For immediate release

Montreal April 28th 2011

An invitation for the annual Solidarity Night 2011 of Pointe-Saint-Charles!

On Friday the 6th of May the 37th edition of the annual Solidarity Night
will be held at the Centre St-Charles Arena at 1055 Hibernia street between 5:30
pm to 9:30 pm. Scheduled for the evening will be an array of informational kiosks as
well as a variety of items for sale by and from neighbourhood citizen and community
groups from Pointe-Saint-Charles. This year visitors will be treated to a free show
by the socially engaged choir from the Pointe Libertaire and they will have first
dibs on a large choice of household items as well as clothing at unbeatable prices
sold by Les Friperies Madame Prend Congé.

Tradionally, the Solidarity Night is a great big bazaar where community

organizations from Pointe-Saint-Charles pull together to fundraise through the sale
of local items and hand-crafted objects. This event is a neighbourhood landmark of
solidarity and community support for a local organization in need. Indeed, all the
funds raised during the Solidarity Night go to a specific local organization that
is having financial difficulties. This year, the beneficiary is Madame Prend
Congé : the Women’s Center of Pointe-Saint-Charles.

Madame Prend Congé is a non profit organization that works towards

improving the condition of women in Pointe-Saint-Charles. Their good deeds include
offering women a place to meet and get help, helping women integrate the work
force by creating as well as offering them a job at their second-hand shop
(Friperie), giving the community access to affordable clothing and household items,
and to top it all off, offering emergency assistance to people in need.

The funds raised during the Solidarity Night 2011 will go to help Friperies
Madame Prend Congé. These funds will help them financially in order to pursue
their good deeds and hopefully find reoccurring financial support in the future.

We hope to see you all on the 6th of May and share with you the solidarity of our
neighbourhood!

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Contact information:
Nicolas Delisle-L’Heureux, responsible of community participatory action
Carrefour d’éducation populaire de Pointe Saint-Charles
2356 rue Centre, Montreal, Qc. H3K 1J7 tel : (514) 596-4444