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Febuary 15, 2016

Janie Duquette and Marie-Lise Pilote of Femmes Ensemble organized a Tupperware party with its sales professionals Maria Meriano and July Chayer who offered the sales profit of the evening to the Lise Watier Foundation. A check of 465$ was handed to Marie-Lise Andrade, general manager of the Foundation.

Febuary 15, 2016

Our Carry the Light campaign's 2.0 Ambassadors visited the Lise Watier Foundation's offices to share a meal with Lise Watier and the foundation's team. They exchanged ideas regarding their vision of what they could do to to help realize its mission of helping women in need. We are glad to have met such great women!

Febuary 15, 2016

Over four weeks, Option Femmes Emploi organized a coffee sale in their center, which allowed them to raise the amount of 200$ for the benefit of Lise Watier Foundation. This is a wonderful example of the little things that can lead to bigger ones when a team works together towards a vision. Thank you to all your team!

October 29, 2015

On October 15th 2015, the fourth annual Gala benefiting the Lise Watier Foundation was held at Windsor Station in downtown Montreal. This wonderful evening, under the theme « Viva España ! », gathered more than 600 guests and friends from the Montreal business community. Guests dined and danced, in a sumptuous decor surrounded by hundreds of red roses, fans and castanets. We would like to thank our patrons, corporate partner, sponsors and contributors for their continuous generosity. Guests were on...

September 24, 2015

On September 17th 2015, was held the first fundraising event benefiting the Lise Watier Foundation in Québec city. The Cocktelle, under the theme « Dentelle et Rebelle » , gathered more than 400 guests and friends from the Québec community. Thanks to the generosity of our patrons, volunteers, corporate partners, sponsors and contributors, this event enabled us to raise the net amount of 90 000$ ! A special thank you to Maison Simons who graciously agreed to donate the profits...

May 7, 2015

It is with great gratitude that we emphasize the extraordinary participation of the students of Garneau Travail who have chosen to dedicate their 2015 Fashion Show to the Lise Watier Foundation. The event who took place last February 26th in Quebec City, generated the generous amount of 3075$. Once again, we thank the team for their generosity and devotion!

October 28, 2014

On October 16th 2014, the third annual Gala benefiting the Lise Watier Foundation was held at the Gare Windsor downtown Montreal. This event, filled with sparkles and emotion, gathered more than 660 guests and friends  from the Montreal business community. Guests dined and danced transported in the magical City of Light. Thanks to the generosity of our patrons, corporate partners, sponsors and contributors, this third Gala enabled us to donate the net amount of 500,000$ to the Foundation....

June 17, 2014

On June 17th, the Guy Côté Wealth Management Team from the National Bank of Canada organized a fundraising cocktail benefiting the Lise Watier Foundation. More then 300 guests attented the event  in the garden of the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal. An amount of 25 000$ was raised to  fund the Dans la Rue – Fondation Lise Watier scholarships for young women, often single parents, who want to pursue their postsecondary studies and build a life...