Montréal, March 10, 2017 – This morning, Opération Enfant Soleil officially opened the 25th Maison Enfant Soleil, a project of Les Industries Bonneville. The winner of this exclusive and unique model, named Élizabel in honour of the Enfant Soleil project ambassador, will be drawn July 20, 2017 live on Salut, Bonjour! on TVA.

Tickets are available for $10 from our provincial sales network partners, including RE/MAX, Sears Canada, Familiprix, TD, and Aubainerie, as well as on the Opération Enfant Soleil website. Tickets will also be available from all Couche-Tard locations beginning on March 30, 2017. The winner will receive a prize valued at $500 000, including a beautiful fully furnished and decorated home, as well as a grant to purchase land in the city of their choice.

This project could not have been so successful without the extraordinary support of our major partners: Les Industries Bonneville, official builder, Sears Canada, official decorator and furniture supplier, and TD, primary provider of the land purchase grant. Last year, more than 1.9 million dollars were raised through draw ticket sales and, since its first edition, 18 million dollars have been raised to improve the well-being of sick children and their families.

Élizabel Bouchard, ambassador for Maison Enfant Soleil, signée Bonneville

Élizabel suffers from Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay. Caused by a gene defect, this illness causes the degeneration of the spinal cord. Her parents know that their daughter’s life will become more and more difficult: gradually, she will lose the use of her legs and will have more difficulty controlling the movement of her upper limbs. Nevertheless, this courageous family continues to assert that, “Our daughter is intelligent, resilient, and a fighter, and her love of life knows no bounds!”

About Opération Enfant Soleil

Opération Enfant Soleil raises funds to support the development of high-quality pediatrics for all sick children in Québec. Thanks to the money raised, hundreds of projects become a reality each year in regional hospitals and organizations as well as in major pediatric centres. Thanks to the generosity of thousands of Quebeckers, the support of volunteers, and the dedication of our partners, nearly 210 million dollars have been distributed throughout the province. To find out more about Opération Enfant Soleil and its 30th Telethon taking place Sunday, June 4, 2017 on TVA, visit www.operationenfantsoleil.ca.

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Stéphanie Paquet
Coordinator, Communications and Digital Strategy
Opération Enfant Soleil
418 683-3637, poste 143
418 948-0193
spaquet@operationenfantsoleil.ca