CN Adopt an Alouette
January 31, 2006 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Montreal Alouettes News Release
Montreal, Jan. 31, 2006 - The CN Adopt an Alouette program was created in 1998 with
the purpose of battling high school dropout rates, which still plague both French
and English students across Quebec. Through this player-driven, in-school mentorship
program, we go directly into classrooms to meet the students to talk about the
importance of graduating from high school, railroad safety, and also about many
other topics that teenagers are concerned with. The Alouettes visited the St.
Raphaël Centre this morning and will visit Lauren Hill this Friday. Please refer to
www.montrealalouettes.com The CN Adopt an Alouette program is offered free of charge to high schools. Thanks
to this program, the football players get to talk face to face with kids, giving
them the chance to meet a professional athlete, but also tell them how school has
played an important role in their successful careers. The players also touch topics
like bullying, drugs and alcohol, time and stress management, peer pressure, etc.
With more than 150 schools enrolled in the program and the distribution of our
Alouettes Playbook for success, CN Adopt an Alouette reaches about 100,000 students
each year. Each participating school receives a one-hour visit from one of our
trained players at least once every two years. The player talks about his personal and professional experiences, answers questions
and signs his player cards that are then distributed to the students. But most of
all, they get the message across that school is the most important tool they will
ever have in their pocket. For more information on the Alouettes, visit www.montrealalouettes.com.
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