan Harris and Youppi!, the team's mascot.
About the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation
The Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation encourages physical activity and the adoption of a healthy lifestyle among underprivileged youth aged 4 to 17 years old. Since its inception in 2000, the Foundation has invested close to $40 million to over 900 charitable endeavors from across the province of Quebec working towards the well-being of underprivileged children. The Foundation fulfills its mandate in two ways: first, through a unique flagship project - the BLEU BLANC BOUGE program - which consists of building and activating community refrigerated and multisport rinks; secondly, by providing financial support to non-profit organizations whose projects and programs enable children to adopt healthy lifestyles by being more active. For more information, visit foundation.canadiens.com.
About the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie
Our primary objective: to create a culture of preventive health in Quebec by adopting healthy lifestyles. The Grand défi mobilizes people of all ages, in Quebec and elsewhere. Various major and unifying events take place annually to bring about lasting change in the population: The School Tour, The Mini Cube Tour, Force 4, La Petite Expé, the Energy Cubes Challenge, The Great Prize at Your School, La Course, The 1,000 KM, La Boucle, La Grande Marche and the 1 000 000 de KM Ensemble.