{"id":4958,"date":"2025-10-02T08:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/?post_type=a-la-une&p=4958"},"modified":"2025-10-02T14:10:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:10:28","slug":"over-185-000-dollars-raised","status":"publish","type":"a-la-une","link":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/your-foundation\/in-the-headlines\/over-185-000-dollars-raised\/","title":{"rendered":"Over $185,000 raised for cancer patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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185,000 thanks to the generous participants, donors, and partners involved in the Challenge \u2013 Together, Let's Ride Against Cancer!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What an extraordinary mobilization!<\/strong> Thanks to the energy of hospital teams, partners, donors, businesses, and the entire community, <\/i> than $185,000<\/strong> was raised to support cancer patients at H\u00f4pital Charles-Le Moyne.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The 12-Hour Cycling Challenge: the highlight of an event that took place throughout the month of September!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On Tuesday, September 30, the hospital lobby was filled with applause, smiles, and warm exchanges between hospital staff, patients, and users who showed remarkable generosity. For 12 hours, 14 teams from different departments took turns on stationary bikes to transform their energy into <\/i> specialized care, <\/i> cutting-edge equipment, and <\/i> research for oncology patients.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They were joined by local sponsors, partners, and former patients, also determined to help fight cancer in Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie:
\u201cI had to give back,\u201d says Gilles Bouffard, a two-time cancer survivor treated at the hospital.<\/strong> \u201cI was fed, housed, and cured. I feel indebted. Participating in the Challenge was my way of giving back, literally.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Together, Let's Ride Against Cancer \u2013 A collective and inclusive mobilization<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The success of this edition is rooted in the collective and inclusive commitment of:<\/p>\n

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  • citizens and families<\/strong> participating in the 30\/30 Challenge<\/strong>;<\/li>\n
  • companies<\/strong> taking part in the 9-to-5 Cycling Challenge<\/strong>, pedaling in relays in their offices;<\/li>\n
  • and hospital teams<\/strong> who gave their all in the 12-Hour Cycling Challenge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    This great chain of solidarity brought together citizens, business leaders, and elected officials<\/strong>, with the presence of Longueuil Mayor Catherine Fournier<\/strong>, who came to cheer on the hospital teams, as well as Foundation spokespersons Jos\u00e9e Lavigueur<\/strong> and Dominic Arpin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    \n\t\t\t\tSeeing our hospital teams, our partners, and the entire community cycling side by side is an incredible demonstration of solidarity with oncology patients.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNathalie Boudreau,
    President and Executive Director of Fondation H\u00f4pital Charles-LeMoyne<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Heartfelt thanks<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    An event like this could not exist without the invaluable collaboration of many key players:<\/p>\n

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    • all the participants in the three different Challenges, donors, and volunteers, without whom none of this would have been possible;<\/li>\n
    • Jos\u00e9e Lavigueur<\/strong> and Dominic Arpin<\/strong>, inspiring spokespersons who once again lent their voices and energy to the cause;<\/li>\n
    • Catherine Fournier<\/strong>, Mayor of Longueuil, for her commitment to fighting cancer;<\/li>\n
    • Julien Terrier<\/strong>, Director of the CICM, for his involvement and support throughout the event;<\/li>\n
    • the members of the Board of Directors<\/strong>, committed and actively engaged in the Challenge;<\/li>\n
    • and finally, the partners and sponsors<\/strong>, who stood by the event from start to finish and took numerous actions to amplify its impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Once again, a huge thank you to everyone who contributed in any way to making the Challenge \u2013 Together, Let\u2019s Ride Against Cancer<\/em> a resounding success.<\/p>\n

      Thanks to you, some 13,000 patients treated each year at the CICM<\/strong> can count on <\/i> specialized care and <\/i> advanced treatments, right here at home in Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie.<\/p>\n

      We look forward to seeing you next year to continue this movement of solidarity together and help fight cancer!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Thanks to you, some 13,000 patients treated each year at the CICM can count on more specialized care and more advanced treatments, right here at home in Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4962,"template":"","class_list":["post-4958","a-la-une","type-a-la-une","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/a-la-une\/4958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/a-la-une"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/a-la-une"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/a-la-une\/4958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}