The Foundation for Athletic Excellence of Quebec (FAEQ) and Saputo awarded scholarships to 41 student-athletes last Tuesday, including five players from the club’s Academy, who shared a total of $134,000.
David Choinière (age 17, St-Alexandre), Aron McClure (age 18, Montreal), Marco Dominguez (age 16, Montréal), Esleyder Luarca (age 16, L'Assomption) and Thomas Meilleure-Giguère (age 18, Joliette) all received a grant of $2,000.
"These young players were rewarded for the quality of their sporting performances in 2014 with the U16 and U18 teams, as well as with the national team, but also for their academic achievements,” said Academy Director Philippe Eullaffroy. “We can only congratulate them for their continued investment on a daily basis, allowing for their progression, both sportingly and academically."
About the Foundation for Athletic Excellence of Quebec
The mission of the Foundation is to financially support student-athletes and their pursuit of academic and sporting excellence. In addition, its role is to contribute to the promotion of role models in Quebec society. The Foundation has distributed more than $4.6 million in scholarships to student-athletes in the last 5 years and in 2014, will distribute $1.1 million in individual grants to more than 350 student-athletes across Quebec. Visit the Foundation’s website at faeq.com and ‘like’ the Facebook page: FAEQ – Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence du Québec.
