Events

From the grandest of bals to the friendly golf tournament, the Foundation’s fundraising events vary but share a common goal – the commitment of hundreds of individuals committed to fundraise on behalf of the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation and to build awareness about heart disease.  Some events are organized by the Foundation, others by third parties.

Grand Bal des Vins-Coeurs

The Grand Bal de Vins-Cœurs is the Foundation’s flagship fundraising event.  Thanks to its corporate partners and sponsors, more than 850 guests attended the 2009 Grand Bal, whose four co-presidents – Stéphane Achard, Luc Beauregard, Pierre Boivin and Norman Steinberg – helped raise $1.3 million.

During the evening, the Foundation awarded its prestigious médaille d’honneur to MHIF Board Member and Cirque du Soleil President Daniel Lamarre, for his generosity and commitment to the fight against heart disease.

Read the 2009 Press Release                         See tribute to Daniel Lamarre

Major Partners:
SAQ
Cirque du Soleil

Sponsors:

Air France Agence Sybille Sasse AstraZeneca Blume Fleuriste Bombardier Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Cadillac Fairview CGI Chenoy’s Daccord Webster Paysage Les Eaux Naya Inc. Fairmont Le Reine Elizabeth Montréal Gravure Choquet Groupe Investors Groupe Samajam Hôtel Le Bristol Paris

IGA Locations Luxe Métropolitaine Réfrigération & Équipement (1979) ltée Mouvement des caisses Desjardins Multiboxit.com Power Corporation du Canada Planterra Publicis Rémi Brault Robert Guy Scully Sanofi-Avantis Canada Saputo inc. SBI Audiovisuel Tentes Fiesta Ltée

Danielle Pagé and Daniel Lamarre with event copresidents Luc Beauregard and Stéphane Achard.	Foundation Board Chair Louis A Tanguay and Executive Director Danielle Pagé award the médaille d’honneur to Daniel Lamarre.

 

$2 Straight to the Heart

Thanks to the generosity og IGA clients, merchants and staff, the 24th "$2 straight to the heart" campaign raised $350,000.

More than 24 years of partnership with IGA merchants.  Serving the community is at the heart of the socially responsible vision of Quebec’s 256 IGA merchants. They look to their customers, employees and the community when selecting worthy causes. However, only the $2 Straight to the Heart campaign is supported by all merchants. This annual campaign has raised over $4.8 million for the MHI Foundation since it began over 24 years ago.

L. to r. (1st row): Gilles Brouillette, co-owner IGA St-Jérôme, Estelle Fleurent, St-Hippolyte IGA secretary, Isabelel Descoteaux, St-Constant IGA cashier, Danielle Picard, St-Constant IGA Manager. L. to r. (2nd row): Marlène Papineau, Sobey's Marketing Advisor, Bruno Lambert, President of teh IGA Merchants Association, Yvan Ouellet, Sobey's VP Retail, Guy Theroux, Sobey's VP Marketing, Loïc Cloutier, Sobey's Director of Development.

 

Bal du Coeur

For the past 10 years, Tony Meti, the man behind the Bal du Coeur, has enjoyed inviting friends and colleagues to this annual fundraising event to celebrate heart month.  Thanks to Mr. Meti and his organizing committee, the Bal du Coeur has raised more than $5 million to help the MHI Foundation provide post-doctoral awards to the Institute’s most promising young specialists, as well as scholarships to recruit and retain specialized nurses.

The Bal is also an opportunity to award the Bal du Coeur Fellowships. This year recipients are:

• Dr. Anique Ducharme ($10,000)
  For a clinical overspecialization in cardiac transplantation at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio
• Dr. Katia Dyrda Langelaan ($50,000)
  For a two-year fellowship in electrophysiology at the Leiden University Medical Centre in The Netherlands
• Dr. Nicolo Piazza ($50,000)
  For a one-year fellowship in Percutaneous aortic valves implanation at the Leipzig Medical Centre in Germany
   

Sponsors:

Bentley Leather Inc. Château Bonne Entente Château Vaudreuil D. English Inc. Davide Giliati Design

Dekade Films Fanadica Kostar La Vie en Rose Tony Meti

Soirée des cœurs universels

The Soirée’s committee members present a cheque to Danielle Pagé and Dr. Denis Burelle (first row, far right).

Some 300 guests attend the Soirée des Cœurs Universels on annual basis to honour a member of the Montreal Heart Institute medical team for his or her dedication to patients, to the Institute and to health care in Quebec.  Thanks to the 2009 dinner-dance, the Committee raised $67,000 and honoured Dr. Denis Burelle for his dedication to patients and future cardiologists, as well as for his involvement in Quebec health policymaking.  Dr. Burelle has been a cardiologist at the MHI for over 25 years.

Sponsors:

Days Hotel Conference Center Montreal Groupe Beaudet  Hotel Auberge Universel Montréal Hotel Lord Berri Hotel Universel - Quebec Ideal Buses Italvine

Laurent Cayla, photograph Lenova Canada Inc. Littorio Del Signore National Bank Financial Placements Vigica Résidence au Fil de l’eau San Remo Florist

They donated the proceeds of their fundraising events

Organizer Donation Event

Organizer	Donation	Event
Groupe Monaco	$89,000	Golf tournament
John A. Rae	$80,070	Kanawaki golf tournament
Natrel	$20,300	Natrel employee fundraiser matched by Agropur
Gabriel Buisson	$20,000	Golf tournament
Tony De Risi	$10,000	Maria De Risi golf tournament
Beaulieu Family	$8,000	Beaulieu golf tournament