Montreal, May 29, 2024 – As part of its traditional spring cocktail reception, presented by Lussier, at L’Auberge Saint-Gabriel, the Aléo Foundation brought together about 100 guests, including 17 valued partners and 53 grant recipients, who received 200,000 $ in grants and services.
Among the partners who came to present their scholarships to the supported student-athletes, there were: Lussier, Aquam, Cogeco Media, Dentons, Real Estate Fair, Bruny Surin Foundation, Le Blanc Family Foundation, Nestlé Health Science, Parasports Québec, Ringleaders and RNC Media.
Furthermore, five donors have registered in line with the program Give to the following. Éric Bouchard and Pamela Salem of the Save Our Beautiful Planet Foundation, as well as Donald Dion, Christelle Doyon, Pierre Dubé and Martin Lavigne awarded their first scholarships as part of this collective movement initiated in the fall of 2023. Christelle Doyon had already invested in young athletes last February through the program Next Generation Access, aimed at removing barriers to access to high-level sport.
In addition, in partnership with the program Game plan, Martin Lavigne, president of the Aléo Foundation, presented the brand-new President's Scholarship. This scholarship, valued at 5000 $, was awarded to Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard. A judoka, she will represent the country at the Paris Olympic Games this summer and will then begin a specialized graduate diploma in finance at UQAM in the fall.
Ultimately, this gathering was the perfect moment to unveil the Aléo Foundation's new promotional video. Directed by the videographer Marc-André Sauvageau, this new video reflecting the Foundation's current image is a welcome message to all scholarship holders, their parents, families, and Aléo partners.
In their own words:
«Our meeting with the Aléo Foundation was an immediate mutual crush. We work with our clients every day to help them reduce health-related insurance costs through healthy lifestyle habits. Thus, athletes are perfect role models, serving as inspirations for both us and our clientele. We are proud to partner with the Aléo Foundation.»
– Luc-André Lussier, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lussier
«The strength of a team is a very powerful leverage at the Aléo Foundation and we believe in it deeply. Partners are essential allies in our great family, where we welcome and support hundreds of student-athletes every year. The spring cocktail is therefore a flagship moment where we witness inspiring encounters between donors and recipients. Both parties always leave inspired!»
– Patricia Demers, Executive Director of the Aléo Foundation
2024 scholarship recipients from various partners
| Name | Discipline | Age | Amount | City | School | Sponsor |
| Loïc Courville-Fortin | Swimming | 20 | 4000 $ | Repentigny | Ahuntsic College | Aquam |
| Audrey Lamothe | Artistic swimming | 19 | 4000 $ | Montreal (Anjou) | Cégep at a distance | Aquam |
| Coralie Godbout | Judo | 22 | 4000 $ | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury | Marie-Victorin College | Cogeco Media |
| Tristan Jussaume | Road and track cycling | 23 | 4000 $ | Reluctantly | HEC Montréal | Cogeco Media |
| Zoé Courchesne | Boxing | 17 | 2000 $ | Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe | Dentons |
| Gabriel Aly Ndiaye | Boxing | 17 | 2000 $ | Rouyn-Noranda | Ahuntsic College | Dentons |
| Alexandre Migner | Short track speed skating | 21 | 4000 $ | Sainte-Julie | Collège de Maisonneuve | Real Estate Fair |
| Émerick Bayard-Fournier | Athletics | 20 | 2000 $ | Montreal (Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension) | Ahuntsic College | Bruny Surin Foundation |
| Matthew Beaudet | Athletics | 24 | 4000 $ | Montreal (Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) | McGill University | Bruny Surin Foundation |
| Caly Mounkala | Athletics | 17 | 2000 $ | Laval | Montmorency College | Bruny Surin Foundation |
| Liam Simard | Athletics | 18 | 2000 $ | Baie-Comeau | Cégep de Sherbrooke | Bruny Surin Foundation |
| Andy Tchinda Kepche | Tennis | 14 | 2000 $ | Québec (Charlesbourg) | Homeschool | Bruny Surin Foundation |
| Maria Theresa Ulysses | Athletics | 19 | 4000 $ | Laval | University of Guelph | Bruny Surin Foundation |
| Marie Chamberland | Sprint canoeing | 17 | 2000 $ | Longueuil | Durocher Saint-Lambert College | Le Blanc Family Foundation |
| Jonathan Daigle | Para hockey | 16 | 2000 $ | Boucherville | De Mortagne Secondary School | Le Blanc Family Foundation |
| Béatrice Filion | Triathlon | 17 | 2000 $ | Candiac | Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Le Blanc Family Foundation |
| Zavier Logan | Diving | 18 | 2000 $ | Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Collège André-Grasset | Le Blanc Family Foundation |
| Simone Boilard | Road cycling | 23 | 4000 $ | Quebec City (La Cité-Limoilou) | Laval University | Lussier |
| Nicolas Brochet | Mountain bike | 18 | 2000 $ | Mirabel | Lionel-Groulx College | Lussier |
| Rafaelle Carrier | Mountain bike | 16 | 2000 $ | Lac-Beauport | Cardinal-Roy High School | Lussier |
| Jean-Simon Desgagnés | Athletics | 25 | 4000 $ | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges | Laval University | Lussier |
| Gabriel Dufresne | Freestyle skiing (moguls) | 27 | 4000 $ | Joliette | Cégep at a distance | Lussier |
| Miha Fontaine | Freestyle skiing (aerials) | 20 | 4000 $ | Lac-Beauport | Cégep at a distance | Lussier |
| Rose Theroux | Figure skating | 17 | 4000 $ | Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel | De Mortagne Secondary School | Lussier |
| Justin Bell | Basketball | 21 | 2000 $ | Brossard | Laval University | Nestlé Health Science |
| Charles-Elliot Bouliane | Soccer | 22 | 2000 $ | Saint-Lambert | Polytechnique Montréal | Nestlé Health Science |
| Maïra Carreau | Triathlon | 21 | 4000 $ | La Prairie | University of Denver | Nestlé Health Science |
| Laurence Fournier Beaudry | Figure skating | 31 | 4000 $ | Longueuil (Greenfield Park) | University of Montreal | Nestlé Health Science |
| Amélya Pouliot | Biathlon | 20 | 4000 $ | Quebec (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge) | Laval University | Nestlé Health Science |
| Allie Wang | Sprint canoeing | 21 | 4000 $ | Montreal (Lachine) | McGill University | Nestlé Health Science |
| Eliana-Ruobing Zhang | Badminton | 22 | 4000 $ | Montreal (L'Île-Bizard – Sainte-Geneviève) | McGill University | Nestlé Health Science |
| Frederique Berube Perron | Wheelchair tennis | 17 | 3000 $ | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe | Parasports Québec |
| Vincent Dallaire | Wheelchair basketball | 29 | 3000 $ | Quebec (Beauport) | The University of Texas at Arlington | Parasports Québec |
| Natalia Lanucha | Wheelchair tennis | 31 | 3000 $ | Pincourt | University of Montreal | Parasports Québec |
| Elodie Tessier | Wheelchair basketball | 28 | 3000 $ | Saint-Germain-de-Grantham | The University of Texas at Arlington | Parasports Québec |
| Aalyiah Picquet | Soccer | 14 | 2000 $ | Rigaud | Cité-des-Jeunes High School | Ringleaders |
| Mya Fortin | Artistic swimming | 19 | 4000 $ | Gatineau | Ahuntsic College and Cégep à distance | RNC Media |
| Youri Simard | Weightlifting | 23 | 4000 $ | Saint-Hyacinthe | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Éric Bouchard and Pamela Salem, Save Our Beautiful Planet Foundation |
| Claire Diome | Judo | 13 | 1500 $ | Kahnawake | Howard S. Billings Regional High School | Pay it forward Donald Dion |
| Grayden Diome | Judo | 13 | 1500 $ | Kahnawake | Howard S. Billings Regional High School | Pay it forward Donald Dion |
| Simone Langlois | Snowboard cross | 14 | 1500 $ | Montreal (The Plateau-Mont-Royal) | Sainte-Marie School | Pay it forward Christelle Doyon |
| Simon Renaud | Snowboard cross | 15 | 1500 $ | Beaupre | Mont-Sainte-Anne Secondary School | Pay it forward Christelle Doyon |
| Étienne Gamache | Sprint canoeing | 19 | 2000 $ | Otterburn Park | Maisonneuve College and Cégep à distance | Pay it Forward Pierre Dubé |
| Jérôme Félix Lessard | Baseball | 17 | 2000 $ | Saint-Joseph-du-Lac | Ahuntsic College | Pay It Forward Martin Lavigne |
| Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard | Judo | 29 | 5000 $ | Beloeil | University of Quebec at Montreal | President's stock market Game plan |
| Samila Jarrah | Tennis | 17 | 4000 $ | Westmount | Lower Canada College | Aléo Foundation |
| Mathis Beaulieu | Triathlon | 19 | 4000 $ | Quebec (Beauport) | Garneau College | Aléo Foundation |
| Vicky Carpentier | Taekwondo | 21 | 2000 $ | Quebec (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge) | Laval University | Aléo Foundation |
| Felix Larochelle | Long track speed skating | 19 | 2000 $ | Quebec (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge) | Garneau College | Aléo Foundation |
| Meggy Lebel | Trampoline | 19 | 2000 $ | Trois-Rivières | Cégep de Trois-Rivières | Aléo Foundation |
| Clémence Mercier | Tennis | 16 | 4000 $ | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | Les Estacades Academy | Aléo Foundation |
| Amelia Sow | Basketball | 15 | 2000 $ | Quebec City (La Cité-Limoilou) | Saint Francis Seminary | Aléo Foundation |
| Émile Toupin | Athletics | 21 | 4000 $ | Trois-Rivières | Laval University | Aléo Foundation |
About the Aléo Foundation
Established in 1985, the Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence (FAEQ) has awarded over $20 million in scholarships to nearly 4,000 outstanding student-athletes from across Quebec. With the goal of clarifying the organization's mission to propel athletes beyond sports, in 2022 the FAEQ rebranded and changed its name to Fondation Aléo. In addition to continuing its provision of scholarships and support services to tomorrow's leaders, it confirms its personalized approach, focusing on the overall well-being and development of its scholarship recipients in their performance.
For more information: fondationaleo.ca as well as the Aléo Foundation's official pages on our platforms:
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Annie Dubé
Director of Communications and Marketing
Aléo Foundation
438-884-6626
annie.dube@fondationaleo.ca
