Montérégie honours volunteers, ‘Involved Families’ and recreation and sports organizations
LRecord Staff
ast Friday, October 13, Loisir et Sport Montérégie held its 19th Annual Night of Recognition in collaboration with the city of La Prairie, where 110 guests gathered at the Guy-dupré Multifunctional Center to give special recognition to the excellence of the volunteer work of those who make leisure and sport in Montérégie a reality. On this occasion, forty (40) artisans and volunteers of the Montérégie recreation and sport were honored.
This year, the event featured a new ‘Committed Families’ component for the 25th anniversary of the Dollard-morin Volunteer Recreation and Sport Award honoured four families for their many years of involvement in their community: the Bussière family from Saint-basile-legrand, the Morin-lavallée family from Stconstant, the St-jean family from Saint-chrysostome, and the Benoit family from La Prairie.
The Recreation and Sport Volunteer Award - "Regional Action" component was presented to. Robert Gingras of the Bromont National Cycling Center for time devoted to the improvement of the computer systems of the organization. Gingras will be among those honoured on November 17 in Quebec City at a ceremony of recognition bringing together all provincial winners.
This year, the Claude Marchontéault Prize was awarded to Richard Labonté for his involvement in the Saint-hyacinthe region soccer community for the past 30 years during which he has encouraged thousands of young people from the region to practice the sport.
Loisir et Sport Montérégie also thanked MNAS, Lucie Charlebois of Soulanges, Catherine Fournier of Marievictorin, Simon Jolin-barrette of Borduas, Nicole Ménard of Laporte, Richard Merlini of La Prairie, Marie-claude Nichols of Vaudreuil, Pierre Paradis of Brome-missisquoi, and Jean-françois Roberge of Chambly,
To know details of the awards evening and to see the pictures of all nominees, visit the organization’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/loisiretsportmonteregie/