Liste d'articles avec le tag philanthropy

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

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

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

Vigilant Futures annonce son partenariat avec BIXI

by Adelaide Z  |  3 juin 2010

Vigilant Futures est très heureux de son nouveau partenariat avec BIXI à Montréal, le système de vélo en libre service de la ville qui a permis de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre de Montréal depuis 2009. Dans sa deuxième saison, BIXI est une idée Montréalaise qui a suscité l'intérêt... read more

Vigilant Futures partners with Bixi

by Adelaide Z  |  3 juin 2010 Vigilant Futures partners with Bixi

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