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History<\/h2>\n\n\n

Following the accidental death of Dr. Camille Marcoux in 1973, his parents and friends set up a foundation with the aim of perpetuating his generosity to the area and people of the Lower North Shore.<\/p>\n

An initial capital of $15,000 was put together. Subsequently, the founding members dispersed, making it difficult to operate the Foundation. However, its activities really took off in 1979 when a Board of Directors was formed, made up of Lower North Shore residents.<\/p>\n

In January 1995, the Docteur Camille-Marcoux Foundation broadened its role and became the official foundation of the Centre de sant\u00e9 et de services sociaux de la Basse-C\u00f4te-Nord. It therefore now has a social health role in addition to encouraging educational achievement through scholarship grants.<\/p>\n

Since then, a number of scholarships between $300 and $750 each have been awarded to Lower North Shore students. The Foundation has also provided equipment to help users of the CISSSCN, point de service de la Basse-C\u00f4te-Nord, including home-care equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n

Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n

The primary objective of the Foundation is to develop education and social health on the Lower North Shore. Specifically, its mission is to:<\/p>\n\n\n