{"id":14797,"date":"2026-08-20T20:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entraideplus.org\/2026-recipient-of-the-at-the-heart-of-your-community-program\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T20:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:33:13","slug":"2026-recipient-of-the-at-the-heart-of-your-community-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entraideplus.org\/en\/2026-recipient-of-the-at-the-heart-of-your-community-program\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Recipient of the \u201cAt the Heart of Your Community\u201d Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14797\" class=\"elementor elementor-14797 elementor-14772\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-986cc21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"986cc21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4158f9\" data-id=\"b4158f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42ba66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f42ba66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Entraide Plus Community Center is proud to announce that it has been named the 2026 recipient of the \u201cAu c\u0153ur de votre collectivit\u00e9\u201d program from Promutuel Assurance du St-Laurent aux Appalaches. This recognition comes with a $25,000 grant to support its project, \u201cWhen a Better-Equipped Community Kitchen Changes the Life of a Community.\u201d <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f5e774 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f5e774\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-673a541\" data-id=\"673a541\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42cd06a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42cd06a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>An Investment at the Heart of the Mission<br\/><\/strong>This generous contribution will enable the organization to modernize and better equip its community kitchen, the true heart and soul of the center. It is from this kitchen that Resto-Entre\u2019s meals are prepared each day, along with frozen dishes\u2014available for takeout or home delivery\u2014that nourish and comfort members throughout the year. <\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Over the past year, Entraide Plus has served more than 12,000 meals, a 175% increase over five years. A better-equipped kitchen will make it possible to meet this growing demand, increase the efficiency of the staff and volunteers, and provide an even more accessible service to seniors and caregivers in the region. <\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><em>\u201cAgainst all odds, I learned\u2014just before leaving on vacation\u2014that we had been selected as winners for our project to better equip the community kitchen, with a grant of $25,000! This is invaluable support for this project, which is estimated to cost $67,000. A big THANK YOU to Promutuel Insurance of St-Laurent aux Appalaches,\u201d said <\/em>Sylvie Blanchard, executive director of the L\u2019Entraide Plus Community Center.<\/p><p><strong>A program that supports communities<br\/><\/strong>The \u201cAt the Heart of Your Community\u201d program from Promutuel Assurance du St-Laurent aux Appalaches aims to support projects that bring people together, led by organizations working to improve the well-being of their communities. The mutual insurance company\u2019s insured members are invited to submit and vote for the projects that are important to them. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30b3565 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30b3565\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a59f86a\" data-id=\"a59f86a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384a384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"384a384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Vote for Entraide Plus: Win an extra cash prize!<br><\/strong>This wonderful journey isn&#8217;t over yet! Entraide Plus now has the chance to receive an additional grant through the program&#8217;s &#8220;Coup de c\u0153ur&#8221; component. The public is invited to vote for the Entraide Plus project by <strong>August 31, 2026<\/strong>.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2db2d18\" data-id=\"2db2d18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52437e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52437e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I vote?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27f297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e27f297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s simple, fast, and free!<br\/>You can vote for your two <em>favorite<\/em> projects by August 31, 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b942322 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b942322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promutuelassurance.ca\/fr\/content\/au-coeur-votre-collectivite-du-st-laurent-aux-appalaches\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Vote for the L\u2019Entraide Plus Community Center<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30ab31f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30ab31f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00c5564\" data-id=\"00c5564\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3b76d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b3b76d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Entraide Plus would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to Promutuel Insurance for its trust, as well as to everyone who supported the project with their vote.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Entraide Plus Community Center is proud to announce that it has been named the 2026 recipient of the \u201cAu c\u0153ur de votre collectivit\u00e9\u201d program from Promutuel Assurance du St-Laurent aux Appalaches. 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