Highlights
• This program, dedicated exclusively to athletes with physical or sensory limitations, is in its 10th year of existence. It was presented at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex for the Défi sportif AlterGo, of which Loto Québec is one of the main sponsors.
• Among the 2017 recipients, we note paralympians from the Rio 2016 Games Jean-Michel Lavallière and Nicolas-Guy Turbide in para-swimming, and Charles Moreau in para-cycling, as well as two other recipients who are focusing on possible participation in the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games, Aurélien Bucquet and Antoine Vachon-Lehoux in sledge hockey.
• Offered in partnership with Défi sportif AlterGo and Special Olympics Quebec, two key players in the adapted sports community, the Loto-Québec Scholarship Program is jointly managed by the FAEQ and various sports federations and associations for athletes with physical or sensory impairments: Parasports Quebec, the Quebec Association of Sports for Cerebral Palsy (AQSPC), the Quebec Sports Association for the Deaf (ASSQ), the Quebec Sports Association for the Blind (ASAQ), and other unified sports federations.
Citations
«Loto-Québec is particularly proud to support these 15 athletes who demonstrate exceptional and inspiring determination. It has also decided to renew its partnership with the Foundation for another three years,» mentions Ms. Chantal Ferron, Sponsorship Advisor at Loto-Québec's Corporate Social Responsibility Department.
• Mr. Claude Chagnon, President of the FAEQ, is delighted with this 10th edition: «For 10 years, Loto-Québec has contributed to the development of athletes who dream of the Paralympic Games. These athletes are a source of inspiration and courage in the face of the challenges they encounter. Through sport, they manage to set goals, achieve them, and find the motivation to persevere. They are role models for all of Quebec society.»
