{"id":6746,"date":"2024-05-07T18:18:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T18:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/?p=6746"},"modified":"2024-05-07T18:18:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T18:18:37","slug":"15-years-of-collaboration-between-beneva-and-the-aleo-foundation-over-15-million-in-scholarships-and-services-offered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/15-ans-de-collaboration-entre-beneva-et-la-fondation-aleo-plus-de-15-million-en-bourses-et-services-offerts\/","title":{"rendered":"15 years of collaboration between Beneva and the Al\u00e9o Foundation: more than $1.5 million $ in scholarships and services offered"},"content":{"rendered":"

Longueuil, May 7, 2024 \u2013<\/b> For the fifteenth consecutive year, Beneva is joining forces with the Al\u00e9o Foundation to award $100,000 $ in scholarships and support services to 23 young athletes. Since the beginning of this partnership, over 200 young people have benefited from 350 scholarships, representing $1.5 million in scholarships and support services awarded by Beneva to the Foundation.<\/p>\n

The annual event took place at Beneva's Longueuil office, where the recipients were welcomed by the president and CEO, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Chalifoux<\/b>, and Patricia Demers<\/b>, General Manager of the Al\u00e9o Foundation. Among them, seven received their first scholarship from the company, thus joining the group of athletes supported by Beneva since 2010, including speed skater Kim Boutin<\/b>, the swimmer Katherine Savard<\/b> and the diver Nathan Zsombor-Murray<\/b>.<\/p>\n

In addition to the annual scholarship presentation, Beneva has become a leading partner for the Al\u00e9o Foundation, notably by becoming the presenting sponsor of the new fundraising event in Quebec City., \u00c0 table pour les athl\u00e8tes<\/i>, as well as an ally in the upcoming Marathon Beneva de Montr\u00e9al<\/i>, for which the Al\u00e9o Foundation will be responsible From the heart to the race<\/i>, as the official cause.<\/p>\n

In their own words:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00abSince 2010, it has been a privilege for us to collaborate with the Al\u00e9o Foundation. In addition to recognizing and encouraging these young people to pursue their dreams, we are delighted to see them grow and reach their full potential. Over the past 15 years, we have concretely seen how these student-athletes become an inspiration to society. We are proud to contribute to this.\u00bb<\/p>\n

\u2013 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Chalifoux, President and CEO of Beneva<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00abBalancing studies and sports is a real challenge for student-athletes. However, when facilitated by the support of major partners like Beneva, it allows for the realization of big dreams. At the Al\u00e9o Foundation, we firmly believe that achieving this balance is an essential key, both in their athletic pursuits and academically. And sharing this conviction with Beneva allows us to make a difference for many recipients.\u00bb<\/p>\n

\u2013 Martin Lavigne, President of the Al\u00e9o Foundation<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2024 Beneva Scholarship Program Recipients<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/b><\/td>\nSport<\/b><\/td>\nAge<\/b><\/td>\nAmount<\/b><\/td>\nCity<\/b><\/td>\nSchool<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victor Baudrand<\/td>\nEscalade<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nQuebec (Sainte-Foy\u2013Sillery\u2013Cap-Rouge)<\/td>\nBishop's University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tristan Bell<\/td>\nSnowboarding<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nGatineau (Aylmer)<\/td>\nSelect Aviation College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anne-Laurie Bettez<\/td>\nSnowboarding<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nTerrebonne<\/td>\nMontmorency College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeanne Boilard<\/td>\nArtistic swimming<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nQuebec City (La Cit\u00e9-Limoilou)<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep at a distance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Justin Boudreau<\/td>\nCross-country skiing<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n2000 $<\/td>\nBoucherville<\/td>\nColl\u00e8ge de Maisonneuve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alexandre Bourque<\/td>\nCross-country skiing<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nSaint-Basile-le-Grand<\/td>\nCollege of Old Montreal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Isabelle Caza<\/td>\nBiathlon<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n2000 $<\/td>\nChelsea<\/td>\nOutaouais College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victoriane Charron<\/td>\nArtistic gymnastics<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nMont-Saint-Hilaire<\/td>\nDe Mortagne Secondary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samuel Darveau<\/td>\nShort track speed skating<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nSainte-Julie<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep \u00c9douard-Montpetit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laurie Denomm\u00e9e<\/td>\nArtistic gymnastics<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nLaval<\/td>\nUniversity of Montreal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c9milie Greenfield<\/td>\nSpeed skating (long track)<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nQuebec (Sainte-Foy\u2013Sillery\u2013Cap-Rouge)<\/td>\nSainte-Foy College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F\u00e9lix Hamel<\/td>\nRoad cycling<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n2000 $<\/td>\nSainte-Julie<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep \u00c9douard-Montpetit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florence Hamel<\/td>\nSprint canoeing<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nKirkland<\/td>\nCollege Sainte-Anne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simone Huang<\/td>\nBadminton<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nLaval<\/td>\nBois-de-Boulogne College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Am\u00e9lie-Laura Jasmin<\/td>\nDiving<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nMontr\u00e9al (Saint-Laurent)<\/td>\nColl\u00e8ge Andr\u00e9-Grasset<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hugo Leperlier<\/td>\nSquash<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n2000 $<\/td>\nQuebec (Sainte-Foy\u2013Sillery\u2013Cap-Rouge)<\/td>\nDe Rochebelle High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edward Ly<\/td>\nTable tennis<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nMontreal (Lachine)<\/td>\nVirtual C\u00e9gep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hubert Marcotte<\/td>\nSpeed skating (long track)<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nQuebec (Sainte-Foy\u2013Sillery\u2013Cap-Rouge)<\/td>\nLaval University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gr\u00e9goire Mercier-No\u00ebl<\/td>\nVolleyball<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nBoucherville<\/td>\nUniversity of Sherbrooke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c9mile Nadeau<\/td>\nFreestyle skiing (aerials)<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nPr\u00e9vost<\/td>\nLimoilou College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neda Rahimkhani<\/td>\nTennis<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n2000 $<\/td>\nGatineau (Aylmer)<\/td>\nLes Estacades Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacob Townsend<\/td>\nVeil<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n2000 $<\/td>\nHudson<\/td>\nJohn Abbott College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nathan Zsombor-Murray<\/td>\nDiving<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n4000 $<\/td>\nPointe-Claire<\/td>\nVanier College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

About Beneva
\n<\/b>Born from the merger of La Capitale and SSQ Assurance, Beneva is the largest mutual insurance company in Canada with over 3.5 million members and clients. It relies on more than 5,500 dedicated employees: people protecting people. Its human approach is rooted in the mutualist values shared by its employees. With $25.2 billion in assets, Beneva is a key player among the giants of the Canadian insurance and financial services industry. Its head office is located in Quebec City. For more information, visit beneva.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the Al\u00e9o Foundation
\n<\/b>Established in 1985, the Fondation de l\u2019athl\u00e8te d\u2019excellence (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 Al\u00e9o. 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.<\/p>\n

For more information: fondationaleo.ca<\/a> as well as the Al\u00e9o Foundation's official pages on our platforms:
\nLinkedIn
\n<\/a>Facebook
\n<\/a>Instagram
\n<\/a>YouTube
\n<\/a>Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n

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For more information:<\/b><\/p>\n

Annie Dub\u00e9
\n<\/b>Director of Communications and Marketing
\nAl\u00e9o Foundation
\n<\/a>438-884-6626
\nannie.dube@fondationaleo.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Media relations
\n<\/b>Beneva
\n<\/a>1-866-332-3806
\nmedia@beneva.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

15 years of collaboration between Beneva and the Al\u00e9o Foundation: over $$1.5M in bursaries and services<\/strong><\/h1>\n

 <\/p>\n

Longueuil, May 7, 2024 \u2013<\/b> For the fifteenth consecutive year, Beneva has joined forces with the Al\u00e9o Foundation to award $$100,000 in bursaries and support services to 23 young student-athletes. Since the beginning of the partnership between the two organizations, over 200 aspiring young people have been awarded 350 bursaries, representing $$1.5 million in funding and support services donated by Beneva to the Foundation.<\/p>\n

The annual bursary event took place at Beneva's offices in Longueuil, where the recipients were welcomed by Beneva's president and chief executive officer, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Chalifoux<\/b>, and the Al\u00e9o Foundation's executive director, Patricia Demers<\/b>. Seven of the athletes were first-time Beneva bursary recipients, joining a group of athletes who have been supported by Beneva since 2010, including speed skater Kim Boutin<\/b>, swimmer Katherine Savard<\/b>, and diver Nathan Zsombor-Murray<\/b> to name a few.<\/p>\n

In addition to awarding annual bursaries, Beneva has become a leading partner of the Al\u00e9o Foundation, notably by presenting a fundraising event in Quebec City.; \u00c0 table pour les athl\u00e8tes<\/i>, as well as by partnering with the organization for the upcoming Beneva Montreal Marathon<\/i>, with the Al\u00e9o Foundation serving as an official charity in the Run with Heart<\/i> component of the event.<\/p>\n

In their own words:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a privilege for us to collaborate with the Al\u00e9o Foundation since 2010. In addition to recognizing these young people and encouraging them to pursue their dreams, we also have the pleasure of watching them grow and develop to their full potential. Over the past 15 years, we have seen firsthand how these student athletes become inspirations for all of society. We're proud to be able to contribute to that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Chalifoux, President and Chief Executive Officer, Beneva<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cBalancing academics with sports is a real challenge for student-athletes. However, when made easier thanks to the support of major partners like Beneva, big dreams can become reality. At the Al\u00e9o Foundation, we firmly believe that achieving this balance is essential, both in terms of sports and academics. Sharing these values with Beneva allows us to make that difference for many bursary recipients.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Martin Lavigne, President, Al\u00e9o Foundation<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Recipients of the 2024 Beneva Bursary Program<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/b><\/td>\nSport<\/b><\/td>\nAge<\/b><\/td>\nAmount<\/b><\/td>\nCity<\/b><\/td>\nSchool<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victor Baudrand<\/td>\nClimbing<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nQuebec (Sainte-Foy\u2013Sillery\u2013Cap-Rouge)<\/td>\nBishop's University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tristan Bell<\/td>\nSnowboarding<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nGatineau (Aylmer)<\/td>\nSelect Aviation College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anne-Laurie Bettez<\/td>\nSnowboarding<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nTerrebonne<\/td>\nMontmorency College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeanne Boilard<\/td>\nArtistic Swimming<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nQuebec City (La Cit\u00e9-Limoilou)<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep at a distance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Justin Boudreau<\/td>\nCross-Country Skiing<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n$2,000<\/td>\nBoucherville<\/td>\nColl\u00e8ge de Maisonneuve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alexandre Bourque<\/td>\nCross-Country Skiing<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nSaint-Basile-le-Grand<\/td>\nCollege of Old Montreal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Isabelle Caza<\/td>\nBiathlon<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n$2,000<\/td>\nChelsea<\/td>\nOutaouais College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victoriane Charron<\/td>\nArtistic Gymnastics<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nMont-Saint-Hilaire<\/td>\nDe Mortagne Secondary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samuel Darveau<\/td>\nShort Track Speed Skating<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nSainte-Julie<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep \u00c9douard-Montpetit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laurie Denomm\u00e9e<\/td>\nArtistic Gymnastics<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nLaval<\/td>\nUniversity of Montreal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c9milie Greenfield<\/td>\nLong Track Speed Skating<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nQuebec (Sainte-Foy\u2013Sillery\u2013Cap-Rouge)<\/td>\nSainte-Foy College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F\u00e9lix Hamel<\/td>\nCycling<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n$2,000<\/td>\nSainte-Julie<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep \u00c9douard-Montpetit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florence Hamel<\/td>\nCanoe Sprint<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nKirkland<\/td>\nCollege Sainte-Anne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simone Huang<\/td>\nBadminton<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nLaval<\/td>\nBois-de-Boulogne College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Am\u00e9lie-Laura Jasmin<\/td>\nScuba diving<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nMontr\u00e9al (Saint-Laurent)<\/td>\nColl\u00e8ge Andr\u00e9-Grasset<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hugo Leperlier<\/td>\nSquash<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n$2,000<\/td>\nQuebec (Sainte-Foy\u2013Sillery\u2013Cap-Rouge)<\/td>\nDe Rochebelle High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edward Ly<\/td>\nPing Pong<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nMontreal (Lachine)<\/td>\nVirtual C\u00e9gep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hubert Marcotte<\/td>\nLong Track Speed Skating<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nQuebec (Sainte-Foy\u2013Sillery\u2013Cap-Rouge)<\/td>\nLaval University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gr\u00e9goire Mercier-No\u00ebl<\/td>\nVolleyball<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nBoucherville<\/td>\nUniversity of Sherbrooke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c9mile Nadeau<\/td>\nFreestyle Skiing (Aerials)<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nPr\u00e9vost<\/td>\nLimoilou College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neda Rahimkhani<\/td>\nTennis<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n$2,000<\/td>\nGatineau (Aylmer)<\/td>\nLes Estacades Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacob Townsend<\/td>\nSailing<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n$2,000<\/td>\nHudson<\/td>\nJohn Abbott College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nathan Zsombor-Murray<\/td>\nScuba diving<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\nPointe-Claire<\/td>\nVanier College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

About Beneva
\n<\/b>Created by the coming together of La Capitale and SSQ Insurance, Beneva is the largest insurance mutual in Canada with more than 3.5 million members and customers. Beneva employs over 5,500 dedicated employees: people looking out for people. Its human approach is rooted in mutualist values that are shared by its employees. With $25.2 billion in assets, Beneva positions itself as a major player in the insurance and financial services industry. Its head office is located in Quebec City. For more information, please consult beneva.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the Al\u00e9o Foundation
\n<\/b>Created in 1985, the Foundation for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ) has awarded more than $$20 million in bursaries to nearly 4,000 exceptional student-athletes from all over Qu\u00e9bec. In order to better reflect the organization\u2019s mission of elevating athletes beyond sport, the FAEQ changed its name and brand image in 2022, becoming the Al\u00e9o Foundation. In addition to continuing to provide bursaries and guidance services to the leaders of tomorrow, it maintains its personalized approach, where the overall development and well-being of its bursary recipients are at the heart of its activities.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit fondationaleo.ca<\/a> or the Al\u00e9o Foundation's social media pages:
\nLinkedIn<\/a>
\nFacebook<\/a>
\nInstagram<\/a>
\nYouTube<\/a>
\nSpotify<\/a><\/p>\n

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For more information:<\/b><\/p>\n

Annie Dub\u00e9
\n<\/b>Director, Marketing and Communications
\nAleo Foundation
\n<\/a>438-884-6626
\nannie.dube@fondationaleo.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Media Relations
\n<\/b>Beneva
\n<\/a>1-866-332-3806
\nmedia@beneva.ca<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Longueuil, 7 mai 2024 \u2013 Pour une quinzi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e cons\u00e9cutive, Beneva se joint \u00e0 la Fondation Al\u00e9o pour remettre 100 000 $ en bourses et en services de soutien \u00e0 23 jeunes athl\u00e8tes. Depuis le d\u00e9but de ce partenariat, plus de 200 jeunes ont pu profiter de 350 bourses, ce qui repr\u00e9sente 1,5 million de […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-remise-de-bourse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6746"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}