When Diane Blais and Michel Lanteigne retired from their executive positions at Ernst & Young, they wanted to make a significant donation to a worthy cause
“We finally came to the decision that if we put everything together and make one big donation, it will have a major impact on research and discoveries,” Ms. Blais recalled.
Ms. Blais and Mr. Lanteigne have donated $40-million to create the Innovative Oncology and Hematology Treatment Development Fund at the hospital, which will help produce leading-edge cancer treatments for children. Even though Benoit was sick, he was “full of life, full of joy, with a lot of friends and loved by his parents. And he did fight until the last moment,” Mr. Lanteigne said.Mr. Lanteigne said children with cancer still have to endure painful side effects from treatment, something he and Ms. Blais hope their donation will address. “We’re trying to fund the medicine of the future,” he said.
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