Liste d'articles dans la catégorie community

Over $1 million to fight dropout rates in Quebec

by Adelaide Z  |  5 janvier 2011 Over $1 million to fight dropout rates in Quebec

Youth Fusion announced it raised over $1 million for their projects in 2011 during an event that attracted over 250 business leaders, community members, and students, and held at Montreal’s City Hall a few weeks ago. With the help of their partners, among them Vigilant Futures, the funds raised... read more

Snowy streets can't stop Lasalle High School students!

by Adelaide Z  |  8 décembre 2010 Snowy streets can't stop Lasalle High School students!

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

Quelle est la certification BOMA?

by Adelaide Z  |  7 décembre 2010

Marcher dans le hall principal de notre bâtiment un jour, j'ai remarqué quelques nouveaux panneaux de signalisation sur le chemin de l'ascenseur. Notre bâtiment a été certifié BOMA BESt. La certification BOMA BESt (Building Environmental Standards) est l'initiative du programme canadien de... read more

Le rapprochement de nos A-jeu pour PVM pour Centraide

by Adelaide Z  |  26 novembre 2010 Le rapprochement de nos A-jeu pour PVM pour Centraide

Nous sommes entrés dans la Place Ville Marie sportives de notre vieille école bandeaux et animée que jamais. Il est juste de dire que notre groupe de chants et de push-ups ont été intimidant les autres équipes, mais bon, tout était au nom de la charité. Nous, cependant, prendre notre course au... read more

Youth Fusion helps keeps kids interested in school

by Adelaide Z  |  8 novembre 2010

Youth education is a subject dear to Vigilant Futures. A recent article in La Presse discussed ways of improving public school/education in Quebec to counter some of the highest drop-out rates in the country.  It outlines eight ways to help high-school students stay in school including increasing... read more

How many Vigilant employees does it take to build a house?

by Adelaide Z  |  13 octobre 2010 How many Vigilant employees does it take to build a house?

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  |  5 octobre 2010

It 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  |  29 septembre 2010

We’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  |  27 septembre 2010

Saturday 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