Media Advisory - 10th anniversary of the Foundation of Greater Montreal

The Foundation of Greater Montreal invites media to its 10th Anniversary benefit cocktail, as well as to its Annual General Meeting

MONTREAL, June 15 /CNW Telbec/ - The Foundation of Greater Montreal (FGM) is celebrating its 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we are hosting a benefit cocktail at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on June 22nd. We will take advantage of this event to honour and recognize the work and involvement of the following extraordinary people who have enabled the Foundation to succeed: Tim Brodhead, Pierre Brunet, André Chagnon, Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire, and Kathleen Weil.

    
                       Date: Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
                               Time: 5:30 p.m.
             Place: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Hall of Mirrors
                         1379 Sherbrooke Street West
    

You are also cordially invited to attend the Foundation's Annual General Meeting, during which the grants allocated for 2010 will be distributed and the names of our new board members will be announced. The Annual General Meeting will take place at 4:00 p.m. in the Maxwell Cummings Auditorium of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Please note that our honourees and our executive officers will be available for interviews as of 5:00 p.m.

About the Foundation of Greater Montreal

The Foundation of Greater Montreal is a non-profit organization dedicated to the well-being of the Greater Montreal community. It builds and manages permanent endowment funds and distributes its revenues in the form of grants to charitable organizations focused on a variety of areas, primarily health, education, social services, arts and culture, and the environment.

For further information: and to confirm your presence: Chantal Vinette, Director of Communications and Marketing, Foundation of Greater Montreal, T: [phone], extension 103, C: [phone], [email protected]