{"id":2858,"date":"2021-11-19T14:55:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T14:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg.lareau.ca\/en\/?p=2858"},"modified":"2021-11-19T15:10:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:10:04","slug":"getting-active-to-give-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lareau.ca\/en\/article\/getting-active-to-give-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting active to give back."},"content":{"rendered":"

Mixing business with pleasure: we know a thing or two about that at Lareau! That\u2019s why we issued our team a sports challenge to promote physical activity and healthy habits. The best part? For every two kilometres run, walked or biked, Lareau donated $1 to the Fondation des Gouverneurs de l\u2019espoir.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Lareau, we\u2019re committed to giving back to our community and having a positive impact, which is why we mobilized our team around this initiative,\u201d explains Philippe Lareau, President \u2013 Chief Executive Officer. Thanks to our participants\u2019 efforts, the team is proud to have raised $2,257 for the Fondation des Gouverneurs de l\u2019espoir, with 4,514 km travelled for a good cause!<\/p>\n

Why the Fondation des Gouverneurs de l\u2019espoir? <\/span><\/h3>\n

At Lareau, we now have 200 colleagues who go above and beyond. Most importantly, though, all 200 of us are directly or indirectly affected by children\u2019s health. When it came to choosing a foundation, the Fondation des Gouverneurs de l\u2019espoir was a natural choice and quickly garnered the most votes from the team.<\/p>\n

The mission of the Fondation des Gouverneurs de l\u2019espoir<\/a> is to improve the quality of life of seriously ill children by providing children and their loved ones with personalized support based on the family\u2019s needs. In addition to funding programs that promote the well-being of sick kids, the foundation is also a strong supporter of pediatric cancer research.<\/p>\n

How it worked<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The rules of the challenge were straightforward: simply walk, run and\/or bike the most kilometres over the course of a month. Although the chosen activity had to be done solo at home due to government restrictions, the challenge still fostered a strong sense of togetherness among participants.<\/p>\n

The Strava<\/a> app came in very handy when it came to counting kilometres, allowing participants to track their progress and that of their colleagues.<\/p>\n

Philippe Cholette, a keen runner in his off-work hours, ran the most kilometres throughout the month, for a total of 459.65 km. \u201cIt always feels great to get out and run, but doing it to help sick kids motivated me push myself even harder and go the extra mile,\u201d he says. Nancy Barriault was the participant who made the most outings throughout the month \u2013 41 in all.<\/p>\n

Getting involved every day<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Promoting physical and mental well-being is important to us, especially when it\u2019s for a good cause and has a positive impact on our community. We are thrilled to know that local children will benefit from our efforts. A challenge like this one could easily be repeated in the future, depending on your teams\u2019 level of interest. Remember, the smallest gestures often make all the difference. Who\u2019s up for the challenge?<\/p>\n

Should you feel so inclined, we encourage you to donate to the Fondations des Gouverneurs de l\u2019espoir by visiting their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Philippe Cholette, who ran the most kilometres throughout the month, Nancy Barriault, who made the most outings throughout the month, Philippe Lareau, Lareau\u2019s President – Chief Executive Officer, and Sonia Consentio, Communications Officer at the Fondation des Gouverneurs de l\u2019espoir.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mixing business with pleasure: we know a thing or two about that at Lareau! That\u2019s why we issued our team a sports challenge to promote physical activity and healthy habits. The best part? For every two kilometres run, walked or biked, Lareau donated $1 to the Fondation des Gouverneurs de l\u2019espoir. \u201cAt Lareau, we\u2019re committed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":2867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","sector-commercial","sector-personal"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lareau.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lareau.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lareau.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lareau.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lareau.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lareau.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lareau.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lareau.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lareau.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lareau.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}