Giving back is a win-win
Giving back is a win-win brings together actions that embody Loto-Québec’s commitment to giving back to the community. Both customers and employees have multiple ways to contribute!
Indeed, many initiatives and support or solidarity projects are implemented each year. Through its collective and charitable commitment, Loto-Québec supports a host of causes dear to Quebecers.
Altergo
Including people with functional limitations and promoting universal accessibility are what drive AlterGo, an organization that uses sports, recreation and cultural activities to achieve its objectives.
Since 1993, we’ve been partners of Défi sportif AlterGo, a unique event that attracts more than 8,000 athletes. It’s the largest multi-sport event in Canada. The Loto‑Québec Trial Zone invites the public to try an adapted sport to fully appreciate the challenges faced by the people this organization helps. Volunteers and even athletes will be present!
In addition, the Défi sportif AlterGo team works year-round with young people who have functional limitations while stressing the importance of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle.
Additionally, for every lottery prize claimed by mail or at any of our prize claim offices since April 1, 2022, we donate $2 to organizations such as AlterGo.
We’ve also set up donation boxes at our prize claim offices in Québec and Montréal to allow our visitors, winners and employees to give to these causes as well. What’s more, we double every donation!
Bingo en réseau
Many non-profit organizations (NPOs) and their selfless volunteers work closely with their communities on a daily basis. Over 400 of them can count on the support of Loto-Québec and its network of affiliated bingo halls. These halls are present in 12 regions.
As part of the Let’s give back to NPOs, which will be held in October, Loto-Québec will be donating a total of $25,000 to the NPOs affiliated with the bingo hall where the jackpot is won. What’s more, the jackpot winner’s prize will be increased to $50,000.
Employés de cœur
The generosity of Loto-Québec’s employees is evident, and we couldn’t be prouder.
Launched in the fall of 2023, the Employés de cœur initiative provides employees with an annual quota of hours during which they can volunteer for non-profit organizations. Our employees are giving back to the community—a few hours or a day at a time.
Entraide
Through the Entraide campaign, our employees and managers have been working with those in Québec’s civil service for close to 25 years to help society’s most vulnerable. Every year, Entraide collects donations and distributes them to:
These organizations work on the ground every day to help those in need, providing healthcare services and fighting social exclusion and poverty. Through creative fundraising initiatives, our entire staff show their unconditional solidarity for all Quebecers in their times of greatest need.
Fondation Les Petits Rois
The Fondation Les Petits Rois provides caring support for young adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, with or without autism spectrum disorders. Through its work using adapted tools and a stimulating environment, this foundation creates a setting in which these inspiring young people can blossom.
For more than five years, we’ve supported this foundation by providing supervised internships for these young adults.
Additionally, for every lottery prize claimed by mail or at any of our prize claim offices since April 1, 2022, we donate $2 to organizations such as the Fondation Les Petits Rois.
We’ve also set up donation boxes at our prize claim offices in Québec City and Montréal to allow our visitors, winners and employees to give to these causes as well. What’s more, we double every donation!
Kinzo
As part of a Promotion, which will be held over three Fridays in October and November 2023, each Kinzo hall has chosen an NPO so that it may receive additional funding. The hall managers could pick a charity that champions a cause close to their heart, or a charity that has been financially backed by the venue in the past.
Every time a player wins one of the 18 mystery prizes, which can range anywhere from $500 to $10,000, that same amount will be donated to the chosen NPO. In total, $36,000 will be donated to NPOs through this promotion.
Loto-o-suivantMC
Many charitable causes rely on the financial support of Quebecers to carry out their mission. This is why we created the Loto-o-suivant charitable lottery game. Every year, the scratch ticket version of the game crowns 50 winners, who get to take home a $10,000 grand prize and have the same amount donated to a Québec charity of their choice. What’s more, the online version of Loto-o-suivant also crowns winners all year long.
Through each new edition of the charitable lottery game, over $500,000 in donations are awarded to Québec charities.
Moisson
These days, many Quebecers are struggling to make ends meet, especially when it comes to the quality and quantity of the food the put on the table. Loto-Québec has been supporting the cause of food insecurity for several years through its partnership with the Moisson organizations, which come to the aid of communities by providing foodstuffs across Québec. We’re proud to assist them in a variety of ways in their important mission:
- Our employees pitch in—and even compete with each other!—by collecting as many food items as possible to donate to Moisson partner organizations each year.
- Visitors to our casinos and gaming halls can also participate in this cause through initiatives connected to Giving back is a win-win.
Opération Père Noël
The holiday season means presents for most kids, but some families are unable to provide this experience to their children. Opération Père Noël provides our employees with the opportunity to pitch in, alone or in a group, to give a gift to a child in need.