From left: Monique Dépatie, Manager, Molson Community Investment, Jean-Marc Ritchie, Molson Sales Manager for the region of Outaouais, Geoff Molson, Molson Marketing Vice-President, Jean Vaillancourt, Chief Education Officier, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Pierre Vercheval, Analyst at Réseau des Sports (Sports TV Station) and Montreal Alouettes Alumni
Last week, Molsondonated $100,000 to Fondation de l’Universite du Quebec en Outaouais (UQO) to be used for the development of a soccer and football playing field. This field will be available to not only the university students, but also to individuals and groups from across the region.
It was an absolutely perfect day to participate in the Mayor’s 20-minute Makeover. We couldn’t have asked for better weather to be outside helping to clean up Toronto!
This morning, about 100 Molson employees in Toronto gathered together and picked up garbage and debris around the office and brewery on Carlingview Drive. We kicked-off the morning clean-up by leading the employees (with a bag pipe band!) to a flag raising ceremony, where they were addressed by Molson’s President and CEO Kevin Boyce and City Councillor Suzan Hall. After the flag was raised, we needed to make sure everyone was physically ready for the challenge….so we had a couple of Molson’s finest instruct the group with some warm-up exercises and stretches — Thanks ladies!
The clean-up was a complete success. We had a great time being outside in the sunshine, and we picked up bags and bags worth of garbage. Even found a broken speed limit sign!
Thank you to Suzan Hall for joining us today and thank you to all who volunteered….Proud to play our part! Cheers.
Molson BC sales staff volunteering in Victoria at the Salvation Army’s Beacon Bus
Molson BC sales staff volunteering at the Salvation Army
Molson BC sales rep Craig Di Rocco helps prepare dinner at the Salvation Army
Molson BC sales rep Jeremy Kaleniuk, District Sales Manager Lynda Perovich and Field Marketing Manager Tim Cowley prepare dinner at the Salvation Army in Victoria.
Over 40 of Molson’s BC sales staff and management took a break from their sales conference in Victoria on April 10 to help give back to the local community by volunteering at the Salvation Army homeless shelter and its Beacon Bus mobile unit. Fifteen of the Molson staff remained at the shelter and prepared and served dinner to 80 of Victoria’s most vulnerable citizens while the other 25 traveled to Blanshard Court, one of Victoria’s most marginalized housing developments, to serve hot food and distribute donations.
Fuelled by our incredible success at our National Sales Conference in February, where Molson employees raised over $90,000 in one morning to support Raising the Roof, BC sales staff contacted Volunteer Victoria looking for opportunities to support the community during their April sales conference. By working directly with Volunteer Victoria and the Salvation Army, local Molson sales associate Tye Spicer was able to organize a volunteer effort that was very meaningful to those most in need in the Victoria community.
I was one of the fifteen who helped prepare and serve dinner at the Salvation Army and it was a very meaningful experience for all of us there - the teamwork and camaraderie exhibited by the BC sales team was amazing. Many thanks to Tye, Volunteer Victoria and the Salvation Army for their assistance in creating this opportunity to give back!
Left to right - Rick Tousaw, Area Vice President - Western Canada; Stephen Mandel, Mayor of Edmonton; Ferg Devins, Vice President Government and Public Affairs
left to right - Bryan Cox, Director Government and Public Affairs - Western Canada; Ferg Devins, VP Government and Public Affairs; The Honourable Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta; Rick Tousaw, Area Vice President - Western Canada
Check out the video of Rick Tousaw presenting the Molson Award for Excellence in Artistic Direction!
Molson was proud to be part of a fantastic event in Edmonton earlier this week. We were one of the major sponsors of the Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts, an event that celebrated and recognized some of the stars of the Edmonton arts community. Over 1400 people packed the beautiful Winspear theatre for a night of celebration and entertainment. Samantha Schultz, the Brian Webb Dance Company, the Red Power Squad and the Edmonton Opera were just some of the performers who wowed the crowd. The proceeds from the event are going to Arts on the Ave, a community based, grassroots initiative engaged in developing 118th Avenue as a community arts centre. The coalition is comprised of performance artists, theatre and dance, musicians, visual artists and artisans who live and work in the area and want to celebrate their community.
Attendees at the event included the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Norman Kwong, the Premier of Alberta Ed Stelmach, the Minister of Culture Lindsay Blackett, and of course, the Mayor of Edmonton Stephen Mandel.
Rick Tousaw, Area Vice President in Western Canada presented the Molson Award for Excellence in Artistic Direction to winner Dana Andersen, who won the award for his leadership, innovation and commitment to the Die-Nasty improv group and Edmonton’s comedy community.
This was a very fun event to be a part of - Molson congratulates Dana and all of the nominees and winners!
On Friday April 18th, Molson employees at 1 and 33 Carlingview Drive will be participating in the 2008 challenge by Mayor David Miller to do a 20 minute clean up initiative. Molson employees have participated the past two years. In year one, we took people to Centennial Park to bag waste strewn throughout the site and last year we raised a flag on our flag pole at the brewery and cleaned up the curbsides of 33 Carlingview. This year the Molson team, lead by our President and CEO Kevin Boyce, will be participating in the clean up initiative by cleaning up both sides of the 33 Carlingview Drive in front of our property at 33 Carlingview. More to come…
