$45,000 in scholarships awarded to 15 students

Funding provided: $45,000

On August 30, 2023, the REA Foundation awarded 15 scholarships for a total of $45,000 to 15 students with disabilities, a record sum for REA’s Scholarship Program!

Each student received a $3,000 scholarship during the Foundation’s third scholarship awards ceremony.

Congratulations to all of our scholarship holders: Aicha Toure, Ariane Millette, Clautilde Tchouansi Tomaha, Connie Yuen, Éveline Claire Nguepi Nguimo, Gabriel Haineault, Gabriel Parent, Geneviève Gagné, Jason Lécuyer, Karla Mendoza, Kytrie Lavoie, Marc-André Gagné, Micah-Élie Labrecque, Mohamed Auda and Perry Ouy

We wish them great success in their studies!

We would also like to thank our honored guests who were present:

  • Martine Musau Muele, Chair of the City Council, City Councillor for the Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal
  • Vincent Lehouillier, MBA, President and CEO of the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
  • Despina Sourias, City Councillor for the Borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal
  • Elisabeth Prass, MNA for D’Arcy-McGee, Official Opposition Critic for Social Services, Mental Health, and for People Living with Disabilities or on the Autism Spectrum, and Critic for the Fight Against Racism
  • Michelle Setlakwe, MNA for Mont-Royal–Outremont
  • Marie-Frédérique Tremblay, Director of the Fondation Groupe Forget
  • Patrice Bergeron, President of the Fondation RÉA
  • Valérie Duchesne-Carle, Executive Director of the Fondation RÉA

Our generous partners

The Rea Foundation’s 2023 scholarships were possible thanks to the generous contribution of the Fondation Groupe Forget, the Fondation Jodoin Mamode, iA Financial Group and the Mirella & Lino Saputo Foundation. The wine provided during the awards ceremony was sponsored by the Roasters Foundation. Thank you to all our partners.