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40 Years in 40 Days – Day 20: 1996, Miguel Knudson is named Canadian Chairman of the LCD Foundation of the Americas.

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Alain Ethier

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In 1996, Miguel Knudson, Senior Concierge at the Sutton Place Hotel, was named the Canadian Chairperson for the Les Clefs d’Or Foundation of the Americas. Miguel still holds that position today, so this is his 20th year on the Board of Trustees of the Foundation. Bravo Miguel for representing Les Clefs d’Or Canada for 20 years!

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1996 LCD Foundation Logo

The Foundation was created in 1990 in response to the illness and loss of several of our members from AIDS. At the time, our community was devastated by the AIDS epidemic and we wanted to do something to help our colleagues, even if it was only a symbolic gesture. In short, we wanted to let people know that we cared about their suffering.

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Today, the purpose of The Foundation is to provide financial assistance to concierges and their significant others who are too ill to work and are in need of financial support. The Foundation is truly the embodiment of “service through friendship.” Our only purpose and agenda is to help concierges who are in dire need of help.
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Those who may benefit include hotel concierges; former concierges in the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, or Mexico; and significant others of one of the above types of concierges. Membership in Les Clefs d’Or is not required to receive support from the Foundation. The Foundation awards grants on a case-by-case basis to eligible candidates.

In service through friendship – Le service par l’amitié,

#yourkeytoeverything   #votreclefpourtout
#LesClefsdOrCanada40yrs #lcdCan40 

 

 

 

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