On August 31, the Fondation Groupe Forget granted a $3,000 scholarship to Giacomo Volpe, in the second edition of the REA scholarships. As of 2021, the grant is given yearly thanks to support from several generous partners. In all, seven $3,000 scholarships and one $1,500 scholarship were given to eight students living with an impairment.
In attendance at the award event were Gracia Kasoki Katahwa, Mayor of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce; Jacques Couillard, deputy CEO of the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal; Patrice Bergeron, Chair of the Board of the REA Foundation; as well as some funders.
The recipients were honoured for winning and praised for the perseverance and determination they have shown throughout their academic and rehabilitation journeys.
Winner: Fondation Groupe Forget scholarship
Giacomo Volpe is studying in the bachelor’s program in Early Childhood and Elementary Education at Concordia University.
We encourage Mr. Volpe as he continues his studies and wish him tremendous success. He is a wonderful example for all of us of great determination and will.
Congratulations!
Mr. Giacomo Volpe
Student at Concordia University, Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Left: Mr. Patrice Bergeron, Chairman of the Board of the Fondation RÉA
Center: Mr. Giacomo Volpe, recipient of the Groupe Forget Foundation Scholarship
Right: Mrs. Marie-Frédérique Tremblay, Director of the Fondation Groupe Forget
The Fondation Groupe Forget scholarship
This scholarship is intended for students with a hearing impairment. Recipients of the Fondation Groupe Forget scholarship can also receive assistance to obtain cutting-edge hearing aids or assistive listening devices to improve their academic integration.
About the REA Foundation
The Foundation’s mission is to mobilize the community and support the Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal to guarantee excellence and innovation in its mission of offering people living with an impairment, now and in the future, one of the highest levels of physical rehabilitation in the world.
