Week of
the white rose
Over the past 10 years, the sale of virtual white roses and donations received during the Week of the White Rose has raised nearly $300,000. Specifically, in 2023 the money raised helped to fund a number of activities for Folie Technique, a not-for-profit scientific organization at Polytechnique Montréal that offers science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities for young people, including:
- The participation of 89 young girls from disadvantaged backgrounds in a week-long science camp;
- Science workshops for 1,657 pupils, almost half of them girls, who attend elementary schools in poorer communities;
- The participation of 140 young girls in all-girl groups at Folie Technique summer camps.
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
$20
This pays for transportation for one girl to attend summer science camp for one week.
$65
This donation level covers the cost of lunches for one girl during a week-long camp.
$150
This gift pays for two student facilitators from Polytechnique to lead an in-class science workshop at a school in a disadvantaged community.
$350
This amount provides a young girl with a bursary and allows her to attend a week-long science day camp during the summer.
Give a Rose Today
The Week of the White Rose online donation page remains accessible year-round for those wishing to support the cause. On request, income tax receipts will be issued by thethe Fondation et Alumni de Polytechnique Montréal.