Make a Donation
Your support is essential to continue providing quality palliative care at La Maison de la Sérénité. Every donation directly contributes to our mission of offering a soothing and respectful environment for our patients and their families. Thank you for being part of our charitable community. (THE ENGLISH DONATION FORM IS TEMPORARILY NOT AVAILABLE BUT WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR DONATION)
DONATE!How to make a donation?
How to Donate?
We invite you to contact Mrs. Lynne Bourquardez, Assistant to the Executive Director at 450 936- 4300, ext. 237 or at soutienadmin@maison-serenite.ca. She will be pleased to answer all your questions and will guide you through the donation process.
Donating online
Donating online is fast, secure, and allows you to instantly support the needs of La Maison.
By phone
450 936-4300, extension 237
By mail
If you prefer to donate by cheque, our mailing address is
La Maison de la Sérénité
655, Bellevue Avenue
Laval, QC.
H7C 0A8
How You Can Help Us!
Many businesses have set up a matching donation program that allows donors to double the value of their donation. Please get in touch with your company’s Human Resources Department for more information.
Recognition donations (for a room, a living room, or a hall) allow La Maison to purchase patient equipment and material. The donation is $20,000 per year for a 5-year term. Installed at the room entrance is a recognition plaque with the name and logo of the company or donor.
A planned donation allows you to make your philanthropic aspirations a reality while maximizing fiscal and financial benefits. Considering the increasing number of patients who will need our services in the following years, your planned donation plays a significant role in ensuring the sustainability of La Maison.
We will be pleased to help you and your financial planner or legal counsel create the gift of a lifetime. Suppose you are interested in including a donation in your will or life insurance policy or in donating publicly traded securities. In that case, we invite you to contact Mrs. Ghislaine Reeves, Assistant to the Executive Director, at 450.936.4300 ext. 242 or admin@maison-serenite.ca.
Testamentary donations (or bequest)
- A testamentary donation, also known as a planned donation, is a fundraising program that provides arrangements that are in the best interests of the registered organization and are appropriate to the donor’s personal, financial, and tax situation.
- A testamentary donation, the most popular type of planned donation, can include cash, marketable securities, closed-end funds, real estate, or tangible personal property.
Advantages of a legacy gift or bequest:
- You will increase the value of your estate since a testamentary bequest may allow a reduction in provincial and federal estate taxes.
- A bequest can allow a person to leave a much more significant sum of money than they would have been able to during their lifetime.
- Because the beneficiary designation is revocable, you maintain complete control over your assets during your lifetime.
- In the year of death, your estate can claim donations equal to 100% of your net income for the current year and the year before death.There is no minimum threshold for a legacy donation.
To honor the memory of a loved one and support palliative care provided with dignity, respect, and compassion. May this gesture of generosity and sympathy bring comfort in the thought that the donation will accompany life until the end. It is an act of charity! An In Memoriam donation is an act of generosity to show sympathy towards the family and loved ones of the departed, whether or not they have received care and services from La Maison de la Sérénité.
Non-cash donations include, in some cases, gift certificates and gift cards. These non-cash donations can also include works of art, equipment, titles, and cultural and environmentally sensitive assets. A contribution of services, i.e., time, skills, or efforts, is not property and therefore does not constitute a donation or non-cash donation that warrants an official donation receipt.
A donated share is a non-cash gift. Suppose the donated share is listed on a designated stock exchange (one that is publicly traded). In that case, a charity can issue an official donation receipt for the gift’s fair market value on the date it was donated. If the share is not listed on a designated stock exchange, the deemed fair market value rules may apply.
We invite you to contact the administration at 450-936-4300, extension 242, or at admin@maison-serenite.ca. Our team will be happy to answer your questions and guide you through the transfer process. Thank you!
There are advantages to making a monthly donation:
It is so simple! Make a decision that will have a significant impact. Divide your donation (tax-free) into 12 equal payments and know that monthly it supports a cause in which you believe. Monthly contributions are one of the most economical and environmentally friendly ways to give.
- Easy and convenient contributions
- Easier management of your budget
- Possibility of stretching out your donation over several installments.
Once you become a monthly donor, you will receive an official tax receipt on February 28 of each year. These receipts are sent by mail unless you have an e-mail address registered with us, in which case you will receive it electronically.
To ensure its financial sustainability and its free services, La Maison must rely on the generosity and financial support of the community.
A one-time contribution to La Maison de la Sérénité is a non-recurring donation mainly dedicated to one activity, training, infrastructure, or a specific project.
- Donations dedicated to a project ;
- Donations dedicated to equipment purchases ;
- Donations towards the mission ;
- Donations for an event ;
- Other ;
An official tax receipt for all donations of $25 and over will be sent. Please make your cheque out to La Maison de la Sérénité.
About
Operating Costs of La Maison for 2024-2025
La Maison's activities cannot continue, and its financial sustainability cannot be ensured without donations from charitable foundations, contributions from the business community and financial institutions, and support from the general community.
Thanks to the generosity of donors and the support of the community, we are able to provide quality care and services to patients and their families. Your support is essential for us to continue our mission of offering a peaceful haven during difficult times. Government grants cover only 40% of La Maison’s annual operating costs.
3 380 077$
Annual cost
9 260$
Daily cost
281 673$
Annual cost per bed
772$ (Per patient)
Cost per day/bed:
Why donate?
Why donate?
Your donations make a difference in the lives of patients and families we welcome.
Making a donation is much more than a simple act of generosity. It is an act of solidarity. Il allows La Maison to focus on the mission and always putting the patients and families above all else. Every donation, big or small, has a significant impact.
With Your Donations
Daily we help patients and families by ensuring:
- Personalized care ;
- Pain management ;
- Psychosocial and spiritual care ;
- Art and music therapy ;
- Private rooms ;
- Homemade meals ;
- Activities and special celebrations ;
- Bereavement support services for adults and children ;
We are only able to offer these services free of charge because of your generous support. Would you be open to helping us by donating today?
Testimonial
I've spent my life performing: sports, studies, career. All these activities, which allowed me to realize my potential, had one thing in common: they were centered on me. With volunteering, I'm focused on others! I didn't learn until much later in my life that the well-being we're looking for is to be found when we devote ourselves to others, especially those who have become vulnerable through illness. Indeed, what could be more beautiful than helping one's fellow man, through small gestures, to enjoy a slightly more peaceful end to life? The altruistic love, compassion and kindness I show these people contribute to my happiness. That's why I give my time to La Maison de la Sérénité as a care volunteer with the attendants.
Testimonial
Mr. Sylvain Tourangeau
Care volunteer
I’ve spent my life performing: sports, studies, career. All these activities, which allowed me to realize my potential, had one thing in common: they were centered on me. With volunteering, I’m focused on others! I didn’t learn until much later in my life that the well-being we’re looking for is to be found when we devote ourselves to others, especially those who have become vulnerable through illness. Indeed, what could be more beautiful than helping one’s fellow man, through small gestures, to enjoy a slightly more peaceful end to life? The altruistic love, compassion and kindness I show these people contribute to my happiness. That’s why I give my time to La Maison de la Sérénité as a care volunteer with the attendants.
For the past three years, I have had the privilege of supporting La Maison de la Sérénité in organizing their annual Walk.
Testimonial
Mrs. Maryse Fortin Dupuis
Head of Customer Success at ZEFFY
For the past three years, I have had the privilege of supporting La Maison de la Sérénité in organizing their annual Walk, “Marchons pour La Maison.” This partnership has allowed me to discover a deeply dedicated team, including the event coordinator, Valérie, and to witness the strength of this truly unique Maison.
I have had the opportunity to participate in the Walk, and each time, I have been moved by the emotions it evokes. You can feel the living memory of those accompanied with dignity, the love of families gathered together, and the deep gratitude toward the entire team. It is a tender and powerful moment, reflecting everything La Maison brings to its community.
Thank you to the entire team for these 15 years of compassion, presence, and humanity.
It is an honour to be able, in my way, to support your mission
"I've been a nursing assistant at La Maison de la Sérénité for two and a half years. Having worked in medical clinics, C.H.S.L.D.s, and home care, I can confirm that my work in palliative care makes me happy and fulfilled.''
Testimonial
Mrs. Audrey Kaczor
Nursing assistant
"I've been a nursing assistant at La Maison de la Sérénité for two and a half years. Having worked in medical clinics, C.H.S.L.D.s, and home care, I can confirm that my work in palliative care makes me happy and fulfilled.''
I’m fortunate to work with a wonderful and competent team of professionals. Every day, we experience intense emotions, which makes me feel alive. Being able to accompany patients and their families is a privilege and an honor.
I do not take for granted to experience the last glances, smiles, words, and moments of these people’s lives. My job is partly to alleviate their pain with medication but also to be an active listener, to accompany, to teach, to reassure, to give tenderness, love, humor, and a great deal of humanity. It is a multidimensional role, and no day is the same as no human is the same. It all started when my father-in-law died. I was at the hospital with him and his family to accompany them and provide some support. Having never had to deal with the death of a loved one, I didn’t know what to expect. I was helpless in the face of the distress experienced by my partner and in-laws and in the face of the suffering of my father-in-law, who had died too quickly, too young, and in the worst of circumstances. My partner was angry, powerless, and destroyed by the loss of his father in such terrible conditions. When a nurse took him in her arms and said: “It’s okay, you can cry, just let yourself go,” I said to myself, “I want to be that nursing assistant! It was also at that moment that I realized the psychological after-effects of an end-of-life that takes place in distress and incomprehension among family members. I knew then that I wanted to accompany people and their families at the end of life. I wanted to be a beacon of hope and stability through this stage. It’s vital to ensure that patients leave comfortably and with dignity while simultaneously ensuring families can cherish a loving memory of this challenging ordeal. At La Maison, we are fortunate to carry out our mission in a calm and peaceful environment, surrounded by a generous nature. Each patient is unique and reminds us how fragile life is.
