(Montreal) The already immortal name of Yvon Deschamps is now inscribed in Montreal’s real estate heritage.
Posted at 2:02 p.m.
The Center-Sud Sports and Community Association (ASCCS) center will henceforth bear the name of Center Yvon Deschamps.
The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Association and the Yvon Deschamps Foundation in the presence of the illustrious monologist, who is now 87 years old.
The Association wanted to highlight what it describes as “the immeasurable dedication, uncompromising commitment and boundless generosity” demonstrated by Mr. Deschamps over the years.
Through the Foundation that bears his name, the comedian has always supported “the principle of accessibility to sports and cultural recreation for all, perseverance, academic success and the development of social skills, while participating in the fight against poverty by supporting the centre’s programs”, underlines the Association in a press release.
The objective of the ASCCS, which was founded in 1974, is to provide opportunities for young people in the Centre-Sud district to practice sports and recreation in a supervised and safe environment, and thus give them an alternative to the street.
Yvon Deschamps joined the Association in 1985 as president of the fundraising campaign and his commitment has not wavered since.
Furthermore, the Foundation took the opportunity to announce that the benefit show Yvon Deschamps Timeless which will take place at the Casino de Montréal on September 19 will also be available via webcast on the www.comediha.tv platform.
This show, hosted by Benoît Brière, will feature fifteen artists, including Martin Matte, Stéphane Rousseau, Lise Dion and Emmanuel Bilodeau, who will perform monologues and songs by Yvon Deschamps. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Foundation.