{"id":575,"date":"2024-12-03T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/?p=575"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:06:46","slug":"le-club-richelieu-sallie-a-la-place-koala-pour-proteger-les-enfants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/le-club-richelieu-sallie-a-la-place-koala-pour-proteger-les-enfants\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Richelieu Joins Forces with Koala Place to Protect Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/club-richelieu-3.jpg\" alt=\"Yves Marleau, Doyen du Club Richelieu, pr\u00e9sente un ch\u00e8que \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9quipe de Place Koala. Dans l\u2019ordre habituel : Yves Marleau, Brandi Cameron, Chantal Prieur (Directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, Place Koala) et M\u00e9lissa Ruffo.\" class=\"wp-image-576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/club-richelieu-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/club-richelieu-3-980x601.jpg 980w, https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/club-richelieu-3-480x294.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Yves Marleau, Dean of Club Richelieu, presents a cheque to members of Koala Place staff. From left: Yves Marleau, Brandi Cameron, Chantal Prieur (Executive Director, Koala Place) and M\u00e9lissa Ruffo.<\/em><br><em>(Photo : Le Club Richelieu )<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At their November meeting, members of Club Richelieu Cornwall were joined by staff members from Koala Place, a local advocacy centre dedicated to helping children and youth impacted by abuse. The meeting included a presentation on the centre\u2019s mission and services, followed by a cheque donation to support its vital work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Koala Place\u2019s vision is to foster a community that responds collectively to child abuse, empowering affected individuals to lead healthy and productive lives. By providing a safe, non-intimidating environment, Koala Place offers forensic interviews for children and youth who are victims or witnesses of abuse, ensuring their stories are heard and they receive the necessary support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Club Richelieu is committed to improving the lives of children, particularly those facing challenges like food insecurity, neglect and violence. Through their partnership with Koala Place, community sponsors help ensure that these vulnerable young people have access to the resources and care they need to heal and thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your generous donation to Koala Place will help provide vital aid and create a safe space for children and youth in our community\u2014visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/koalaplace.ca\/\">koalaplace.ca<\/a>&nbsp;and make a difference today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornwallseawaynews.com\/lexpress\/le-club-richelieu-sallie-a-la-place-koala-pour-proteger-les-enfants\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cornwallseawaynews.com\/lexpress\/le-club-richelieu-sallie-a-la-place-koala-pour-proteger-les-enfants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This article was originally published here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lors de leur r\u00e9union du mois de novembre, les membres du Club Richelieu de Cornwall ont accueilli le personnel de la Place Koala, un centre d\u2019appui local d\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 soutenir les enfants et les jeunes touch\u00e9s par l\u2019abus. La r\u00e9union a inclus une pr\u00e9sentation de la mission et des services du centre, suivie de la [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-presses","category-media-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1877,"href":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions\/1877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clubrichelieucornwall.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}