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The Kidney Foundation recently recognized the outstanding contributions of its volunteers through the chapters’ and Quebec Branch’s 2020 Recognition Awards.
 

CHAPTER AWARDS (VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR)

• EASTERN TOWNSHIPS CHAPTER AWARD: Members of the Eastern Townships Chapter Board
• LÉVI TROTTIER PRIZE (Abitibi-Témiscamingue Chapter): Jonathan Mercier
• ANDRÉ MAINGUY AWARD (Quebec City Chapter): Nancy Houley
• SAGUENAY–LAC-SAINT-JEAN CHAPTER AWARD: Guy Chevrier
• LAUREEN BUREAU PRIZE (Outaouais Chapter): Gisèle Odermatt
• JACQUES DUPUIS AWARD (Lanaudière Chapter): Stéphane Trépanier
• SOUTH SHORE CHAPTER AWARD: Alain Laramée

 

QUEBEC BRANCH AWARD

• MICHEL PERRON AWARD (Business): Préverco Inc. (Fernand Dufresne, President)
• MORTY TARDER AWARD (Chapter of the Year): Quebec City Chapter
• FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD: Gaspé Walk Organizing Committee
• JEAN-JACQUES BÉGIN AWARD (For commitment to the delivery of programs and services for people with kidney failure): Jocelyne Ouellet Fortier
• JEAN-JACQUES BÉGIN AWARD (For commitment to the delivery of programs and services for people with kidney failure): Dr. Alexis Payette, Kim Lambert and the home dialysis team from the Centre hospitalier de Lanaudière
• PUBLIC RELATIONS AWARD: Véronique Séguin and Michel Arbic
• ORGAN DONATION AWARD: Louise Laviolette
• PRESIDENT’S AWARD: Guy Chevrier

 

SPECIAL “HATS OFF” AWARD: NEPHROLOGY TEAMS AT QUEBEC’S HOSPITALS

The Nominations Committee believes that the nephrology teams at Quebec’s hospitals deserve special recognition, a “Hats Off” for the outstanding work they do and for their extraordinary resilience over the past year.

We wish to express our admiration and gratitude for their outstanding dedication, attentive presence and kindness toward people suffering from kidney failure, all despite working in the midst of this challenging COVID-19 pandemic.

Congratulations to all the winners!