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Prepared by : Jean-Claude Trottier

Last Saturday night, October 20^th, on the occasion of the 75^th Anniversary banquet of the Hull-Volant Social and Athletic Association, the sportsman and colourful Léo Gauthier was enthroned in the Sports Hall of Fame of the Hull-Volant Athletic and Sports Association. In 75 years, Mr. Gauthier is the 27^th sportsman to receive the honour.

Mr. Georges Bilodeau, President of the selection committee, confided « that jury recognized, among many valuable candidates, the involvement of a well-known sportsman committed in soprts and social activities at the Hull-Volant since 1961».

Léo Gauthier, among other things, has been organizer, player, instructor and administrator of the Ice Ball League from 1961 to 1978. For many years, the famous ice ball team of the Hull-Volant took part in the provincial championship , ultimate competition of the 18 regions of Quebec. His team, for which he was the chief-instructor, has obtained the title of “Quebec Champions” three years going in 1972, 1973, and 1974.

Two other volunteers of the Hull-Volant were recognized for their social involvement at the Hull-Volant. Were honored Richard Murray and Henri Monette whoe respectively become, in 2007, 36^th and 37^th life members of the Hull-Volant Social and Athletic Association, founded on October 23, 1932.

Photo : Left to right : Henri Monette, Léo Gauthier, Richard Murray

Prepared by : Jean-Claude Trottier, secretary

Last Saturday night, October 20, at the 75^th Anniversary banquet of the Hull-Volant Social and Athletic Association, the newly formed Hull-Volant Foundation has handed out a cheque in the amount of 3 000$ to the Auberge du Cœur Héberge-Ados.

In 1932, the founders of the Hull-Volant had said that the raison d’être of the Association was to work in concert to counter juvenile delinquency. That is why for 75 years they have been encouraging thousands of youths to play in their preferred sport.

In 2007, to perpetuate this objective and on the occasion of its 75th Anniversary, the Board of the Hull-Volant created the Hull-Volant Foundation of the Outaouais, establishing that the primary mission of the foundation, just like the one established by the first founders of the Hull-Volant, would be countering juvenile delinquency.

During the anniversary banquet, in front of more than 400 guests present, Mr. Richard Murray, president of the Board of Administration of the new Hull-Volant Foundation, has presented a cheque in the amount of 3 000$ to Mrs Stéphanie Lepage, general manager of Héberge-Ados.

The Héberge-Ados house, a member of the Auberges du Cœur networks, is located in Gatineau and looks after youths of 13 to 17 years old, offering shelter for up to three months. The intervenors then work at finding solutions with the youth’s problematic situation with the hopes of countering delinquency.