Photo: CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence

SLC recreation technician Jérémie Ouellet, student organizers Elizabeth Rouillard and Léonie Pelletier, Jean-Simon Jalbert of Make-A-Wish Canada and student organizers Elizabeth Ratté and Noémie Marcotte display the $7,000 cheque. Student organizer Joanie Marchand was absent when the photo was taken.

In March, CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence (SLC) students responsible for the annual fashion show were crushed when they learned that their event could not take place. “All those months of fundraising, finding sponsors, recruiting and preparing for the evening just all went up in smoke,” recalled student organizer Elizabeth Ratté.