April 10, 2024

A record-breaking year for the 13th CHUS Foundation Souper gastronomique

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The 13th edition of the Souper gastronomique brought together a record crowd of 665 guests who raised $827,902 for the benefit of health, an amount never equalled for this benefit activity held last night at the Sherbrooke Exhibition Center.

People holding a check at the Fondation du CHUS gastronomic dinner

From left to right: Alain Dumas, Marie-Eve Carrier (Innoplex), Olivier Abinader (Abinader Group), Charles Custeau (Custeau Group), Yohan Lizotte (Lizotte Group), Véronique Leprohon (Leprohon), Michel Fechner (Leprohon), Michel Fechner (Global Excel), Michel Fechner (Global Excel), Michel Fechner (Global Excel), Jessica Lahaie (PMML), Julie Laplante (BMO), Guillaume Bouchard (Desjardins), Frédéjardins), Frédéjardins Durik Duquette (Gératek) and Jean-François Bérubé (CHUS Foundation). Photo Credit: Cosmos Image

The guests were plunged into a fun and burlesque universe, combining cabaret from the Roaring Twenties and drag queens!

One of the highlights of this evening was the presence of the actor Normand D'Amour who embodied, for a moment, his famous character Dr. Pascal St-Cyr from the show STAT, and then invite real caregivers to join him on stage. Sixty people, doctors and nurses, stepped forward to thank the donors to thunderous applause. Dr. Simon Bérubé, cardiologist, explained how donations to the Fondation du CHUS transform patient care and Aurélie Caron-Julien, an ex-pediatric oncopediatric patient who is now a nurse, touched the hearts of the guests with her inspiring career.

The healthcare staff of the CHUS de l'Estrie - CHUS showed up to thank the donors present. Photo Credit: Cosmos Image

The amounts collected during this evening will be invested by the CHUS Foundation for projects aimed at meeting health needs and continuously improving the care offered to the population of Estrie.

This edition of the 13^E Gourmet dinner was a presentation by Global Excel, Agence Immobilière IR and Desjardins in collaboration with Groupe Custeau, BMO, Construction Gératek, Groupe Lizotte, Innoplex Immobilier, PMML — Team Nick Raymond and PMML — Team Nick Raymond and Jessika Lahaie, Team Nick Raymond and Jessika Lahaie, Team Abinader Notaries, Dunton Rainville and Leprohon.