Lasalle High School food drive pics!
by Adelaide Z | December 8, 2010
Check out a play-by-play of the night on Twitter: @VigilantFutures My trunk is full. The people of Lasalle are generous! read more
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Snowy streets can't stop Lasalle High School students!
by Adelaide Z | December 8, 2010
Every year LaSalle Community Comprehensive High School holds a canned food drive around the holidays to benefit those facing a tough holiday season. This year’s canned food drive happens to be today, with our city streets filled with snow, several more cm continuing to fall, with city crews out... read more
Bringing our A-game to PVM for Centraide
by Adelaide Z | November 26, 2010
We walked into Place Ville Marie sporting our old-school headbands and animated as ever. It’s fair to say our chanting and group push-ups were intimidating the other teams, but hey, it was all in the name of charity. We do, however, take our racing seriously at Vigilant. We were 10 people facing... read more
How many Vigilant employees does it take to build a house?
by Adelaide Z | October 13, 2010
Habitat for Humanity is one of the most popular volunteer activities among Vigilant employees. A few days ago, 12 of us headed out to the current Montreal build site to lend our expertise on the project. We volunteered our time at the same site in 2009, but that time we helped put in rebar in the... read more
Sea of Pink: Overwhelmed at the Run for the Cure
by Adelaide Z | October 5, 2010It was a glorious and sunny fall Sunday morning at De Maisonneuve Park. My three friends and I were happy to be up early on one of the last crisp fall days in Montreal. Trees were gently swaying in the gentle wind littering the ground with a rainbow of colored leaves, orange, yellow, brown… But... read more
Vigilant Futures becomes a corporate sponsor of Raise-A-Reader
by Adelaide Z | September 29, 2010We’ve always been involved with our community in one way or another, but last year, we decided to focus our efforts on promoting youth education in and around the Montreal community. Since then, we’ve partnered with local charities, like Youth in Motion, and schools that promote higher education... read more
First Habitat for Humanity LEED house built in Montreal
by Adelaide Z | September 27, 2010Saturday was a big day for the Aabid-Ezzerouali family. They finally got the keys to their new home their neighbours, local companies, and random volunteers built over this past year. They are the first Montreal family to move into a LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)... read more
Vigilant Futures Partners with the Ecole de technologie superieure to Fund Graduate Scholarships
by Adelaide Z | September 23, 2010Vigilant Futures made the burden and worry of paying for university a little easier today with $3, 000 in scholarships for graduate students at the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). The scholarship is open to engineering students doing their Master’s degree in Electricity,... read more
Vigilant Futures partners with Bixi
by Adelaide Z | June 3, 2010
Vigilant Futures is excited about its new partnership with BIXI Montreal, the city’s public bike system that has cut down on Montreal’s greenhouse gas emissions since 2009. Into its second season, BIXI is the brainchild of Montreal entrepreneurs and has sparked interest from other cities, gaining... read more