CAE has a long tradition of community support. The company donates to charitable causes through its locations around the world, and its employees volunteer their time and resources to meet needs identified in their respective communities, whether it be youth at risk, food, housing and transport for those in need, or assistance for cancer patients and their families. |
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| Helping build bridges and break down barriers
October 2008 at CAE Montreal was the month of the annual campaign organized on behalf of Greater Montreal Centraide. Centraide is a donation manager which provides financial support to 360 welfare and community action organisations. As in previous years, CAE Montreal and its employees made generous contributions, reaching the target of $620,000. Out of the total amount raised of $622,292–the best ever–employees alone collected $507,292 through various activities. Year after year, more and more employees have decided to become Leader donors by offering a minimum $1,000 donation to Centraide. The number of Leaders donors has increased by 276 per cent between 2004 and 2008 clearly demonstrating the confidence that CAE employees have in this organisation. In 2008, Centraide awarded CAE a "Solidaires" prize and a "Coup de coeur" honourable mention in the “Employee Campaign—1,000+ employees” category for the excellence of the campaign. In recognition of our efforts, the jury awarded CAE the mention because of the sophistication of activity planning, constant strive for improvement, excellence of the communications program and variety of the activities developed. Centraide has awarded CAE a “Solidaires” prize every year between 2002 and 2007 as well as a “Coup de cœur” honourable mention in 2008. |
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| Building homes for families
CAE employees in Montreal, Quebec, Tampa, Florida, and Dallas, Texas, have volunteered their time and energy to build houses for deserving families through the Habitat for Humanity program. |
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Horizons of Flight Aviation Art Exhibition and Competition is a juried show created to support aviation artists. Since 1993, the exhibition has been sponsored and hosted by CAE SimuFlite’s Dallas/Fort Worth training centre in the United States on an annual basis. The next exhibition will be held February 2 through May 1, 2009. |
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| Sponsoring | |
| Playing the game
In the Middle East, we are proud sponsors of Dubai’s Active ice hockey scene, which includes the Sandstorms junior league and the Mighty Camels men’s league. Each year the Sandstorms draw over 175 players between the age of five and 17. In 2008 the Sandstorms travelled to Quebec to take part in the 49th annual Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, which is the biggest minor hockey tournament in the world. The tournament took place from February 14 to 24 and attracted 2,300 11- and 12-year-old hockey players from 16 countries, as well as 200,000 fans. Submission of donation requests: All donation requests must be submitted in writing. Only approved requests will be answered. Please address to: |
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