The Massawippi Valley Health Foundation

The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation actively engaged in promoting the health and wellness of citizens in the Massawippi Valley and beyond.
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About us

The Massawippi Valley Health Foundation (MVHF)

The Foundation serves to financially support a community of concerned citizens who are dedicated to improving the health of citizens and to strengthening the Quebec healthcare system.

The Foundation currently supports the CVSM clinic in Ayer’s Cliff, which has been in operation since 2015 and now has nearly 3,000 members. MVHF will build on this success to open a first satellite clinic in June 2025 in Lennoxvile and a second in North Hatley in 2026.

It is registered as a charitable organization with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec.

Charitable: 84263 7571 RR0001

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2014 ​

Founding date

$1,000,000

The Foundation has raised more than $1,000,000 to help improve the lives of thousands of residents of the communities of the Massawippi Valley.

IMPACT OF YOUR DONATIONS

Thank You

The Massawippi Valley Health Foundation acknowledges the invaluable support of its donors, volunteers and partners. You are essential in the pursuit of our mission.

Established CSVM

The community-owned cooperative, CSVM, was opened in 2015 thanks to a campaign that raised $400,000 for the renovation and equipping of a heritage building in Ayer’s Cliff. It now has almost 3,000 members.

Ongoing Support for CSVM

The Massawippi Valley Health Foundation (MVHF) continues to support the ongoing operations not covered by membership fees.  A few examples include:

  • Nursing Care such as blood pressure checks, recording clients’ medical history and responding to the day-to-day medical needs of its members.
  • Friday Blood Clinic made possible by La Caisse Desjardins du Lac- Memphrémagog for staffing and a donation from the Massawippi Foundation for the purchase of a refrigerated centrifuge machine, required to process blood samples.
  • Renovation of lower level:  Thanks to the generous support from La Caisse Desjardins du Lac-Memphrémagog and La Caisse Desjardins des Verts-Sommets de l’Estrie the Wellness Centre, opened in 2019, provides healthy living options for our community. The Centre provides exercise programs, personal fitness, seminars, nutrition choices, and network-building as well as physiotherapy and massage therapy.  A grant from the Federal government provided funds to make this level accessible for those with mobility issues.

Donors and Supporters

Donations $1,000 and more – from 2014 to 2023

La Caisse Desjardins de Memphrémagog
Fonds régional de Tillotson Coaticook
The Bannerman Foundation
Catherine Milne
Donald Bishop
Susan McDougallPenelope S. Eakin
John Oldland
Jean Claude Brais
Michael Everett
Susan Fitzpatrick
Geoffrey & Jane Warren
Joanne & Robert Henderson
Pierre Lemay
Michel Rodrigue
Hon.Jean Charest
Suzanne & Raymond Nault
Mario Lambert
Lysianne Reula Sheard & Douglas Sheard
Manoir Hovey Manor
Judith & Philip Webster Foundation
Sarah Preston
Carol & Mike Mooney
David Winch
Michel Bissonnette
Troy Hopps & Nathalie Roy
Mary & André Labbée
Jeffrey & Debra Stafford
Eric Van Bochove & Denise Morgan
Michel Borduas
Ruby Robinson
Heather Leslie
Dian Cohen
Henry Khouri
William Letteney & John Hay
Linda Tyron
Michel Bresee
Beverley & Leon Dyer
Stuart & Jill Cobbett
Anne Rouleau-Danis
Judy Hopps
David Partington
Peter Provencher
Melodie Yates
Patricia Moffat
Lilian Safdie
Laurie Schoolcraft & Tom Sharman
Normand Brière
Douglas S. Cassidy
Roger & Irene Perrault
Sylive D. Schelling
Jocelyne Rachel Blais

Contribute monetarily each month and multiply the impact of your donation.

You determine the amount you wish to donate. This amount will be automatically deducted from your credit card.

You can modify, suspend or cancel your commitment at any time.

A tax receipt will be issued at the end of the year for the total amount of your monthly donations.

Auberge Le Cliff
Dufferin Heights Golf Club
Bistro 4 Saison
SBALLO
Le Poivron Rouge Sherbrooke
Les Marchés Tradition
Marina Marcotte
Pedego Electric Bikes Montebello
Hôtel Le Germain
Maxime Joyal, Podiatrist
Modern Love Photography
Dorel Industries
Jeffrey Stafford
Keith Kobelt
Enfants Sauvages
PhysioExtra
Uniprix
Planète Sports
Moose Knuckles Canada
Bishop’s University Sports Centre
Surplec
George Foster
Debbie Everett
Fromagerie la Station Compton
La Pinte
Dôme de Morphée
Alpaga Libby Mills Alpaca Farm

Manoir Hovey Manor
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton (RCTG)

David Griffith

Innovative Support for Community Well-Being 

While primary care for health issues remains a key priority, the philosophy of our health professionals is preventive and wellness care of our citizens, including their mental wellbeing.

  • Social Café – Thanks to a grant from the Tillotson Coaticook Region Fund, it focuses on the importance of frequent socializing for seniors in our community where people come together once per month to learn new concepts of healthy cooking, technology, medical access, play games, chat.  Another grant from the Tillotson Coaticook Region Fund has provided video-conferencing equipment to conduct remote Board meeting sessions and webinars as well as seminars on health-related topics.
  • Connecting Seniors Project — Funded by grants from the Community Foundation of Canada and New Horizons for Seniors Program, a Volunteer team within the Foundation has been mobilized to offer several programs.  The project is ongoing and affords seniors the opportunity to learn how to navigate the internet, use a tablet or laptop to stay in touch with friends and relatives, participate in socially distanced walks, workshops, exercise classes and lunches.

Either a one-time gift of cash or cheque and/or a one-time donation
or a monthly donation through DonorPerfect

Gifts of stocks, bonds, mutual funds and securities do not
incur the capital gains tax.

Simply instruct your broker to transfer your shares directly from your account to the Foundation’s account.

The Foundation sells the shares as soon as it receives them, and our broker makes an electronic transfer to the Foundation’s account.

We’ll send you a tax receipt for the fair market value on the date of transfer, and you’ll pay no capital gains tax.

Please note that this process can take up to four weeks.

Please download the form and send it to us at information@fsvm.ca

Leave your legacy with a planned gift – a donation that you arrange now to be realized in the future. Planned gifts include gifts in your will and gifts of life insurance. The legal name of the Foundation is Massawippi Valley Health Foundation or Fondation santé vallée Massawippi.

You can designate FSVM as a beneficiary or co-beneficiary on an existing life insurance policy, and your estate will receive a tax credit.

Some of our donors choose to donate to honour or in memory of a family member or someone special in their lives by making a commemorative gift.

When you make a gift in another person’s name, the honouree is notified and, for gifts of $20 or more, you receive a charitable tax receipt. All gifts of $20.00 or more are eligible for a tax receipt.

Investing in the region

5 ways to give

The Massawippi Valley Health Foundation (“MVHF”) provides community leadership by offering
individuals, corporations and foundations the opportunity to invest in the betterment of healthcare in our region. Your donations in any form – from a one-time donation to a long-term commitment – are invested by directly supporting the Massawippi Valley region’s healthcare needs primarily through the Centre de la Santé de la vallée Massawippi (CSVM).

For more information about any of the above Ways of Giving, please contact us

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Our Team

Michel Rodrigue

President

After a 35 year career as a television broadcaster, producer and international distributor,playing a key role in driving the television Format industry to worldwide prominence, Michel started a new role at helming The Format People. During the past 10 years, his broad- ranging work has included substantial mandates with major broadcasters and production companies including Warner Bros, FOX Reality, Fremantle Media and Star China; executive- mentoring of leading figures in the TV business, and developing major infrastructure projects such as building Mongol TV from the ground-up into one the country’s leading broadcaster. Michel was honored with a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Minister of Cultural Affairs, Mr. Jacques Toubon, from the government of France and is an active member of the international television community.

Judy A. Hopps

Vice-President

Judy brings 30 plus years in the field of philanthropy working with a variety of
non-profit organizations in nstitutional advancement, major gift fundraising, corporate communications and donor relations. Her specialty is volunteer management and fundraising strategy. Judy is retired and now lives full time just outside the City of Magog. She is currently President of Memphremagog Wetlands Foundations, Chair of the Fundraising and Communications Committee for the Lampe Foundation, President, Quebec Council of CFUW and Regional Vice President, Quebec, National Board, Canadian Federation of University Women.

Chantal Touzin

Treasurer

Chantal Touzin is an Assurance Partner at the Sherbrooke office of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, a professional services firm dedicated to the success of organizations and their leaders. Chantal has over 25 years assurance and consulting experience with a predominantly English-speaking clientele in the Eastern Townships. Her extensive and diverse experience allows her to support her clients in their accounting and financial management challenges.

Lucie Brosseau

General manager

A graduate of Laval University and a woman entrepreneur for 10 years, she then turned to the tourism industry for over 20 years, where she was entrusted with management mandates in the hotel industry, project and event management, fund-raising, coaching and training. For nearly 5 years, she was CEO of 2 groups of SPAS in Quebec (NPO). She then spent 7 years managing an RPA for the Chartwell Group in Sherbrooke, the largest group in Canada. Her quest for new challenges has always been to co-create and contribute to the implementation of meaningful projects in line with her values. It was in this spirit that she accepted a 2-year mandate as Executive Director of the Memphrémagog Hospital Foundation. She has also sat́ on several boards of directors and has always been actively involved in her community, firmly believing in the power of networking and strategic alliances.

Philippe Beauregard

Director 

Philippe Beauregard is Chief Communications Officer at Concordia University in Montréal.  He leads University Communications Services (UCS), the group that opens the channels of communication throughout the university and to the outside world. Prior to joining Concordia in 2010, he served as associate vice-rector, Communications at the Université de Montréal. He has held a number of senior management positions, including director, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at technology firm CGI and campaign director at Ketchum Canada. A graduate of the University of Saint-Andrews, Beauregard also serves as a member of the Council of Trustees at Stanstead College, and as a member of the boards of The Conversation Canada and Bleu Massawippi.

Jennah Cassar

Director 

Jennah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Administration from Bishop’s University. She is currently the Director of Operations at Apex Real Estate, a property management company of which she is also a co-owner. Jennah’s ability to build lasting relationships with the people she comes in contact with is a hallmark of her inclusive and empathetic nature. Jennah lives in the beautiful village of North Hatley with her husband and three children.

Carol Mooney

Director

Carol Mooney has been an educator in the Eastern Townships for thirty-five years in a variety of levels – elementary, high school, and university. During the last ten years of her local career, she was Director of Practice Teaching and professor in the School of Education, Bishop’s University. From 2003-2007, she was a member of a Canadian team working in Kosovo and Serbia to establish a Faculty of Education. As a volunteer, she organizes walking groups and has served as President of CFUW, Sherbrooke & District. Currently she is a board member of the Lampe Scholarship Foundation. Carol was the first president of Centre de Santé de la Vallée Massawippi. She participates in golf, cycling and gardening.

Royal Orr

Director

Royal Orr is a strategic communications advisor and trainer with a career background in community organizing, journalism, and broadcasting. He is a consultant with Les Communications Royal Orr, an Affiliate Member of Faculty at McGill’s Ingram School of Nursing, and farms 150 acres in Hatley.

He was the volunteer President of Alliance Quebec in the late 1980’s, then became a radio personality with CJAD and CBC Radio in Montreal.

He went from journalism into communications and public relations as a vice president at Cossette Communications in Montreal and a Senior Member of Faculty with the Canada School of Public Service.

Dian Cohen

Founder

Ambassador’s Council

Ambassadors of the Massawippi Valley Health Foundation are an advisory body formed to assist
the President and Executive Directors of the MVHF Board with relationship building to better
connect the communities in the Massawippi Valley with the mission and programs of the
Foundation.

Helen Antoniou

Helen Antoniou is an executive coach for corporate leaders and their
teams, as well as family business owners and their successors. She is
the Chair of the Board of Governors of Concordia University. Helen
lectures on leadership and the governance of family businesses at
institutions such as the MIT Sloan School of Management and the
ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program. Helen holds Civil and Common Law degrees from McGill University, a master’s in law from Université de Paris II, and a master’s in public health from Harvard University. She became certified as an executive
coach at the Hudson Institute of Coaching in Santa Barbara, California. Her community involvement focuses on health and education. In May 2018, Helen published the business biography, “Back to Beer… and Hockey: The Story of Eric Molson”, that she wrote about her father-in-law and past chairman of Molson Coors Beverage Company, which was on the Top 10 Non-Fiction Books list of the Globe and Mail.

William Letteney

Previously served on the Massawippi Valley Foundation’s Board of Directors during its formative years and is a strong advocate for providing affordable and accessible health care in a rural setting. A native New Englander, he retired to the Eastern
Townships in 1995, following a long career in the air transportation industry. He began his occupation in United Airlines*Management Training Program in 1965, and during his thirty years with the company, held a variety of senior positions in sales, marketing and external affairs, serving as Special
Assistant to the Chairman in New York and United’s corporate headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. An avid golfer, Letteney was previously Vice President of the North Hatley Golf Club and currently serves on the Board of the North Hatley Tennis Club.

Testimonials

Before the clinic opened, I had to go to the emergency ward at Magog Hospital once a month as I have no
family doctor. Since the clinic opened, I can now see the nurses, the physiotherapist when needed. The nurses
will fit me in to see the doctor when necessary.
From a North Hatley resident
I can’t find the words to describe how I feel about the clinic: it’s bilingual! The fees are extraordinarily low! I love Nurse Ines and all the staff!
Monica Perdriel
I am always well satisfied with the clinic. All the medical and non-medical staff are prompt and polite. I don’t have to travel long distances. Winter travel isn’t necessary. They offer follow-ups. I like that I don’t have to go to Magog for a blood test.
Norma Ellis

Contact us

Please leave us your name and contact information, as well as your message, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you!

P.O. Box 2658, North Hatley, QC J0B 2C0

Lucie Brosseau, GM | luciebrosseau@gmail.com
information@fsvm.ca

information@fsvm.ca

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