History

To date, the St. George Foundation has raised more than $250,000 for various charities and causes including the following:

2007

• Beneficiary:
• The Autism Federation of Quebec
• Casino Cocktail Party
• Friday November 9^th. Casino provided by Promotions NuitsMagiques -
  www.CasinoNuitsMagiques.com
• June 20
• Comedy for a Cause at the St. George Reception Hall. Proceeds raised are to be forwarded to Cedars Home For The Elderly (Les Cèdres-Centre d'accueil).
• Easter Basket Drive
• Delivered food baskets to the needy during the Easter holiday season.
• Major Sponsors:
• Dollarama, Baby’s Own, C&M Textiles, Howick Foundation, New Milano, Paris Genève, Simard Transport & Warehousing, Uniprix Bishara, Quickstyle, Lutfy Lawand & Associates (chartered accountants), Travelway Group International.
• President Melissa Batchoun
• Directors: Jaimie Auger-Turk, Michael Elian, Kelly Elian , Caroline Nadeau, Sara Howick, Michael Lawand, and Mark Turk

2006

• Mission: 
• the Arthritis Society of Canada (Quebec)
• Casino Club Party
• Friday November 10^th. Entertainment provided by Thomas Entertainment Group.
• Kidney Awareness Sunday
• Sunday October 29, 2005 at St. George Orthodox Church
• July 18
• Comedy for a Cause at the Comedy Nest. Proceeds raised are to be forwarded to Cedars Home For The Elderly (Les Cèdres-Centre d'accueil).
• Easter Basket Drive
• Delivered food baskets to the needy during the Easter holiday season.
• March 11
• Volunteer at the Old Brewery Mission (serving meals to the homeless in Montreal).
• President Tanya Nasehoglu
• Directors: Melissa Batchoun, Sara Howick, Nadia Lawand, Ghassan Matar, Leila Nader, Nathalie Tasso, Jaimie Auger-Turk, and Mark Turk

2005

• Mission: to raise awareness and funds for the Kidney Foundation of Canada.
• Major fundraiser event on Friday November 4^th, 2005. Hosted at Le Crystal reception hall, with entertainer Marco Ferri. Sponsored by Dollarama.
• Other major sponsors included: Baby’s Own, Howick Foundation, Paris Geneve, Lutfy Lawand & Associates, C&M Textiles, Quickstyle, Uniprix Eddy Bishara, Kayanna, Simard Transport, and Restaurant Daou.
• Kidney Awareness Sunday - Sunday October 23, 2005 at St. George Orthodox Church (555 Jean-Talon E, Montréal at 10:30am). Representatives from the Kidney Foundation presented an oratorical orientation on Kidney disease and prevention.
• July 19 – Comedy for a Cause at the Comedy Nest. Proceeds raised are to be forwarded to Cedars Home For The Elderly (Les Cèdres-Centre d'accueil).
• Easter Basket Drive – Delivered food baskets to the needy during the Easter holiday season.
• March 26 – volunteer at the Old Brewery Mission (serving meals to the homeless in Montreal). Sponsored by Uniprix Eddy Bishara.
• President Tanya Nasehoglu, assisted by Jaimie Auger Turk, Nathalie Tasso, and Mark Turk

2004

• Mission was to raise funds and awareness for the Liver Foundation of Canada.
• Sunday November 21^st – Family Luncheon at restaurant Al-Kanater (220 Crémazie Boulevard Ouest). Sponsored by Baby’s Own.
• Honorary chairman was Deacon Jean El-Murr, a recipient of two liver transplants. An honorable mention to Andrea Chamandy.
• Sunday November 14^th – Awareness Sunday. Guest from the Liver Foundation were welcomed to St. George Orthodox Church to make an informative presentation on Liver disease.
• President Tanya Nasehoglu, assisted by Christine El-Lahham.

2003

• Mission – to raise both funds and awareness for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Quebec.
• November 7^th, 2003 at Le Crystal reception hall, with entertainer George Thomas.
• Major sponsors were Baby’s Own, New Milano, Dollarama, Phoenicia Products, the Howick Foundation, Paris Geneve, C&M Textiles, Bishara Uniprix, and Amir.
• July 25 – Comedy Night held at the Comedy Zone.
• April 19 -Easter Basket Drive: The Foundation delivered food baskets to the needy during the Easter holiday season.
• April 12, 2003 - volunteer at the Old Brewery Mission (serving meals to the homeless in Montreal).
• Donated over $25,000
• President Mark Turk, Vice-President Jaimie Auger.

2002

• The St. George Foundation’s mission for the year 2002 was Alzheimer’s disease. The year was successful, with new events introduced into the calendar. 
• The first event was our annual visit to the Old Brewery Mission on Saturday March 23^rd to serve a meal to the homeless. 
• The next event was on Sunday May 26, when SGF members visited the Cedars Home for the Elderly and played Bingo with the elderly members of the community. It was an enjoyable and heartening experience as both young and old socialized on a beautiful spring day.
• The SGF also hosted a Comedy Night, at the Comedy Zone, in September.  The foundation was able to raise $3000 that was donated to the Cedars Home.
• Alzheimer’s Awareness Sunday was on October 27^th_.  A representative from the Alzheimer’s Montreal Chapter spoke after the church service at St. George Orthodox Church. Fresh bagels and danishes were served as pamphlets about the disease were distributed.
• Our major event was the yearly Gala, our Fall Fever Party, held on November 8^th.  This was a tremendous success, more than 500 people in attendance and featured entertainer George Thomas.
• Sponsors included Dollarama, Baby’s Own, C&M Textiles.
• $27,100.00 was raised for the Alzheimer’s Montreal Chapter.
• President Mark Turk

2001

• The St. George Foundation’s mission for the year 2001 was to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson's disease.
• The St. George Foundation was privileged to have Mr John Howick as an honorary chairperson for the 2001 Parkinson's disease mission.
• The first event of the year was held at the Old Brewery Mission, where 20 volunteers from the St. George Foundation gathered to help serve meals to some of Montreal’s homeless.
• On Sunday, May 6th, the St George Foundation organized another Family Bowling Day. The event raised $1,700 for Parkinson's disease.
• In October, the Parkinson's Awareness Day was held to promote awareness of disease. Representatives from the Parkinson's Foundation were present to speak about the disease.
• On November 2nd, the Fall Fever evening gala took place, for which more than 500 tickets were sold. The event was held once again at le Crystal and was a huge success.
• Sponsors included Dollarama, Baby’s Own, C&M Textiles.
• A cocktail gathering was held after the party during which $23,712 was donated to the Parkinson's Foundation.
• President Mark Turk

2000

• Mission was to raise funds and awareness for Diabetes.
• The first event in honor of our mission was the “Family Bowling Day” held in June 2000. Families and friends spent a Sunday afternoon at Laurentien Lanes raising more than $2,200 for Diabetes. The event was chaired by Stephanie Betros.
• In order to promote awareness of Diabetes, the St. George Foundation hosted a “Diabetic Awareness Day” in October 2000. This took place during the St. George Orthodox Church’s “Coffee Hour”. Refreshments were served, and, in addition to being enlightened on the disease, people were given glucose tests.
• On Friday, October 20, 2000, St. George Foundation hosted its second fundraiser evening for Diabetes. The event was held at Le Crystal. With about 500 guests, more than $30,000 was raised for the Diabetes Association of Quebec and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
• We hosted a wine and cheese evening after the event at which we invited representatives of the two diabetic associations and presented to them each a cheque for $15,000.
• Sponsors included Dollarama, Baby’s Own, C&M Textiles.
• President Mark Turk, assisted by Michael Charles.

1999

• Our inaugural event was for Multiple Sclerosis on October 29,1999. We had a gala party with close to 600 people, and raised $27,000, which was divided between the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Quebec and the Myelin Research Group.
• The event was held in honor of Jeannine Turk.
• Major donors were Dollarama, St. Lawrence Textiles, Dynamite, Gildan Activewear, and C&M Textiles.
• Our two honorary chairpersons were: Dr. Jeffrey Khoury and Caroline Courey Melkonian
• Co-Presidents: Mark Turk & Jason Rahal, assisted by Michael Charles and Stephanie Betros. Michael Elian was responsible for sponsorship.

Founding Members

• Mark Turk
• Jason Rahal
• Michael Charles
• Michael Elian
• Stephanie Betros
• Deacon Michael Shaheen

2005 Executives

• Tanya Nasehoglu (President)
• Christine El-Lahham (Vice-President)
• Mike Musi & Michael Lawand (Sponsorship)
• Nathalie Tasso (Secretary)
• Jaimie Auger (Treasurer)
• Melissa Batchoun (Public Relations)
• Mark Turk (Immediate Past President)
• Dn. Michael Shaheen (Liaison St-George Church)

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