Greater Montreal Day winners get $1,000 to keep giving back

This year’s Greater Montreal Day was a huge success thanks to the thousands of pictures and mentions you posted on social media.

The initiative encourages Montrealers to pay it forward by doing a good deed. 

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Those who posted their good deeds on social media were also given the chance to receive a $1,000 donation to a local charity of their choice.

As promised, two good deeds were selected in a random draw to receive the prize from Global News:

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• The Best Buddies Boys’ Club from St. John’s School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
• Maple Grove Elementary School in Lachine.

A huge congratulations to both our winners, who each get $1,000 to give to a charity of their choosing.

Your acts of kindness inspired others to do good deeds and the campaign was a trending topic on social media by noon on Thursday.

Thank you again to everyone who participated in the campaign and made Montreal a greater place.