ARQ Foundation rewards graduates

The ARQ Foundation was active at the end of the school year, pursuing its mission and awarding numerous scholarships to students completing their food service training. Through its scholarships awarded throughout Quebec, the ARQ Foundation is encouraging excellence, helping reduce the school dropout rate, and supporting the professional development of workers in our beautiful industry.

École hôtelière de la Montérégie

Six students from the École hôtelière de la Montérégie’s pastry-making vocational diploma program took part in an internship/exchange to complete their training by finishing their INTÉGRATION AU MILIEU DE TRAVAIL (workplace integration) module in bakeries in France. $3,000 in scholarships were awarded.

École hôtelière de la Capitale

École des métiers de la restauration et du tourisme de Montréal

The Foundation was also at the graduation ceremony on May 26. These vocational diploma graduates distinguished themselves across several areas: The commitment, success, perseverance, and resilience of these students were all highlighted! A total of $4,000 was awarded!

From left to right in the photo, Sergio Andrey Sosa Rivera, Ludovic Kozakévich, both culinary students, Elizabeth Bolduc, pastry student, and Marilou Denis, also a culinary student, went to France to complete their end-of-study internship. They received a total of $2,000.

Centre d’écoinitiative populaire – CÉPOP

On May 31, during the gala evening, scholarships were awarded to graduates of the ASP in Market-Fresh Cooking program. A total of $2,080 in scholarships of excellence and incentive scholarships were awarded to these 12 talented young people!

Competition for the best student in Quebec’s ASP in Sommellerie Services program

The Foundation is also truly proud to have recently been able to award several sommelier scholarships, as a result of its collaboration with SAQ Restauration. In particular, it supported Mathis Brocq (École hôtelière de Laval), who won this competition, by awarding him a $300 scholarship.

Cégep Limoilou

Marie-Pier Rodrigue (with teacher Éric Jolicoeur in photo) was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Foundation for her commitment to the Gestion d’un établissement de restauration (restaurant management) program.

Congratulations to Sabryna St-Hilaire, Véronique Gauthier, Daphnée D’Arcy, and Zéphyr Couture, all four of whom completed the food-service training program offered by CÉPOP. The Foundation presented them with $600. The graduates were also gifted an apron from our partner: No Limits design uniforms.

Whether interested in an internship, rewarding excellence, or encouraging your students to continue their training, don’t hesitate to contact the Foundation: fondationarq@restauration.org.