Media invitation - Centraide will announce the result of its annual campaign on January 14

MONTREAL, Jan. 12, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Centraide of Greater Montreal will unveil the final result of its 2014 campaign on Wednesday, January 14, at 10:30 a.m., at Complexe Desjardins.

The money raised by this vast charitable fund drive, the largest in Quebec, will serve to support more than 360 community agencies and projects that fight against poverty and social exclusion. In Montreal, Laval and the South Shore, one in seven people will be helped thanks to the donations collected.

The media are invited to attend this event:

DATE/TIME:	Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at 10:30 a.m.
PLACE:	Complexe Desjardins – La Grande-Place
	150 St. Catherine Street West, Montreal

The co-chairs of Centraide's 2014 campaign—Elliot Lifson, Vice-Chairman of Peerless Clothing, and Monique F. Leroux, Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Group—as well as Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre and Centraide President and Executive Director Lili-Anna Pereša, will participate in the announcement. Several partners in the campaign, including donors, volunteers and community agency representatives, will also be available for interviews.

3 hours going nowhere to help a lot of people move forward
The announcement of the campaign result will be followed, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., by the Spin-O-Don for Centraide, a benefit event with the participation of several well-known personalities, including Jean-François Baril, Gino Chouinard, Sébastien Delorme, Louis Jean, Michel Jean, Louis-François Marcotte and Josée Lavigueur.

To keep young people in school, draw seniors out of their isolation and help families find adequate housing, 300 spirited cyclists will compete in an adrenaline-filled bike-spinning relay.

This Spin-O-Don will reflect all the energy deployed by the 23,000 volunteers who, since last October 2, have been actively collecting donations in the 1,700 companies and organizations that participate in Centraide's campaign.

SOURCE Centraide of Greater Montreal

Annick Gagnon, Centraide of Greater Montreal, Tel.: [phone], ext. 242, [email protected], www.centraide-mtl.org, facebook.com/centraide.du.grand.montreal, twitter.com/centraidemtl, @CentraideMtl