MONTRÉAL, March 27, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Over 1,000
people participated today in the Soupe Pour Elles event to
raise awareness of women's homelessness. In addition to attracting
strong participation, the campaign led by Gaz Métro has so far
raised over $80,000 for the La Rue
des Femmes organization, which helps homeless women in
Montréal.
As part of the L'Effet A movement, which aims to foster
ambition in women, five businesswomen, including Sophie Brochu, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Gaz Métro, took on a challenge. For Sophie Brochu, ambition can take many forms and
she draws her motivation from never forgetting those who have lost
everything. Her challenge was to organize a large event to bring
together people from all walks of life to raise awareness of
women's homelessness.
"This crazy adventure called Soupe Pour Elles has opened
my eyes to the world of women's homelessness. I have met some
wonderful people and bore witness to an unparalleled outpouring of
generosity. I would like to thank partners and donators from the
bottom of my heart, and I sincerely hope that this solidarity with
La Rue des Femmes will help them continue to accomplish great
things," noted Sophie Brochu.
During the midday event, soup and coffee were served to guests
who were invited to continue offering donations to comfort ill and
injured women. The La Rue des Femmes choirs gave a moving
performance, with the audience joining in freely.
Generous partners
Thanks to Soupe pour elles partners : Aon, Bell Canada, Banque Nationale du Canada, Caisse
de dépôt et placement du Québec, La Coop Fédérée, Desjardins,
Financière Sun life, Banque TD et Transcontinental.
Thanks to our service partners services : Cabana Séguin,
Canadian Tire, CNW Telbec, Cossette, Groupe ABP, Groupe Colpron,
Groupe Compass, Ivanhoé Cambridge,
La Place Ville Marie, Les Rôtisseries St-Hubert, McDonald's, Métrocom, TACT
Intelligence-Conseil et Témoin Productions.
You can still donate to La Rue des Femmes at SoupePourElles.com.
Please be generous!
About Gaz Métro
With more than $6 billion in
assets, Gaz Métro is a leading energy provider. It is the largest
natural gas distribution company in Quebec, where its network of over 10,000 km of
underground pipelines serves 300 municipalities and more than
195,000 customers. Gaz Métro is also present in Vermont, producing electricity and
distributing electricity and natural gas to meet the needs of more
than 305,000 customers. Gaz Métro is actively involved in the
development and operation of innovative, promising energy projects
such as the production of wind power, the use of natural gas as a
transportation fuel and the development of biomethane. Gaz Métro is
a major energy sector player that takes the lead in responding to
the needs of its customers, regions and municipalities, local
organizations and communities while also satisfying the
expectations of its Partners (Gaz Métro inc. and Valener) and
employees.
SOURCE Gaz Métro