Molson in the Community

Le jeudi 20 mai dernier, nous avons accueilli à la Salle John-Molson, la Fondation Sport-Études qui procédait à la remise de ses bourses annuelles en conférence de presse, avec une salle comble (160 convives).

Molson Coors, partenaire et donateur, a profité de l’occasion pour remettre ses deux bourses de 2,500$ chacune à Élise Marcotte (nage synchronisée) et à Pierre-Luc Laliberté (canoéiste), deux étudiants-ahtlètes de l’Université du Québec à Montréal (sur la photo ci-dessus, ces deux récipiendaires sont entourés de Marjolaine Deslauriers, responsable de notre Complexe d’hospitalité).

Il va sans dire que je souhaite féliciter la Fondation Sport-Études pour sa mission, tous ses partenaires, ainsi que les 40 étudiants-athlètes qui se sont vu décernés une bourse … un magnifique geste pour notre futur et notre relève!

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De gauche à droite: Élise Marcotte, athlète en nage synchronisée et étudiante en administration et marketing à l’Université du Québec à Montréal; Marjolaine Deslauriers, chef du Complexe d’hospitalité John-Molson, ainsi que Pierre-Luc Laliberté, canoéiste et étudiant en actuariat à l’Université du Québec à Montréal.

Le jeudi 20 mai dernier, Molson Coors accueillait, tout comme les années passées, la Fondation Sport-Études qui remettait 31 bourses sport-études à des étudiants-athlètes pour s’être distingués par l’excellence de leurs études et de leurs performances sportives en 2010.

Voici donc sur la photo les deux lauréats Molson Coors ayant chacun reçu une bourse de 2,500$ visant à les encourager à persévérer dans les études et le sport.

Santé à la Fondation Sport-Études et bravo à tous les finalistes et récipiendaires de la cuvée 2010!

On the above: Daniel Rivest from Molson Coors Canada serving our new Molson M

Loblaws hosted yesterday their National kick off in Toronto. More than 250 vendors share their products, programs, promotions and customer-know-how with an influential group of more than 1,400 Loblaw colleagues.

The People’s Choice is awarded to the vendor who provides the most memorable experience and useful product knowledge to help our store managers and their teams better serve our customers.  Molson presented Molson M, and won 3^rd place, (Coke 1^st, P&G 2^nd)

The booth used was the one seen at the customer launch last November. Over 2000 people came to the booth inquiring about Molson M, some waited more than 15min just to sample Molson M. 1500 Molson M were served by the Molson M hostesses. Some information pamphlet about the product were also given to every visitors.

Proceeds of $1,500 donated to President Choice Foundation …

 A big thanks to Philippe Dussault, Daniel Rivest and Prod K for making it a success!

Signed Julie Sanchez, Molson Coors Canada - Cheers and Congratulations!

For additional pictures http://www.flickr.com/photos/molsonblog/sets/72157623335917086/

Me (MolsonTonia) with 2009 Recipient, Mike Williscraft (Grimsby Lincoln News and Niagara this Week)

Nominations are now open for the 2010 Molson Community Award in Memory of Mary Knowles. This award was created by the charitable division of the Ontario Community Newspapers Foundation (OCNA) and is sponsored by Molson Coors Canada. Since 1996, we have been recognizing the personal contributions of individuals who are committed to the growth and development of their communities as well as the connection community newspapers have with their communities.

Mary Knowles was a dedicated newspaper person, and active community member who died from breast cancer in November of 1996.

Do you know someone deserving? Nominations are being accepted until Friday, February 26, 2010. This year’s recipient will be announced in March 2010, and the award will be presented on May 14 at OCNA’s Better Newspaper Awards Gala at the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto.  (My blog post from last year’s event)

Nomination criteria and form

Cheers,

MolsonTonia

Thanks to Toronto Sales Rep Cam MacNeil for his great work on this event and writing about it! Cheers, @MolsonTonia

In December, I had the pleasure to attend the Queen’s Conference on the Business Environment Today, also known as Q’BET. Now in its 33rd year, it is the longest-running conference of its kind in Canada. Completely planned and run by Queen’s students, it gives university students from across the nation a chance to participate in events such as keynote speaker presentations, seminars, workshops, business simulation, and a unique charity challenge.

As a returning sponsor in 2009, Molson was actively involved in this year’s Charity Challenge, as well as a Canadian-themed Molson social at The Ale House. The Charity Challenge involved the local Kingston branch of Habitat for Humanity, and students were given a case study to solve a pressing issue for H4H Kingston. After a brainstorming session students were asked to present some creative ideas as a solution, including mock commercials, acting out skits, and other visuals for the crowd. The feedback from H4H Kingston was fantastic, with the CEO as an active judge in the finals. Later that evening, the winners were announced at the Molson Social, where the students showed off their “work hard, play hard” attitude from the weekend!

The Q’BET conference once again showed why it is the most prestigious of its kind in Canada; the students exemplified an amazing level of professionalism, creativity and engagement. As a former student and recent graduate from the school, it was a fantastic experience to return to my alma mater, this time from a completely different perspective as sponsor representative.