Saint-Lazare teen Marc Normandeau, who has become an outspoken advocate in the battle against children’s cancer, raised a little more than $55,000 last week for a foundation bearing his name.
Normandeau will work with doctors from the oncology department at the Montreal Children’s Hospital to help decide how to best spend the money.
In all, 84 golfers played in Marc’s All-Star Celebrity Golf Tournament on August 2 at Whitlock Golf & Country Club in Hudson.
Celebrities who golfed in the event included Pierre Bouvier, lead singer of the band Simple Plan, as well as Bouvier’s brother Jay, who has also been treated for cancer, Serge Savard, Larry Smith, Ed Phillion, Rick Moffat, Joey Elias and Andrew Carter.
Dr. David Mitchell, who treated Marc and two other boys in the tournament, Cody Belliveau and Brendon Ribeiro, called the day his own personal “Stanley Cup” after watching the three youths play golf and simply enjoy being together.
“This was a wonderful way to celebrate the end of 27 months of chemotherapy (for Marc) and to give back to Dr. Mitchell and his wonderful oncology team at the MCH that saved Marc’s life twice,” said Marc’s mother, Cindy Normandeau.
Marc and his parents formed the Marc Normandeau Fund in 2008, not long after discovering that he was once again battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He had first beaten the disease when he was four years old.
Joey Elias’s comedy sketch as well as Marc and his family’s thank you video can be viewed by going to www.marcsallstarteam.webs.com.
Teen’s golf tournament scores big
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Kristina Edson
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