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PRESS RELEASE

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TITLE: A Trek Under the Stars 2019 - $131,372 raised for Palliacco

(Mont-Tremblant, February 8, 2019) – After a memorable evening on January 26 at Domaine Saint-


Bernard in Mont-Tremblant, the repeat event a week later at the Sainte-Agathe Campground and
Outdoor Center on February 2 completed the Seventh Edition of PALLIACCO’s A Trek Under the
Stars. Partners for the annual event were the Caisses DESJARDINS of the Vallée des Pays-d’en-
Haut, Sainte-Agathe, Mont-Tremblant and Rivière Rouge.

This year, 17 teams with nearly 170 participants set out on cross-country skis, snowshoes or on foot
on two fine winter evenings. In total, 46 teams participated in the two locations of A Trek Under the
Stars.

As of January 26, a total of $107,819 in donations had accumulated, but in just the one week prior to
the final event, the amount grew to $133,489.50.

In Sainte-Agathe it was the Wapizagonque team with their captain Denise Audet who won the title of
the team raising the most money with $5,300, but still not topping the $7,365 raised by the
Interpellates of Mont-Tremblant with captain Guy Barbe. With this third time in Sainte-Agathe, the
organizers believe they achieved their goal of spreading the awareness of PALLIACCO and A Trek
Under the Stars throughout this area served by Palliacco.

Thanks to our partners and the many generous sponsors of this event, PALLIACCO can continue to
offer free accompaniment, respite and home support services to people suffering from cancer, end-
of-life patients, caregivers, the bereaved, as well as for children with cancer and their parents,
throughout the MRC des Laurentides, Pays-d'en-Haut and the southern part of Antoine-Labelle.

PALLIACCO wishes to thank Dominique Laverdure, CEO and Partner of Rouge Marketing Montreal
and Mont-Tremblant, for her contagious enthusiasm as Honorary Chair, the sponsors and partners of
the event, the hundred or so volunteers, the nearly 460 participants, the many donors and the media,
who made the A Trek Under the Stars 2019 a double success.

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Press release: A Trek Under the Stars 2019 – February 8, 2019

2280 rue Labelle | Mont-Tremblant (Quebec) | J8E 1T8


Telephone: 819-717-9646 | Toll free: 1-855-717-9646
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PALLIACCO - A Trek Under the Stars 2019
Press release – February 4, 2019
A Trek Under the Stars by PALLIACCO – Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts

For the past seven years A Trek Under the Stars has been the main driver of the annual fundraising
campaign of an organisation whose services have become increasingly in demand and greatly
appreciated by the community.

To find out more about PALLIACCO’s services or to make a donation at any time, visit
www.palliacco.org or call 819-717-9646 or 1-855-717-9646.

Palliacco looks forward to welcoming you on January 25, 2020 for the Eighth Edition of A Trek Under
the Stars in Mont-Tremblant and on February 1, 2020 in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts.

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Captions:

Enthusiastic participants at Palliacco’s A Trek Under the Stars 2019 in Sainte-Agathe

Photographs courtesy of Jean-Marie Savard

Press release: A Trek Under the Stars 2019

2280 rue Labelle | Mont-Tremblant (Quebec) | J8E 1T8


Telephone: 819-717-9646 | Toll free: 1-855-717-9646
www.palliacco.org | info@palliacco.org | https://www.facebook.com/palliacco/
PALLIACCO - A Trek Under the Stars 2019
Press release – February 4, 2019
A Trek Under the Stars by PALLIACCO – Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts

Palliacco’s A Trek Under the Stars 2019 in Sainte-Agathe - The winners: From left to right, Peter
Duncan, Master of Ceremonies; Guylaine Charette, Captain of the Laurentian Palliative Care team;
Roselle Gélinas, Captain of the Complete Gelinas team, Francine Laperrière, Captain of the Milky Way
team; Jean Desnoyers, General Manager of Palliacco; Denise Audet, Captain of the winning
Wapizagonque team; Aline Robillard, President of Palliacco; Louise Lefebvre, Captain of the Hearts of
Palliacco team; Dominique Laverdure, Honorary Chair and Laurent Paquette, Captain of the Ste. Agathe
Camping and Outdoor Center team

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Source:
Aline Robillard | Communications, A Trek Under the Stars 2019|
President, Communications, Palliacco |
Tel: 819.425.3885 | Cell: 819.430.3931 | E-mail: arobillard209@gmail.com

Press release: A Trek Under the Stars 2019

2280 rue Labelle | Mont-Tremblant (Quebec) | J8E 1T8


Telephone: 819-717-9646 | Toll free: 1-855-717-9646
www.palliacco.org | info@palliacco.org | https://www.facebook.com/palliacco/

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