Chez Doris, a key Montréal player in helping vulnerable and homeless women

PUBLIC LAUNCH OF MAJOR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN

MONTRÉAL, Sept. 13, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Chez Doris is inviting media representatives to a public launch of a major fundraising campaign on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, in the Peace Garden of Dawson College in Montréal.  

Chez Doris is facing unprecedented circumstances, particularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization, which is expanding to meet the very pressing needs of vulnerable and homeless women in Montréal, is also dealing with a severe housing crisis. The results of the first phase of its major fundraising campaign Chez Doris, Day & Night, to be unveiled during the event, will allow the organization to offer more services to an increasingly diverse clientele. The organization understands only all too well, unfortunately, that these needs will continue to increase.

Marina Boulos-Winton, Executive Director at Chez Doris, will provide an overview of the situation, explain what new services will be offered and respond to media questions. She will also reveal the organization's first advertising campaign inviting Québecers to give generously, which will be rolled out across Québec's mainstream media. She will be accompanied by campaign fundraising co-presidents, Elizabeth Wirth, President, M.F. Wirth Rail Corp, and François Carrier, Head of Investment Banking & Co-Head of Capital Markets at Desjardins Capital Markets, numerous partners and private and public donors as well as Nathalie Goulet, City of Montréal executive committee member responsible for social inclusion, sports and recreation, the status of women, homelessness and youth.

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What:	Public launch of major funding campaign Chez Doris, Day & Night.
Who:	· Marina Boulos-Winton, Executive Director
	· Co-presidents:
	· Elizabeth Wirth, President, M.F. Wirth Rail Corp
	· François Carrier, Head of Investment Banking & Co-Head of Capital Markets at Desjardins Capital Markets
	· Carole Croteau, President, Board of Directors, Chez Doris
	· Nathalie Goulet, City of Montréal executive committee member responsible for social inclusion, sports and recreation, the status of women, homelessness and youth.
When:	Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 10 a.m.
Where:	Peace Garden, Dawson College
	3040 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec, H3Z 1A4

Media opportunities starting at 10:30 a.m.:

• On site interviews with Marina Boulos-Winton, Executive Director at Chez Doris
• Visit outside the emergency night shelter in construction
• Visit outside and inside the day shelter Chez Doris and interview a social worker
• Pictures of the press event
• Media may also schedule an interview with the Executive Director at any time on Tuesday, September 14

Concerning Chez Doris
Founded in 1977, Chez Doris is a day shelter that offers a range of services and programs to meet the most basic and immediate needs of vulnerable women and homeless women. The only women's day shelter in Montreal offering 24/7 service, Chez Doris welcomed 1,465 unique women and served 29,528 meals in 2020-21. By providing personal hygiene products, health and mental services, housing placement, and more, the organization meets their needs in an inclusive and non-judgmental environment. To learn more: www.chezdoris.org

SOURCE Chez Doris Women's Shelter Foundation

Media requests: Karina Sieres, Director, Exponentiel Conseil, 514-686-8431 / [email protected]

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