Giving back is a win-win

Dolbeau-Mistassini

Winning charity: Maison Colombe-Veilleux

La Maison Colombe-Veilleux provides compassionate care for people at the end of life, offering relief from suffering and vital support to their loved ones.  

Supported by a skilled and dedicated team, the organization prioritizes improving the quality of care and support to ensure a humane and serene end-of-life experience for patients and their families. 

Loto‑Québec’s $5,000 donation will help provide free meals for patients and their caregivers. 

Saint-Georges

Winning charity: Centraide Québec et Chaudière‑Appalaches

Centraide Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches was founded in 1945.

A $5,000 donation like the one from Loto‑Québec allows Centraide Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches to help:

• a local food organization buy meat to fill Christmas baskets for over 200 households
• volunteers prepare and deliver 1,000 meals each month for older adults who are losing their autonomy

Montréal

Winning charity: Breakfast Club of Canada

The mission of the Breakfast Club of Canada is to provide children across Canada with daily access to a nutritious breakfast.

Where do donations go?

They are distributed to schools as monetary and equipment donations, helping them offer their students breakfast while benefiting from personalized support and adapted tools.

Saint-Bernard-sur-Mer

Winning charity: L’Ancrage de L’Isle-aux-Coudres

L’Ancrage, a community organization founded in 2002 in L’Isle-aux-Coudres, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for island residents by providing essential community services. Its mission is structured around four key areas:

1. Family and youth
2. The fight against poverty
3. Physical and mental health prevention 
4. Housing

The organization plays a vital role on the island, reaching and supporting the entire community.

Chantal Harvey, store manager at Marché Tradition – Alimentation W. Boudreault, sees the impact of L’Ancrage firsthand, as its services benefit not only the broader community but also those closest to her. 

Quebec City

Winning charity: Fondation du CHU de Québec

The Groupe F. Dufresne, a long-time Quebec City area family business, has supported the care teams at the Centre mère-enfant Soleil at the CHU de Québec for nearly three years and contributed to delivering innovative projects aiming to improve the care of sick children of the Quebec City area and eastern Québec and the treatment they receive. This way, when customers fuel up or purchase something at a Sprint store or any other Groupe F. Dufresne business, they’re supporting a company that takes its community’s children to heart and is committed to contributing tangible help, so they receive the best possible care.

The $5,000 Loto-Québec has donated will top up Groupe F. Dufresne’s contribution and help purchase three fixed cardiotocography devices for high-risk pregnancy rooms. 

“Health is the most precious gift that life can give us, and not everyone is equally fortunate in this respect. So it was only natural for us to partner with the Fondation du CHU de Québec.”

– Francis Dufresne, President, Groupe F. Dufresne

Saint-Sauveur

Winning charity: Garde-Manger des Pays-d’en-Haut

This Super C store has partnered with the Garde-Manger des Pays-d’en-Haut for over 10 years,
donating food weekly to help reduce food waste. 

The store also organizes fundraisers and donates the proceeds in the form of Christmas vouchers distributed to local families who request them. The vouchers can be redeemed at this Super C during the week before the holidays. Loto-Québec’s $5,000 donation will support this initiative this year.

Montréal

Winning charity: L’Association des bénévoles de l’HSC 
de Montréal

Diane Long, volunteer manager of the Corbeille du cadeau gift shop at the Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, has been donating her time for 20 years—a commitment inspired by the exceptional care her mother and mother-in-law received at the hospital.

Initially, Ms. Long organized games, music sessions and other activities to brighten older patients’ days.  Over time, she became the manager of the Corbeille du cadeau gift shop,
where her customers include staff, vendors and patients who often stop by for more than just shopping.

“We do a lot of listening; we get to know people well,” says Ms. Long.

The Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur is supported by a total of 120 volunteers, including 15 in the Corbeille du cadeau gift shop and 8 employees of Loto‑Québec.

Proceeds from the shop’s sales go to the Association des bénévoles de l’HSC de Montréal to fund activities that stimulate patients’ minds and bodies, like parties, live music, visits from Dr. Clown, stationary bikes, and coffee and cookie carts.

“I buy my tickets here because I know the profits go to the patients!”
– Diane Long, Volunteer Lottery Manager at Corbeille du cadeau, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal

Quebec City

Winning charity: Fondation du CHU de Québec

The Groupe F. Dufresne, a long-time Quebec City area family business, has supported the care teams at the Centre mère-enfant Soleil at the CHU de Québec for nearly three years and contributed to delivering innovative projects aiming to improve the care of sick children of the Quebec City area and eastern Québec and the treatment they receive. This way, when customers fuel up or purchase something at a Sprint store or any other Groupe F. Dufresne business, they’re supporting a company that takes its community’s children to heart and is committed to contributing tangible help, so they receive the best possible care.

The $5,000 Loto-Québec has donated will top up Groupe F. Dufresne’s contribution and help purchase three fixed cardiotocography devices for high-risk pregnancy rooms. 

“Health is the most precious gift that life can give us, and not everyone is equally fortunate in this respect. So it was only natural for us to partner with the Fondation du CHU de Québec.”

– Francis Dufresne, President, Groupe F. Dufresne

La Malbaie

Winning charity: CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation

“We unite our collective ambitions in the present to maximize our impact on current and future generations. With passion and determination, we combine philanthropic dreams and pediatric advances at the CHU Sainte-Justine to create a better world. 

With a strong sense of leadership, our family of donors reflects all our communities. Together, we strive for excellence and drive innovation at the CHU Sainte-Justine for the benefit of mothers-to-be, children, and their family. In doing so, we are fundamentally transforming the life of each child by joining forces to multiply our impact on their health and on society.”

Donations help advance key priorities, including:

• Precision health and digital transformation
• Paediatric oncology and ambulatory care
• Mental health and neurodevelopment
• Mother and child health and infectious diseases
• Patient -and family-centred hospital experiences
• Teaching and knowledge transfer

Montréal

Winning charity: Opération Enfant Soleil

Since 1988, Opération Enfant Soleil has donated $160 million to organizations in the Montréal region, with $4 million to CHU Sainte-Justine and the Montreal Children’s Hospital this year alone.

Donations are collected throughout the year and distributed according to need, with a focus on paediatrics and prevention outreach in schools and community centres.

Couche-Tard actively supports Opération Enfant Soleil’s fundraising efforts year after year. 

Joliette

Winning charity: Centraide des régions du centre-ouest du Québec

Centraide des régions du centre-ouest du Québec builds relationships with communities to learn about their needs, the issues they face, their most vulnerable populations and their community dynamics. This approach allows the organization to identify priorities for action and the community organizations best positioned to address them.

Examples of priorities for action include:

• Supporting youth success
• Breaking social isolation
• Building supportive living environments
   

This Super C store hosts annual barbecue fundraisers for its customers and is one of the largest local retailers to support the cause.

Laval

Winning charity: Opération Enfant Soleil

Since 1988, Opération Enfant Soleil has donated $160 million to organizations in the Montréal region, with $4 million to CHU Sainte-Justine and the Montreal Children’s Hospital this year alone.

Donations are collected throughout the year and distributed according to need, with a focus on paediatrics and prevention outreach in schools and community centres.

Couche-Tard actively supports Opération Enfant Soleil’s fundraising efforts year after year.

Sherbrooke

Winning charity: Christian Vachon Foundation

Christian Vachon, founder of the Christian Vachon Foundation, is a childhood friend of Gian-Carlo Paré, owner of Groupe Paré convenience stores. They went to high school together, and Mr. Paré has been a steadfast supporter of the Foundation since its creation 18 years ago.

The Christian Vachon Foundation works with six school boards in the Estrie and Montérégie regions to promote initiatives that help young people from vulnerable backgrounds stay in school, offering essential resources such as:

• School supplies
• Clothing
• Meals
• School, sports and cultural activities

Since 2006, the Foundation has received nearly $3.5 million in donations.

Loto-Québec’s $5,000 donation will be distributed to 11 school service centres to support 255 schools and help sponsor 2,474 children.

LaSalle

Winning charity: Make-a-Wish | Rêves d’enfants Canada

Make-a-Wish|Rêves d’enfants Canada creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. The organization is on a quest to bring every eligible child’s wish to life because research shows that children who have wishes granted can build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight a critical illness. As an independently operating affiliate of Make-A-Wish International, Make-a-Wish|Rêves d’enfants Canada is part of the network of the world’s leading children’s wish-granting organizations. It serves children in every community in Canada, and in more than 50 countries worldwide. 

Since 1983, Make-A-Wish and Make-a-Wish|Rêves d’enfants Canada have granted more than 37,000 wishes across the country, and 1,389 last year alone.

Quebec City

Winning charity: Maison du cœur pour femmes

The Bingo Centre-Bourg group has eight member organizations, including Maison du cœur pour femmes.

This year, Maison du cœur pour femmes was randomly selected among the group’s member organizations to receive Loto‑Québec’s $5,000 donation.

Maison du cœur pour femmes has been dedicated to defending the rights of abused women and their children since 1986.

Its work includes:

• Providing safe temporary housing
• Supporting women in making decisions and moving forward
• Empowering them to regain control of their lives
• Providing outreach services to meet the needs of women and their children

Saint-Hubert

Winning charity: Mira Foundation

Founded in 1981, Mira Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides guide and service dogs free of charge to people with visual and/or motor impairments and to young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

The average cost to raise and train a Mira dog is $35,000. Loto-Québec’s $5,000 donation helps make this possible.

Sylvie, the store manager, had a blind aunt when she was young and often thinks about how much a Mira dog could have made a difference in her aunt’s life.

Super C collects donations every fall, right at the register. Sylvie makes oatmeal cookies to give away in exchange for donations.

Montréal

Winning charity: Opération Enfant Soleil

Each April, Moderne Bowling Center hosts a fundraiser for Opération Enfant Soleil, where employees collect donations directly from bowlers. The facility also hosts bowling tournaments throughout the year to benefit the organization.

Mario Sylvain, manager of the Moderne Bowling Center, feels fortunate to have a healthy baby girl but doesn’t know what the future holds, which is why he feels it’s important to invest in paediatric research.

“It is moving to see so many sick children, and we want to help in any way we can.” 
– Mario Sylvain, Manager, Moderne Bowling Center

Rivière-du-Loup

Winning charity: Centraide Bas-Saint-Laurent

Centraide Bas-Saint-Laurent was founded in 1955.

A $5,000 donation like the one from Loto‑Québec allows Centraide Bas-Saint-Laurent to help:

• a local organization run a basic cooking workshop for parents and send them home with a meal and snacks for their family
• a youth centre plan a full summer of activities for teenagers to break their isolation and give them enriching experiences
• a community worker support a man with an impulsivity problem for 22 weeks so he can stop his violent behaviour, develop non-violent ways to resolve conflicts and have a harmonious marriage
• a local organization develop an educational program for young dropouts

 Lachine

Winning charity: L’Œuvre Soupe Maison
 

L’Œuvre Soupe Maison was founded in 1985 and is dedicated to supporting underprivileged individuals in the Lachine borough.

Pascale Vallée, fourth-generation co-owner of IGA Extra Vallée, says the charity asked her father to recover foods approaching their expiration date over 10 years ago.

Today, L’Œuvre Soupe Maison collects previously frozen perishable foodstuffs from her store twice weekly. IGA Extra Vallée has increased its donations to the charity over the years thanks, among other things, to its customers’ ongoing contribution to a non-perishable food box.

The Loto-Québec $5,000 donation will help the charity with its activities:

• Giving clothing and bags with three to four complete meals (from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. every Thursday from September to May)
• Giving grocery bags with non-perishable food (once a month)

Laval

Winning charity: Opération Enfant Soleil

Since 1988, Opération Enfant Soleil has donated $160 million to organizations in the Montréal region, with $4 million to CHU Sainte-Justine and the Montreal Children’s Hospital this year alone.

Donations are collected throughout the year and distributed according to need, with a focus on paediatrics and prevention outreach in schools and community centres.

Couche-Tard actively supports Opération Enfant Soleil’s fundraising efforts year after year.

Chicoutimi

Winning charity: La Maison de soins palliatifs du Saguenay

“This $5,000 donation will help us purchase a floor scrubber designed for small spaces, allowing our staff to more easily and effectively maintain our residents’ rooms.

These are high-traffic areas, so cleanliness is essential—especially in a medical environment. Regular cleaning contributes not only to the hygiene of our residents, but also to their comfort and overall well-being.”

Lévis

Winning charity: Le Service d’entraide de Charny

“A portion of the proceeds will be used for the 75+ Christmas baskets we assemble each December.

The donation will also allow us to provide grocery vouchers, to give the people we serve a wider variety of food choices.
The remainder will be used to purchase perishable staples like milk, eggs and cheese, which we will distribute throughout the year.”

Gatineau

Winning charity: Fondation Mathieu Froment-Savoie

“Thanks to the generosity and kindness of people like you, La Maison Mathieu-Froment-Savoie can continue to provide the highest quality of end-of-life care to residents of Outaouais and bring great comfort to their loved ones. For those whose days are darkened by illness, your generosity brightens their lives with the joy of being cared for by La Maison’s dedicated staff and volunteers and their unwavering kindness and compassion. We couldn’t do it without you.”

Montréal

Winning charity: CHU Sainte-Justine

“The $5,000 donation will support our Grow Beyond campaign, an initiative that aims to raise $500 million by 2028 to transform the lives of children across Québec.”

Candiac

Winning charity: SPCA Roussillon

“We’re in the process of expanding, and this donation will go a long way toward funding the necessary renovations and equipment.”

Montréal

Winning charity: Cure SMA Canada

“The funds will be used to support and educate patients in Québec.”

Montréal

Winning charity: Canadian Red Cross

Trois-Rivières

Winning charity: CAVAC Mauricie

“The funds will be used to further our mission of providing assistance and support to crime victims and their families and to people who witness crimes.”

Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts

Winning charity: Centre de pédiatrie sociale Coeur des Laurentides

“We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Loto-Québec for their generous $5,000 donation through the Détaillants de cœur promotion. The funds will allow us to build on the mental health services we provide children and families in vulnerable situations. With this support, we can offer more personalized and dyadic sessions while also strengthening our outreach in schools, which should be a safe space for children to grow and thrive. Thank you for making a difference in their lives!”

Boucherville

Winning charity: Fondation Hôpital Pierre-Boucher

“The Fondation Hôpital Pierre-Boucher supports a portfolio of projects to improve services and facilities at CHU Sainte-Justine, and your donation is a vital part of this effort. We are currently working with CHU physicians on a major paediatric project: the opening of a new regional paediatric specialty centre that will provide specialized care to more children ages 0–18, allowing young patients from across Montérégie to receive quality care closer to home.”

Saint-Jean-sr-Richelieu

Winning charity: Canadian Cancer Society

Buckland

Winning charity: Fondation Alicia Mercier