Montreal, June 6, 2024 – The Le BUT Foundation and the Aléo Foundation share common objectives, including promoting access to sport. As a result, the two foundations are joining forces today to create a new scholarship program aimed at supporting high-potential young hockey and para-hockey players from the Greater Montreal, Laval, North Shore, and surrounding regions who may not necessarily have the financial means to succeed.
Specifically, 14 up-and-coming student-athletes will receive a total of 25,000$ annually in scholarships and services provided by the Foundation Aléo, and this for the next three years. The targeted athletes will be between 13 and 17 years old and must be identified Hope by Hockey Québec. The first scholarship presentation will take place in the fall of 2024.
Former scholar of the Foundation Hello, at a founder and president of the Foundation The But, Pierre Gendron desired this natural alliance in order to have the opportunity to give back to those who follow. Supported in the 1990s by Aléo, he will now provide today's youth with support that will enable them to go further toward their dreams.
In their own words:
«In my journey, I have had help to reach my goals. Without this help, including that of the Foundation from the Quebec Athlete of Excellence Foundation (now Aléo), I wouldn't have been able to play hockey up to the National Hockey League. The Foundation The BUT collects and redistributes hockey equipment in addition to paying registration fees when necessary. Now, with the Foundation Hello, I want to go even further and help young elite hockey players pursue their at a sport they love. If this helping hand allows them to overcome an obstacle and keep going, mission accomplished!»
– Pierre Gendon, founder and president of Foundation The but
« The new scholarship program that we are creating with the Foundation The BUT is perfectly aligned with the new initiatives of the Foundation Hello. Two new programs have seen at a day over the last year, either Give to the following, in which former scholarship holders choose in turn to award scholarships to the next generation, as well as’Next Generation Access, which exclusively targets talented student-athletes who face obstacles in achieving at a next milestone in their athletic and academic development. This new partnership brings together precisely the combination of these two programs!»
– Patricia Demers, CEO of the Foundation Hello.
About the Foundation The BUTLaunched at a September 21, 2022, La Foundation at a But distributed over 1,000 pairs of skates. Whether in the Greater Montreal area or even in certain more remote regions, the Foundation makes a difference in the lives of many hockey players. With the objective of making at a hockey accessible to youth of all ages to get them moving and socializing, the foundation collect the used hockey equipment, and at a reassign to players in at a need. Fundraising is at a second objective of the Foundation, these funds help pay for certain registration and professional development fees. For more information or to apply or donate: fondationlebut.com.
About the Foundation Foundation
Established in 1985, the Foundation of the Fondation de l'athlète d'excellence (FAEQ) has awarded more than 25 million dollars in bursaries to nearly 5,000 elite student-athletes from all over Quebec. In at a but to clarify the mission of the organization, which aims to propel the athlete beyond sport, FAEQ changed its name and brand image in 2022; it is now called Foundation Aléo. In addition to continuing to award scholarships and support services to the leaders of tomorrow, it confirms its personalized approach where overall personal fulfillment and at a well-being in the performance of its scholarship holders is at the center of its actions.
For more information: fondationaleo.ca as well as the official pages of the Foundation Also on our platforms:
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Annie Dubé
Director of Communications and Marketing
Foundation Foundation
438-884-6626
annie.dube@fondationaleo.ca
Emilie Leroux
Chief Executive Officer
Foundation The But
514-462-5555
eleroux@pg21.ca
