THE LIGHTHOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 2020

The Help us hold on campaign

In March, COVID-19 struck Quebec and ended up cancelling The Lighthouse’s major fundraising events, such as the annual cocktail reception and the Scotiabank Charity Challenge. In face of the financial uncertainty ahead, The Lighthouse took all necessary measures to maintain essential care and services for families and launched its Help us hold on emergency campaign.

Generous partners such as the McCann Agency and Audio Z pitched in to create the campaign. National Bank has committed to match all donations up to $25,000. The campaign received some coverage in May during Mathieu Roy’s segment on Salut Bonjour ! ( TVA ), from Patrice Roy on Radio-Canada’s Téléjournal show, from Stephane Giroux on CTV News and from Laura Casella on Global News in June. Thanks to the support of key media and advertising partners such as Bell Media, lg2 and Touché!, the emergency campaign aired on several television stations at no charge.

Salut Bonjour! on TVA

Le Téléjournal on Radio-Canada

CTV News

Global News Morning Montreal

A large number of you from the general public, foundations and corporations answered the call. Together, with all the people who also gave their birthday as a gift during the lockdown, we were able to surpass the emergency campaign goal of $500,000. Thanks to you, $539,220 was raised to support the children and their families at The Lighthouse. We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to the entire community for helping us hold on. This compassionate support enabled us to maintain essential services for the wellbeing of the children and provide continued support to families suffering in the lockdown.

The Lighthouse 2019-2020 annual report : Paving the way to excellence in pediatric care This past year has been marked by significant challenges for The Lighthouse.

As management is committed to the sustainability and vitality of The Lighthouse, which is celebrating 20 years, it embarked upon a series of deliberations to determine the initiatives required to gain recognition for excellence in pediatric palliative care made possible by its donors, partners and professionals who care about the wellbeing of children and their families.

The care path at the Lighthouse (click on the image to enlarge it)

As such, your donations have allowed The Lighthouse to be right alongside the families on their path to celebrate life and foster the memory of children such as Liam

Liam smiled at life, let’s foster his memory The period following Liam’s diagnosis of a serious genetic disease was devastating for his family. When he was 13 years old, the Montreal Children’s Hospital introduced the Lighthouse Children and Families to Liam and his family. This represented a glimmer of light with some feel-good moments on a path riddled with challenges. Read more

The 2019-2020 Annual Report presented today highlights the care path provided to children and their families, Lighthouse activity statistics and the critical generosity of compassionate communities to which you belong. Thank you to our supporters, volunteers, employees, professionals and to the families for their daily trust in us and enjoy the read! The entire Lighthouse team wishes you a great summer filled with daily delights. We wish everyone good health and resilience.

Contribute to the Lighthouse’s success and join an innovative and multidisciplinary team that offers all care and services to children requiring pediatric palliative care. Join the team!

By making a donation, you are helping to ensure that each family receives personalized care and services and, above all, that each child has fun until the very end! Donate!

The generosity, skills and knowledge of the volunteers at the Lighthouse directly contribute to the quality of the services provided to children and their families. Become a volunteer!

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