7th Annual- May 2008 - PricewaterhouseCoopers/ Rio Tinto Alcan Corporate Volleyball Tournament benefiting The Children’s Wish Foundation
Thanks to the support of: all of the event’s sponsors, the 56 corporate teams(last event 36 teams) from the Montreal community that participated in the event, the many generous donors and of the help of over 80 volunteers, the May 2008- 7th Annual PricewaterhouseCoopers / Rio Tinto Alcan Corporate Volleyball Tournament raised approximately $110,000 for the Children’s Wish Foundation (CWF)! These monies were earmarked to help fulfill 13 specific wishes for children from the Quebec region. The children’s wishes ranged from trips to Disney with their families to an electronic wheelchair to be used to play basketball to a cooking lesson with a chef in PEI, Canada. The amount of $110,000 raised at this event, as organized by The Games For Hope, represented a 83% increase or approximately double than the amount raised at the preceding event ($60,000).
The tournament was made possible thanks to the event’s naming sponsors of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Rio Tinto Alcan. A heartfelt thank you goes to GE Capital Solutions Canada who was the sponsor of the “Outdoor Fun, Food & Games Tent”. A special thank you goes to Q92FM radio for being the official media partner of the event and for their tremendous support in 2008. Last but not least, a special thank you also goes out to all of the event’s Platinum sponsors, namely: Armane Photography, Arthur (bespoke shirt maker & tailor), Cantor – Central Station, Cardiogenix Medical Center (Live Better. Feel Great), Ericsson, IBM, JSS Medical Research, Kineconcept, Koch Entertainment, Kurvits Media, Nature Pet Centres D’Animaux, Surface3, 23 H 15, West Island Homes, and Yacoub & Associates (Recruitment)
The event was about more than just volleyball ! In addition the Greek Dancing competition during the halftime show, there was the “GE Capital Solutions Canada Outdoor, Food, Fun & Games Tent” that also served up plenty of fun such as: Foosball, The Kiddie Corner including arts & crafts and some other incredible inflatable games
All in all, it was a great day filled with the best that the human spirit has to offer with the common goal of helping fulfill the wishes of 13 children dealing with life-threatening illnesses.