Media invitation - Les trois mousquetons: The successful ascent of the three
summits will culminate in the ascent of a fourth named D'Artagnan

MONTREAL, April 13 /CNW Telbec/ - As part of the project titled Les trois mousquetons, Mr. Pierre Bruneau, the spokesman for the Fondation Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau, is proud to invite the public and media representatives to join in the ascent of a fourth summit, Mount-Royal, on Thursday, April 15, 2010. Expected to attend this symbolic march are public personalities and the families and friends of children receiving treatment at the Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau at CHU Sainte-Justine. Among these children will be our three valiant musketeers, Émilie Dagenais, Kassandra Dufour and Raphaël Hamel.

Leaving from the Beaver Lake Pavilion on Mount-Royal, the families will make their way to the Mount-Royal chalet. There, participants will share a special moment with Pierre Bruneau, Benoît Gagnon and Daniel Boucher, who will report on their experiences live from Everest Base Camp and from the summits of Mount Elbrous and Mount Kilimanjaro (respectively). The proceeds raised by this event will also be announced. To take part in this walk, the population is invited to arrive at 9:15 a.m.

    
    Members of the media are invited to take part in this special event:

    ARRIVAL OF THE 4TH SUMMIT MARCH AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROCEEDS RAISED
    THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010, AT 10:50 a.m.
    Mount-Royal chalet
    1196, voie Camillien-Houde (accessible from the Smith House parking)
    Mount-Royal Park, Montreal

    The closing ceremony will be attended by:

    - Émilie Dagenais, 11, in remission after a bout with osteosarcoma;
      (Musketeer for Everest Base Camp)

    - Kassandra Dufour, 13, in remission after a bout with lymphoblastic
      leukemia;
      (Musketeer for Mount Kilimanjaro)

    - Raphaël Hamel, 7, currently receiving treatment for lymphoblastic
      leukemia;
      (Musketeer for Mount Elbrous)

    - Mr. André Robitaille, who will act as MC;

    - Messrs. Pierre Bruneau, Benoît Gagnon and Daniel Boucher, who will
      speak to participants live from Everest Base Camp, Mount Elbrous and
      Mount Kilimanjaro (respectively).
    

Please note that the three musketeers will be available for interviews at the conclusion of the march.

IMPORTANT: For all interview requests and to obtain a permit to circulate freely at the event, please contact David Letky, press relations officer for the event, at 514 219-6350.

Les trois mousquetons

This ambitious project will involve the simultaneous ascent of three mountains on three different continents, with the objective of reaching their respective summits on the same day. In April 2010, therefore, three teams of climbers (61 in total) will attempt the ascent to Everest Base Camp (Asia) and to the summits of Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa) and Mount Elbrous (Europe). The three summits will be reached on Thursday, April 15, 2010.

For further information: David Letky, press relations officer for Les trois mousquetons, Fondation Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau, [phone], extension 230, Cell: [phone], [email protected]; www.lestroissommets.qc.ca