Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2018-04-04
Invested on: 2019-02-14
Rachel Lapierre, M.S.M.
Piedmont, Quebec
Lottery winner Rachel Lapierre decided to use her winnings to benefit the community by founding Le Book Humanitaire, a not-for-profit organization that follows a model of mutual assistance, co-operation and caring. Since its launch, Le Book Humanitaire has encouraged networking through Facebook and a website. To date, the organization has enabled donors to take concrete action over 15 000 times to help those most in need, both in Canada and abroad, and has become a model for social solidarity.