MONTREAL – More than 250 employees from 25 companies will don their soccer cleats and hit the pitch at the Saputo Stadium this Saturday and Sunday to compete in the 4th annual Centraide Cup.
Local celebrities, such as singer Corneille, Olympic medalists Isabelle Charest and Charles Hamelin, and actor Jason Roy-Léveillée paired up with kids from Lasalle’s Boys and Girls Club to show-off their soccer know-how in a pre-match skills contest.
The charity tournament raises funds for Centraide and the Montreal Impact Foundation to support agencies that work with at-risk youth in and around Montreal.
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According to organizers, one in five children in Montreal, Laval and on the South Shore, live in poverty and the school dropout rate can reach 40 per cent in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
Lili-Anna Peresa, Centraide’s President proudly announced that this year’s event had raised $375, 000 and that money would go a long way in changing the lives of disadvantaged youths.
“Thanks to the generosity of participating companies thousands of young people will be able to start off life on the right foot, persevere in school, integrate into the community and contribute fully to society.”
Since it started four years ago, the soccer tournament has raised nearly $1.5 million.
Montrealers are invited to cheer on the 25 teams as they battle it out at Saputo Stadium all weekend long.
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