Montreal Alouettes support upcoming football stars and hand out $32,250 in bursaries

MONTREAL – As they continue their bursary program with the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence Montreal Alouettes’ President and CEO Ray Lalonde handed out $32,250 in bursaries to 27 Quebec student-athletes in football during the seventh edition of the Montreal Alouettes Bursary Program within the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence.

Last year, the Alouettes announced an investment of $115,000 in the Foundation’s bursary program, renewing the organization’s commitment to amateur athletes in football through 2013. This year, during a ceremony at the Alouettes’ Douglas Hall prior to the team’s home game at Percival Molson Stadium, Mr. Lalonde presented his first bursaries as the new President and Chief Executive Officer. Proud to be involved with the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence, Lalonde believes the program is consistent with the Alouettes’ philosophy of developing minor football and hopes it will help entice Quebec’s best young athletes to stay in the province both to study and to pursue a career in sports.

“Football continues to grow in the Province of Quebec, both with fans and with players. High School, CEGEP and University teams in the province are all having increasing amounts of success on the national scene. This bursary program touches on two aspects that are very important to the Alouetters, as it supports not only good football players, but also good students,” declared the team’s president.

The Alouettes first announced a three-year $75,000 investment beginning in 2004 in order to get this program on its feet. Through this plan, the team hands out bursaries annually to student-athletes who excel in a recognized secondary, collegiate or university-level football program. Several types of bursaries are distributed to highlight excellence in both sports and academics, for perseverance in education, and for leadership and participation in the community. In 2007, the Alouettes announced the renewal of their partnership with the Foundation by investing $90,000 through 2010.

Co-directed by the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence and Football Quebec in partnership with the RĆ©seau du sport Ć©tudiant du QuĆ©bec, the Foundation’s President Claude Chagnon, the Football Quebec’s President Pierre Robinette and the Executive Director of the RSEQ Alain Roy, are all happy to have the Alouettes on board. With the province’s professional team helping out, it shows today’s young athletes just how far they can go with football and a solid education. They believe strongly that this involvement will allow for today’s Alouettes to become role models, creating a link to the solid future of the sport in Quebec.

The bursary ceremony was presented by RDS, which was represented by Public Relations Coordinator Ms. Julie Gosselin. RDS will also feature interviews with a few of the student-athletes honored during its July 24th game broadcast.

For more information about the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence: www.faeq.com
For more information about Football Quebec: www.footballquebec.com


University Bursary
Excellence sportive universitaire
Simon Charbonneau Campeau ā€“ 2 mai 1988 -Sherbrooke 1 500 $
Il Ć©volue pour le Vert & Or de lā€™UniversitĆ© de Sherbrooke et Ć©tudie en gĆ©nie biotechnologique
NommƩ Joueur par excellence du rƩseau universitaire quƩbƩcois pour la saison 2010.
SĆ©lectionnĆ© sur la 1re Ć©quipe dā€™Ć©toiles universitaires quĆ©bĆ©coise et canadienne.

Harrison Maloney ā€“ 9 mai 1988 -Thurso 1 500 $
Il Ć©volue pour les Gaiters de lā€™UniversitĆ© Bishopā€™s et Ć©tudie en business entrepreneurship
Membre de la 1re Ć©quipe dā€™Ć©toiles universitaire quĆ©bĆ©coise et de la 2e Ć©quipe canadienne.
SĆ©lectionnĆ© sur lā€™Ć©quipe de lā€™Est du DĆ©fi Est-Ouest en 2011.

Terrance Morsink ā€“ 11 juin 1989 ā€“Pierrefonds 1 500 $
Il Ć©volue pour les Stingers de lā€™UniversitĆ© Concordia et Ć©tudie en marketing
A complƩtƩ 170 de 302 passes pour 2 025 verges et 8 touchƩs en 9 matchs cette saison.
A brisƩ deux records de ligue soit, 40 passes complƩtƩes et 60 passes lancƩes en un match.

FrĆ©dĆ©ric Plesius ā€“ 10 fĆ©vrier 1988 ā€“QuĆ©bec 1 500 $
Il Ć©volue pour le Rouge et Or de lā€™UniversitĆ© Laval et Ć©tudie en science de la consommation
NommƩ Joueur dƩfensif par excellence du rƩseau universitaire quƩbƩcois.
SĆ©lectionnĆ© sur la 1re Ć©quipe dā€™Ć©toiles universitaire quĆ©bĆ©coise et canadienne.

Rotrand SenĆ© ā€“ 1er juin 1989ā€“ MontrĆ©al 1 500 $
Il Ć©volue pour les Carabins de lā€™UniversitĆ© de MontrĆ©al et Ć©tudie en arts et sciences
SĆ©lectionnĆ© sur la 1re Ć©quipe dā€™Ć©toiles universitaires quĆ©bĆ©coise et canadienne.
NommĆ© AthlĆØte par excellence en football Ć  lā€™UniversitĆ© de MontrĆ©al.

Ben Thompson ā€“ 10 aoĆ»t 1989 ā€“Fredericton 1 500 $
Il Ć©volue pour les Redmen de lā€™UniversitĆ© McGill et Ć©tudie en gestion
SĆ©lectionnĆ© sur la 1re Ć©quipe dā€™Ć©toiles universitaire quĆ©bĆ©coise et sur la 2e Ć©quipe canadienne.
A rƩussi 45,5 plaquƩs, dont 36 plaquƩs solo et 10,5 pour une perte de ballons, 1 sac du quart et 2 ƩchappƩes recouverts en 9 matchs cette saison.

Excellence acadƩmique universitaire
Alexis Rousseau-Saine ā€“ 14 mai 1989 – MontrĆ©al 1 500 $
Il Ć©volue pour les Carabins de lā€™UniversitĆ© de MontrĆ©al et Ć©tudie en mĆ©decine
ReƧoit sa 6e bourse avec le Programme de bourses des Alouettes.
Joueur de ligne offensive membre de lā€™Ć©quipe dā€™Ć©toiles universitaire quĆ©bĆ©coise.
A obtenu 24 crƩdits et obtenu une moyenne acadƩmique de 3,6 sur 4,3.

Leadership
Guillaume Saliah ā€“ 8 mars 1989 ā€“MontrĆ©al 1 750 $
Il Ć©volue pour les Carabins de lā€™UniversitĆ© de MontrĆ©al et Ć©tudie aux HEC en finance et affaires internationales
A participƩ au Championnat mondial de football senior en Autriche en juillet 2011.
A obtenu 30 crƩdits et maintenu une moyenne acadƩmique de 3,4 sur 4,3.
ChapeautĆ© par lā€™organisme Ā«Pencils for kidsĀ», il a initiĆ© un projet de jumelage de classes de 3e annĆ©e du primaire entre une Ć©cole de Rosemont et une Ć©cole dans le village de LiborĆ© au Niger. Sur place, il a prĆ©sentĆ© un projet dā€™initiation au sport et dā€™utilisation dā€™outils informatiques. Il travaille prĆ©sentement Ć  monter un deuxiĆØme projet avec le mĆŖme organisme qui vise la construction dā€™une plate-forme multidisciplinaire sportive dans une Ć©cole de niveau secondaire en juillet 2012. Son implication a transformĆ© sa vision des affaires et il veut maintenant sā€™impliquer Ć  dĆ©velopper de lā€™entreprenariat social, qui bĆ©nĆ©ficie Ć  lā€™ensemble des membres dā€™une communautĆ©.

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