His involvement began six years ago, when he was approached by five members of the popular band from Quebec – Simple Plan (Pierre Bouvier, S\u00e9bastien Lefebvre, Jeff Stinco, David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau) to direct the foundation they wanted to develop. Since the start of the Simple Plan Foundation<\/b>, it has raised more than $1.25 million through its annual benefit concerts and voluntary donations.<\/p>\n
Inspired by the many letters from fans, the musicians wanted to contribute to causes involving children and teenagers in Quebec, such as bullying, dropping out of school, substance abuse, etc. <\/p>\n
“I accepted their proposal immediately,” said Andr\u00e9 Prud’homme, as he had previously decided in 2002 that his philanthropic contribution would focus on the youth.<\/p>\n
Andr\u00e9 Prud’homme also believes that the combination of a financial institution like the Royal Bank is invaluable to the charity.<\/p>\n
“The bank will be able to donate size as $50,000. Fifty thousand for the Simple Plan Foundation makes annual fundraising of nearly $200,000, it’s huge!” The advisor mentioned that the involvement is contagious and working at RBC also able to increase the size of the donor network even within the company .<\/p>\n
“Do not criticize either the people who make only a check. A check is better than nothing. It is not because some people are more involved that we must judge others, ” he said. He mentions, however, that his contribution and that of the members of Simple Plan are not just financial.<\/p>\n
“For guys Simple Plan is much more than that. They know each organization intimately. It is them who push us to do more. They keep us active,”<\/b> says Andr\u00e9 Prud’homme. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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