Le Tremplin 16-30 has partnered with Mon Centro, a documentary series focused on Sherbrooke’s city center, to launch a crowdfunding campaign to support and encourage young people to revitalize their community.
The campaign will launch on Oct. 28 on La Ruche Quebec and will be available for one month with a goal of $20,000. The funds will be allocated to the organization of seven laboratories in downtown Sherbrooke, all done by young people and local artists.
The labs will be spaces for exchange and creation with the goal of mobilizing citizens in the area. Francis Poulin, director of Le Tremplin, explained that the timing is right to offer opportunities to invest in social innovation. “We are particularly concerned about the integration of young people,” he said. “The project will allow us to take advantage of their creativity and empower them to act in the development of the downtown area.”
The campaign has received enthusiastic responses from the community with more than 20 downtown businesses supporting the project with ‘Pay it Forward’ type gift certificates. Several gifts will be given to those who contribute donations to the campaign, including a digital version of the Mon Centro series.
Jean-François Vachon, the series’ screenwriter, said that the partnership between Le Tremplin and Mon Centro is unique. “We approached them because we wanted to distribute our documentary series and offer the profits to revitalize the downtown core,” he said.
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Le Tremplin 16-30 partners with Mon Centro to support young people in revitalizing downtown
By Reann Fournier, Special to The Record
