Invited to visit one of the designated service centers - Saint-Charles in Vaudreuil-Dorion or Saint-Zotique - the 50 winners of the Caisse student bursary competition were welcomed by the Desjardins Vaudreuil-Soulanges team on Saturday, January 20.

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For the occasion, the students, accompanied by their loved ones, discovered the amount of their respective bursaries, ranging from $500 to $5,000. The caisse's welcoming committee was made up of managers, administrators and employees.

Nearly 2,000 post-secondary students, members of Caisse Desjardins de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, applied for this year's contest, which awarded a total of $60,000.

Pauline Thauvette-Leroux, President of the Board of Directors, who was present at the Centre de services Saint-Zotique, spoke with each of the young people and reiterated how important it is for Desjardins to support student retention.

First Vice-President of the Caisse Board of Directors Hélène Therrien met the young bursary recipients at the Saint-Charles Service Centre, reminding them that this contest, along with other educational support initiatives such as the Mes finances mes choix and Desjardins jeunes au travail programs, are made possible by the 59,129 members who contribute a collective annual member dividend through the Community Development Fund dedicated to the Vaudreuil-Soulange community.

Caisse General Manager Sébastien Laliberté congratulated the bursary recipients and encouraged them to persevere and carve out a career that fulfills their aspirations.