Kingsey Falls, June 17th, 2025 – Mr. Hugues Simon, President and CEO of Cascades, personally welcomed the 23 recipients of the 21st edition of the Cascades Scholarship Program to the Aléo Foundation. A total of $100,000 in scholarships and services was awarded to the 2025 cohort in Kingsey Falls, the birthplace of the Quebec multinational.
As a prestigious partner of the Aléo Foundation since 2005, Cascades has been a major contributor to the Foundation’s success. Over the past two decades, its investment of more than $2,000,000 in Quebec student-athletes has had a profound effect on transforming the landscape of high-level sport for local athletes who combine both academic studies and elite-level sport. The impact is tangible and far-reaching.
For example, Cascades has been a springboard for Mikaël Kingsbury, Alex Harvey, Amélie Kretz, Émilie and Hugues Fournel and Alexandre Bilodeau — all recognized for their sporting achievements and professional contributions.
“At Cascades, we deeply believe in human potential. Partnering with the Aléo Foundation to support student-athletes is a collaboration directly aligned with our values. These young people have already achieved exceptional levels of success, and we want to give them an extra boost toward the realization of their goals. We’re very proud to be part of their support team!”
– Hugues Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cascades
“In sport, as in philanthropy, loyal teammates — those we trust and with whom we share common goals — are essential. For the Aléo Foundation, Cascades is that teammate who delivers the primary assist on a game-winning basket. Together, we score points that lead to victories for our student-athletes in the classroom and on the field — victories that deliver sport’s greatest gift: fulfilled human beings.”
– Patricia Demers, Executive Director, Aléo Foundation
Cascades 2025 Scholarship Program Recipients
| Name | Discipline | Age | Amount | City | School |
| Ann-Sophie Bachand | Short-track speed skating | 20 | $4,000 | Sherbrooke | Concordia University |
| Eli Bouchard | Snowboard | 18 | $4,000 | Lac-Beauport | Académie les Estacades |
| Cédrick Brunet | Long-track speed skating | 24 | $4,000 | Gatineau | Cégep Garneau and Cégep à distance |
| Louis-David Chalifoux | Freestyle skiing (moguls) | 22 | $4,000 | Quebec City (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap‑Rouge) | Université Laval |
| Jérôme Courtemanche | Short-track speed skating | 23 | $4,000 | Montréal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville) | McGill University |
| William Doyon-Verdon | Fencing | 18 | $2,000 | Gatineau (Aylmer) | Cégep du Vieux-Montréal |
| Alicia Fabbri | Figure skating | 22 | $4,000 | Terrebonne | Game Plan Online formations |
| Liliane Gagnon | Cross-country skiing | 22 | $4,000 | Shawinigan | Université Laval |
| Sandrine Gauthier | Figure skating | 21 | $4,000 | Saint-Constant | Collège de Maisonneuve |
| Mélody Grenier | Judo | 16 | $4,000 | Val-des-Sources | École secondaire De Mortagne |
| Annabelle Hillier | Waterpolo | 17 | $4,000 | Kirkland | Royal West Academy |
| Philippe Jacob | Road and track cycling | 21 | $4,000 | Granby | ÉTS Montréal |
| Laurence Labadie | Diving | 15 | $2,000 | Laval | Académie Ste-Thérèse |
| Léa Lambert | Alpine skiing | 19 | $2,000 | Victoriaville | Concordia University |
| Charles Elliot Latulippe | Freestyle skiing (moguls) | 17 | $2,000 | Pont-Rouge | Séminaire Saint-François |
| Adriel Oviedo-Ladik | Waterpolo | 20 | $4,000 | Montréal (Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension) | Dawson College |
| Charlotte Simoneau | Weightlifting | 20 | $4,000 | Saint-Hyacinthe | Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Maxime St-Onge | Mountain biking | 19 | $2,000 | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton | Cégep de Sherbrooke |
| Joao Gabriel Tanganelli | Swimming | 17 | $2,000 | Saint-Jérôme | École secondaire Édouard-Montpetit |
| Ann-Sophie Taschereau | Weightlifting | 22 | $4,000 | Plessisville | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
| Anne-Catherine Théberge | Alpine skiing | 20 | $4,000 | Lac-Beauport | Université Laval |
| Catherine Toshkov | Judo | 19 | $4,000 | Sainte-Julie | Collège de Maisonneuve |
| Naomi Urness | Freestyle skiing (slopestyle) | 20 | $4,000 | Mont-Tremblant | Cégep à distance |
About Cascades
Founded in 1964, Cascades offers sustainable, innovative and value-added packaging, hygiene and recovery solutions. The company employs 10,000 women and men in a network of close to 70 production units in North America. Its management philosophy, half-century of experience in recycling and sustained efforts in research and development are the driving forces that allow it to create innovative products for its clientele while contributing to the well-being of people, communities and the planet.
About the Aléo Foundation
The Aléo Foundation’s mission is to maximize the full potential of the greatest number of excellent student-athletes from all walks of life, in order to generate a significant and lasting impact. Founded in 1985, the organization has awarded over $25 million in scholarships to more than 5,000 student-athletes across Quebec. In addition to these bursaries, the Foundation also provides lifelong services to all recipients during and after their athletic and academic careers. To support these services, the Aléo Research Chair is now a vector of scientific results available to the entire sports community.
The Generations of Impact fundraising campaign aims to raise six million dollars over three years to bring us closer to our grand vision: that excellent student-athletes enrich society through their current and future leadership, both through their exceptional contributions and the inspiring examples they embody.
To support Generations of Impact
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Annie Dubé
Director of Communications and Marketing
Fondation Aléo
438-884-6626
annie.dube@fondationaleo.ca
Hugo D’Amours
Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs and Sustainable Development
Cascades Inc.
819-363-5164
hugo_damours@cascades.com