Simple Plan to give mini-concert before the game to celebrate
the event's anniversary
MONTREAL, Nov. 19, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:
CNI) announced today that the tenth edition of the CN Canadiens
Alumni Challenge will be held on Nov. 22,
2014, at the Saint-Michel Arena, in Montreal. Since 2003, the CN Employees' and
Pensioners' Community Fund has raised $2.1
million for charity through this event.
To mark the event's ten-year anniversary, the band Simple Plan
will give a mini-concert before the game.
A team of CN employees will face off against former Montreal
Canadiens players. All proceeds from this friendly match will be
donated to charitable organizations supported by the CN Community
Fund, notably Canadian Tire Jumpstart, the Simple Plan Foundation,
and Kids Help Phone.
The CN team will face a team of former Canadiens coached by
Guy Lafleur, including Guy Carbonneau, Patrice
Brisebois, Stéphane Richer, and Chris Nilan.
Date:
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Saturday, Nov. 22,
2014
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Time:
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Noon: Doors open
1.00 p.m.: Simple Plan
2.30 p.m.: Start of game
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Place:
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Saint-Michel
Arena
3440 Jarry Street East, Montreal
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Tickets:
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Free for children
under 12
Adults: $20
VIP: $50 (limited quantities)
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To buy tickets, call the Community Fund at (514) 399-5912 or
e-mail communityfund@cn.ca.
For more information about the event, visit CN Canadiens Alumni
Challenge.
About the CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community
Fund
The CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund,
which has been in existence close to 50 years, is one of the
largest and most successful of its kind in Canada. The Community Fund, run by CN
employees and pensioners acting on behalf of their colleagues,
organizes fundraising activities and annual campaigns in support of
various charities across Canada.
Over the past ten years, the Community Fund has raised more than
C$11.2 million in donations to help
those in need.
About CN
CN is a true backbone of the economy,
transporting approximately C$250
billion worth of goods annually for a wide range of business
sectors, ranging from resource products to manufactured products to
consumer goods, across a rail network spanning Canada and mid-America. CN – Canadian National
Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries --
serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince
Rupert, B.C., Montreal,
Halifax, New
Orleans, and Mobile, Ala.,
and the metropolitan areas of Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago,
Memphis, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., and
Jackson, Miss., with connections
to all points in North America.
For more information on CN, visit the company's website at
www.cn.ca.
SOURCE CN