Ronald McDonald House Charities Ski Challenge

The insurance and risk management community sent skiers to Mont Tremblant, Quebec on Feb. 1 and 2 for a major fundraiser, the Ronald McDonald House Charities Ski Challenge. The event, which is popular for its social as well as its sporting component, brings together a few hundred participants from businesses of all kinds to take part in a dinner and friendly dual slalom races on the slopes of Mont Tremblant. The funds raised go to the Manoir Ronald McDonald House near Sainte-Justine hospital in Montreal. The Manoir provides lodging for parents so they can be close to their kids undergoing medical treatment at the hospital. The ski challenge at Tremblant is one of RMHC’s longest-running and most successful fundraisers. Cedric Gyles, senior vice president at Aon Reed Stenhouse, arranged the insurance community’s involvement to receive its very own title, “Group d’assurances.” He received podium recognition from the president of McDonald’s Canada, thanking Gyles for his years of devoted service to RMHC. Hometown Flight Champions were: Tom McCann, Liberty International Underwriters; Grant Gold, McCague Borlack LLP and Scott Francis, Aon Reed Stenhouse.

See all photos from this event at www.canadianunderwriter.ca/gallery