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Rimouski community board

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The TELUS Rimouski Community Board was officially launched in October of 2005 by Hugues St-Pierre, former president of TELUS Québec.  This dynamic board, led by Hugues St-Pierre, allocates funding to innovative programs which involve youth and/or technology in Rimouski and the surrounding areas.  In 2009, the annual donation budget is $400,000. Charitable organizations whose focus is in the areas of arts and culture, education and sport, or health and well-being in our environment are invited to apply using our online application form.

The following are examples of programs that the Rimouski board has funded in our focus areas:

• L’histoire du soldat en matinées musicales – The Orchestre Symphonique de l’Estuaire had the idea of combining dramatic arts with symphony music for the musical enrichment of young kids. Last spring, seven professional musicians, four actors, one stage director and one lighting technician participated in this production. Each performance in Gaspesie (Amqui) and Rimouski was followed by a question period.
• Studio CPPQ – Students ending up at Saint-François high school in Quebec City have already known several failures, both socially and educationally. So the school decided to address the issue to help these youngsters find a source of motivation that would make them realize that they have potential as well as a future. From that was born “Studio CPPQ”. Students in their first years at Saint-François high school can now take part (up to six hours a week) in hands-on multimedia projects such as introduction to movies, podcasting and sound production. Other projects will soon be available, including web journal, web site and video games.
• Les Cuistots du Café - Le Café - Jeunesse de Chicoutimi had the brilliant idea of creating a collective kitchen project for young adults aged 18 to 30 who have self-estime and physical and mental health issues, who are without a support network and who have little education. This activity, promoting a healthy mind and body, brings together small groups of people that share their time and skills to cook healthy, appetizing and low-cost meals for themselves or their families. Together, they plan out recipes, make up a shopping list and buy the ingredients before preparing the meals.