{"id":45126,"date":"2018-07-13T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/uncategorized\/a-long-term-project-comes-to-fruition"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:32:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:32:40","slug":"a-long-term-project-comes-to-fruition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/foundation\/a-long-term-project-comes-to-fruition","title":{"rendered":"A long-term project comes to fruition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Since I assumed responsibility for the Foundation four years ago, I&rsquo;ve had the privilege of witnessing many fascinating and moving stories. The following is one of my favourties, since it is an inspiring example of how we can make a real difference with a little pers&eacute;v&eacute;rance.<\/p>\n<p>The members of the Hydro-Mobile team in L&rsquo;Assomption QC have long been fans of the work done by the Dr. Clown Foundation, which offers &ldquo;La Belle Visite,&rdquo;a therapeutic clown program for seniors. Motivated by a desire to help, Vincent Dequoy, president of AGF Access Group, and local ambassador Manon Larriv&eacute;e put together a solid core of committed colleagues to organize a fundraiser. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, June 2, one of the summer&rsquo;s first sunny days, Manon and her team attracted 70 people to a bowling alley. Through a variety of activities, they raised a total of $7,500. While the idea of a major fundraiser had been in the works for two years, it took a dose of perseverance to stay the course during an exceptionally busy time at Hydro-Mobile.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GOPR1062-4.jpg\" style=\"height:263px; width:350px\" title=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1349-4.jpg\" style=\"height:364px; width:350px\" title=\"\">&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1357-4.jpg\" style=\"height:326px; width:350px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>In parallel, I had been negotiating for some time with both the general manager of the Dr. Clown Foundation and the activity coordinator at a residence for seniors in cognitive decline. The people at Hydro-Mobile wanted the service to be available close to the residence, so we took the necessary steps to launch the program in a new location.<\/p>\n<p>We are extremely proud to announce that at long last our project will see the light of day! From July 18 until next April, the Dr. Clown team will be offering &ldquo;La Belle Visite&rdquo; to residents of the Faubourg every other week. I wonder who will benefit most in the end: the seniors in Repentigny or the AGF team?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ligne_bleue_separation_version_e-2128.jpg\" style=\"height:67px; width:400px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Concretizaci&oacute;n de un proyecto interminable<\/h2>\n<p>Desde que me ocupo de la Fundaci&oacute;n, hace ya cuatro a&ntilde;os, tengo el privilegio de ser testigo de varias historias fascinantes y conmovedoras. La historia siguiente es una de mis preferidas ya que es un ejemplo inspirador de que podemos hacer una diferencia concreta con un poco de perseverancia.<\/p>\n<p>El equipo de Hydro-Mobile en L&rsquo;Assomption (Quebec) admira desde hace mucho tiempo el trabajo de la Fundaci&oacute;n Dr. Clown, la cual ofrece, entre otros, un programa llamado &ldquo;La bella visita&rdquo;, el cual incluye payasos terap&eacute;uticos para la gente mayor. Preocupados con querer ayudar, Vincent Dequoy, presidente de Grupo AGF Acc&egrave;s, y la embajadora de ah&iacute;, Manon Larriv&eacute;e, juntaron un s&oacute;lido peque&ntilde;o grupo de compa&ntilde;eros de equipo dedicados, para realizar una colecta de fondos.<\/p>\n<p>El pasado s&aacute;bado 2 de junio, cuando el verano nos ofrec&iacute;a su primer sol radiante, Manon y su grupo reunieron setenta personas en una sala de bolos. Junto con varias actividades conexas, se recaud&oacute; finalmente un monto de 7500&nbsp;CAD. Aunque la idea de una recaudaci&oacute;n de fondos tan importante se estaba planeando desde hace dos a&ntilde;os, se necesit&oacute; ser perseverantes para seguir el curso durante un periodo m&aacute;s que ocupado en Hydro-Mobile.<\/p>\n<p>Paralelamente, yo estaba en negociaciones desde hace alg&uacute;n tiempo con el director general de la Fundaci&oacute;n Dr. Clown y la responsable de las actividades de una residencia para personas de edad avanzada con p&eacute;rdida de autonom&iacute;a cognitiva. La gente de Hydro-Mobile deseaba que el servicio estuviese disponible cerca de ellos y ninguna residencia lo ofrec&iacute;a. Es por esta raz&oacute;n que hicimos los tr&aacute;mites necesarios para abrir el programa en un lugar nuevo.<\/p>\n<p>&iexcl;Es con un gran orgullo compartido que anunciamos que el fruto de nuestros esfuerzos se concretiza finalmente! Desde el 18 de julio, y hasta el pr&oacute;ximo abril, el equipo de Dr. Clown ofrecer&aacute; &ldquo;La bella visita&rdquo; a los residentes de Faubourg cada dos semanas. Me pregunto qui&eacute;n obtendr&aacute; el mayor beneficio al final: las personas de edad avanzada de Repentigny &iquest;o el equipo de AGF?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since I assumed responsibility for the Foundation four years ago, I&rsquo;ve had the privilege of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":45115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[229],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-foundation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45126"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57653,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45126\/revisions\/57653"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}