• Awarded on: November 16, 2005

Jacques Fournaise, Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

Many charitable organizations can attest to Jacques Fournaise's generosity. Through the social club at his place of employment, he has organized Christmas parties and prepared Christmas hampers. For several years in a row, he opened his home to foreign students. Concerned for future paths taken by the youth of Pointe-Saint-Charles, Mr. Fournaise teaches them to wrestle and coordinates matches, donating the profits to the church where they meet. He has also set up a number of activities for the cadet corps and continues to prepare dinners for the veterans at the Canadian Legion.