Media invitation - 17th Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau: Sherbrooke hosts the grand departure of the 2-day leg of the Tour

SHERBROOKE, QC, July 4, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - For a second consecutive year, actor and Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau spokesman Paul Doucet proudly invites media representatives to attend the grand departure of the 2-day leg of the Fondation Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau's cycling event. Presented by Groupe Laroche Estrie, the Sherbrooke itinerary will see 27 experienced cyclists travel 320 kilometres from Sherbrooke to Montreal in support of children with cancer.

DEPARTURE OF THE 27 CYCLISTS - 2-DAY ITINERARY THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2012,  AT  7:15 a.m. Outdoor entrance to the faculty of medicine and health sciences Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) 3001, 12e avenue Nord, Fleurimont Interviews and official photos available on site

The following people will be in attendance for the departure:

• Mr. Paul Doucet, actor and spokesman for the Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau's 2-day itinerary
• Mr. Robert Pouliot, deputy mayor of the Ville de Sherbrooke
• Ms. Patricia Gauthier, general director of the CHUS
• Ms. Dany Lachance, president of the Fondation du CHUS board of directors
• Mr. Jacques Fortier, president of the CHUS board of directors
• Mr. Daniel Chassé, vice-president of the CHUS board of directors
• Dr. Josée Brossard, hemato-oncologist at the CHUS
• Ms. Céline E. Gervais, director of nursing care and co-director of clinical services at the CHUS
• Annick Gentès, age 17, heroine of the 2-day itinerary, in remission following treatment for Ewing's sarcoma
• Several children with cancer who are from the region
• Members of the medical team in oncology at the CHUS

The deputy mayor of the Ville de Sherbrooke, Mr. Robert Pouliot, and Ms. Patricia Gauthier, director general of the CHUS, will have the pleasure of welcoming the participants as they arrive in front of the faculty of medicine and health sciences at the CHUS. It's important to remember that on June 27, 2011, the Fondation Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau announced that it was donating $1 million to the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) for purposes of updating its pediatric oncology unit.

Interviews
Please note that Paul Doucet, Annick Gentès and all of the cyclists will be available for interviews during the two- day event. To request an interview, please contact on-site public relations officer Charles Durivage at 514 894-4186 or David Letky at 1 877 256-0404, extension 230.

To follow our cyclists
Twitter: @TourCIBCBruneau #TCCB12
Facebook: facebook.com/fcharlesbruneau
YouTube: youtube.com/fcharlesbruneau

About the Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau
The Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau is on its way to becoming one of the largest fundraising events in Quebec. Thanks to its major partners and the commitment of its many participants, the event has generated close to $7.5 million in proceeds since 1995. The financial objective of this 17^th edition is to surpass the $2 million raised last year. charlesbruneau.qc.ca/tour-cibc

About the Fondation
Since 1990, the Fondation Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau has had a mission to give children with cancer the best chances of recovery by financing research and supporting the development of projects in the area of pediatric oncology. charlesbruneau.qc.ca

David Letky, Communications Officer
Fondation Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau 
Telephone: [phone], extension 230 
[email protected]

Charles-Durivage, On-site Public Relations Officer
Morin Public Relations
Cell: 514 894-4186
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