In Quebec, more than 245,000 children do not have enough to eat, leading to health problems and problems in school. Feed a child helps build the future of Quebec.
MONTREAL, Aug. 8, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ -A 2009 statistics Canada survey revealed that 14% of Quebeckers face lack of food or the fear of it. This number rises to 33% in the case of single-parent families. In 2012, this represented 245,000 children spending their day in school on an empty stomach.
To help those children, L'OEUVRE LÉGER is launching, in collaboration with Metro, the 18th edition of its Feed a child campaign, which will run from august 15 to September 1st. Learn more about the reality of the families in need and how L'ŒUVRE LÉGER support the governments efforts to built tomorrow's Society.
| Date : | Thursday August 15th, 2013 |
| Time : | 8 :30 a. a.m. |
| Venue : | Metro Plus De la Montagne 1230, rue Notre-Dame Ouest Montréal, Québec H3C 1K6 |
| A breakfast will be served. | |
Marie-Claude Bacon, Senior Director, Corporate Affairs Department at Metro inc., Mark Bordeleau, Director, Philanthropy and Marketing at L'ŒUVRE LÉGER and Lucie Lauzon, Director, Quebec Programs at L'ŒUVRE LÉGER will be available to answer all your questions.
The 2013 objective is $280,000. Let's work together!
SOURCE: L'OEUVRE LEGER
Audrey Lalande
L'ŒUVRE LÉGER
[email protected]
Phone: 514-495-2409, extension 118 or 514-686-8827
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