Thanks to the Bonneville 808 Challenge, the Foundation for Athletic Excellence continues its mission!

Montreal, October 30, 2019 Yesterday, the Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence (FAEQ) announced the names of 27 highly promising student-athletes who shared $78,000 $ in individual bursaries thanks to the success of the Défi 808 Bonneville 2019, the FAEQ's fundraising cycling event. A total of 16 donors or participants were able to present bursaries of $2,000 $ or $4,000 $ to their sponsored student-athlete(s) as new patrons, in the name of their company or team. (See table below).
What they said:
«The passion, rigor, and commitment of our president and founder, Mr. Dany Bonneville, combined with the generosity of sponsors, donors, and participants who engaged in their fundraising efforts, allow the FAEQ to fulfill its mission by offering not only financial support to its scholarship recipients but also services for balancing sport and studies, all the way to career transition into the job market. We are delighted to see the event's reputation grow with each edition and that companies are falling in love with our values, our mission, our vision, and especially the young student-athletes they support, our leaders of tomorrow. - Claude Chagnon, President of the Foundation of the Excellence Athlete

«I am delighted with the more than positive impact of the 2019 Bonneville 808 Challenge; the event is only gaining in popularity, the partners were very generous, and the participants, who pushed their limits and were filled with inspiration, became inspiring themselves. It is therefore with pleasure and pride that I confirm that the 4th edition of the Bonneville 808 Challenge for the benefit of the FAEQ will take place on Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19, 2020, once again in Mont-Tremblant. The launch of the 4th edition will therefore take place in the spring of 2020, at the Bonneville Industries premises in Beloeil, and the FAEQ will take this opportunity to present its 2nd series of scholarships related to the 2019 Bonneville 808 Challenge.

– Dany Bonneville, president and founder of the Défi 808 Bonneville and ultracyclist

New sponsors are joining the FAEQ's cause
_Seize_ partners or participants became sponsors thanks to their generosity and were able to award one or more bursaries in the name of their company or their team: Barsalou Lawson Rheault (1), Bicycles Quilicot (1), Club de vélo Les Pignons (2), Cogeco Média (6), EY (1), Groupe ADF (1), H Grégoire (1), La Presse (1), Lefebvre & Benoît (1), Metro (1), NIC-HIT (1), NOWA (3), Planète Courrier (3), Soprema (2), SS Lacasse (1), and Stelpro (1).