TERREBONNE, QC, April 19,
2024 /CNW/ - To mark National Volunteer Week
(April 14th to
20th, 2024), the Fédération des clubs de motoneigistes
du Québec (FCMQ), in collaboration with Kimpex, expresses its
gratitude to the 4,500 volunteers who contribute to snowmobiling
across the province.
Snowmobiling was born out of a desire to create a safe and
enjoyable environment for enthusiasts, and has become a pillar of
Quebec's winter tourism industry,
generating more than $3.3 billion in
spinoffs every year. The 33,000 km of trails across Quebec are the result of more than 800,000
hours of volunteer work every year, covering tasks such as
negotiating land-use permissions, trail development, signage and
maintenance. These volunteers are at the heart of snowmobiling, and
we are expressing our gratitude to them during National
Volunteer Week.
A programme dedicated to
volunteers
In 2013, the Board of Directors of the Fédération des clubs de
motoneigistes du Québec (FCMQ), aware of the challenges faced by
clubs, decided to set up a programme specifically dedicated to the
recognition and appreciation of volunteers. To support this
programme, the FCMQ has decided to withhold $1 from each trail permit sold. In partnership
with Kimpex, the FCMQ launched the Kimpex Volunteer Action
programme in 2015. This initiative includes the creation of a
$100,000 annual fund, distributed in
the form of 400 gift vouchers worth $250 each, awarded by random draw among the 4,500
volunteers from FCMQ member clubs.
On behalf of the Fédération des clubs des motoneigistes du
Québec and Kimpex, thank you!
About the FCMQ
The Fédération des clubs de motoneigistes du Québec, founded
in 1974, is celebrating 50 years of service in 2024. A non-profit
organization, it is dedicated to the development and promotion of
safe snowmobiling throughout Quebec. The FCMQ looks after the interests of
its 197 member clubs and their 120,000 snowmobiling members, as
well as those of everyone else, whether they are new to
snowmobiling or just tourists. Every year, more than 4,500
volunteers devote nearly 800,000 hours to maintaining the
provincial network of snowmobile trails.
SOURCE Fédération des clubs de motoneigistes du Québec