Opération Enfant Soleil: $31,000 donated to the HMR Foundation
12 February 2020
Philippe Fehmiu, television host; Julie Provencher, Director of Youth Program and Public Health Activities, CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal; Steve Muntu Ntambwe, Senior Advisor, Partnerships and Donor Relations, HMR Foundation; and Roseline Filion, Olympic diving medalist
On February 12, Opération Enfant Soleil spokespersons Roseline Filion and Philippe Fehmiu presented Steve Muntu Ntambwe, HMR Foundation, and Julie Provencher, CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, with $31,000, which will be used to purchase a heating table to help resuscitate and stabilize a newborn baby in distress.
Since its creation in 1988 by the Centre hospitalier de l’Université Laval, Opération Enfant Soleil raises funds to support the development of quality pediatrics for all children in Quebec. Since 2000, $374,715 has been donated to the HMR Foundation.
The Foundation is very grateful to Opération Enfant Soleil and its generous donors for contributing to the improvement of the care offered to HMR infants.