Vigilant has always been outspoken about the cause that is closest to its heart; youth education. In Montreal youth education comes in several forms, many of which are underfunded. With FIRST robotics, Vigilant worked with high school students in a lower income area of Montreal at a school with a high-dropout rate. Everyone at Vigilant…
With summer fast approaching, the employees of Vigilant Global find themselves in the preparation stages of one of the biggest athletic fundraising activities in the Montreal area: the Ride to Conquer Cancer. An annual event, the Ride profits the Segal Centre for Cancer at the Jewish General Hospital and involves two days of cycling through the Quebec countryside. Riders leave from…
Yesterday marked the beginning of the second week of the FIRST Robotics build period, set in motion by the launch event that occurred on Saturday January 5th. That morning, NASA announced the nature of this year’s FIRST challenge to the thousands of kids waiting on tip toes for the competition to begin. The challenge, titled…
Today was the annual RBC Challenge at Place Ville-Marie, an event whose greater purpose is to raise funds for the Centraide (a local charity focused on helping the less fortunate of the Greater Montreal region) and whose lesser purpose is to get people excited about breaking personal records. The challenge involves a relay race between…
Several of us took a trip to Pierre Bédard Park for an archery lesson with ARTAM this past saturday. What a challenge! Archery is definitely not an easy sport. It takes lots of strength to pull back the bowstring and hold the bow steady, and it definitely takes skill to find the best way to aim….
Last weekend the fourth annual Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer from Montreal to Quebec City took place during one of the many gloriously beautiful weekends we’ve had so far this summer. The scenery was breathtaking and the ride was epic. The number of riders shattered previous records: 1,956 riders to be precise. And their fundraising…
Tomorrow the Vigilant Global Vigi 4 Cure team sets off for Quebec City on a two-day bike ride through the countryside in an effort to raise funds for cancer research benefitting the Montreal Jewish General hospital. So far, Vigilant’s team has raised over $23, 000 and I’m pretty proud of that. I’ll be setting off…
Yesterday, my colleague and I took in an IABC seminar at Concordia’s JMSB. The subject: strategic communications with guest lecturer Adrian Cropley – chair of the International Association of Business Communicators and all around world-renowned communications guru. The topic was interesting, and the location made me a little nostalgic as Concordia is my alma mater;…
Vigilant will be tuning in to the World Innovation Forum broadcasting from NYC this June 20th and 21st. An event organized by the WOBI (World of Business Ideas) project, in turn powered by HSM, the Forum is a series of talks by some of the most important professionals in the business of innovating and…