──── Fundraising Events
Fondation Philou holds several fundraising events each year to raise funds and rally various communities to the cause.
2023 PhilouCity: Éolia – une soirée dans le vent
Under the honorary presidency of Mr. Vincent Chiara, President of Groupe MACH, our annual fundraising event will be held on June 2 at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth. By contributing to this event, you enable Center Philou to offer more Respite stays, admit more students to its School and reach full capacity at its Daycare.
2022 Holiday Campaign
This holiday campaign emphasized the reality of parents of children with multiple disabilities, which is admittedly different and full of challenges, but which also includes many joys and victories. Our donors responded in great numbers to this fundraising campaign and helped us raise $61,148.
2022 Auction for Philou
The interactive auction for Philou was back for a third edition from November 10 to 20, 2022. The Philou Foundation had the pleasure of collaborating with more than a hundred partners to offer participants lots for all tastes, such as trips, restaurant outings, cultural activities, wines and spirits and artworks. This event raised a new record amount of $62,046.
2022 Philou’s Great Ascent
For the 2nd edition of this activity, the PHILOUthropes Youth Committee invites you, with your family and friends, to raise funds all summer long in preparation of an ascent of Mount Royal on September 18 alongside severely disabled children frequenting Centre Philou and their families. Every day, parents of severely disabled children have mountains to climb. It’s now your turn to reach new heights and show them your support!
2022 PhilouCity – Faire d’une pierre deux coups
After reinventing itself for its last two editions by offering innovative formulas, PhilouCity was back to an in-person event on June 3rd, 2022 under the theme Faire d’une pierre deux coups. This event, under the honorary presidency of Ms. Maria Della Posta, President Pratt & Whitney Canada, brought together 480 people that enjoyed a menu from five hotel chefs, a performance by Florence K and a surprise guest appearance by Kim Thuy. This fundraiser brought in a record amount of $441,000.
2021 Auction for Philou
For the 2nd edition of its interactive auction, Fondation Philou was able to count on the support of many partners to offer more than a hundred unique and diverse items. Travel, leisure activities, gastronomy, wine and spirits, health and wellness, fashion, there was something for every taste and every budget! A record amount of $59,385 was raised during this event.
2021 Philou’s Great Ascent
An initiative of the PHILOUthropes Youth Committee, Philou’s Great Ascent invited Quebecers to climb 3 mountains between July 13 and October 2 and to collect funds for the cause. The first edition of this event raised $19,675.
2021 PhilouCity – Bed-In Philou: All in Bed for Respite
On May 28, 2021, the Bed-In Philou brought together 250 guests at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth and raised $250,000 to support severely disabled children and their families. Guests enjoyed an overnight stay at the hotel, a gourmet meal and breakfast served in their room and and participative jam session.
2021 Philou’s Charity Raffle
In 2021, Philou’s Charity Raffle opened to the public for the first time. Participants had a chance to win one of three prizes generously donated by our partners: a Beautyrest Black Napa mattress set, a pair of airplane tickets form Air Canada and a Jura coffee machine. This event raised $21,000 for the cause.
2020 Auction for Philou
For the first time, our annual interactive auction, opened to the public, was held separately from PhilouCity. The event was thus launched in November 2020. Participants were able to bid on nearly a hundred items, which made it possible to raise $46,000 for Fondation Philou.
2020 PhilouCity – 15th anniversary
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and for the 15th anniversary of Centre Philou, PhilouCity reinvented itself as an interactive culinary experience. After receiving a ready-to-party box, participants followed the live instructions of Baptiste Peupion, Executive Chef and Food and Beverage Director of Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, and enjoyed a gourmet meal in the comfort of their own home. This event brought together 240 people and raised $145,000.
2019 PhilouCity – POP
Under the theme POP: a bubbly evening, 500 guests gathered at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth on June 14, 2019, for our annual fundraising event. For the occasion, 6 Chefs from the Fairmont and Sofitel hotels prepared a delicious gourmet menu. This event raised $350,000.
2018 PhilouCity – Boréalie
On June 15, 2018, 586 guests came together at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth for PhilouCity. Under the theme Boréalie, this evening, which would not have been possible without the contribution of 6 Chefs from prestigious hotels, made it possible to raise $312,000.
