1. Course et marche populaires LaSalleThe caisse donated $1,200 to Les Kilomaîtres LaSalle to organize the 37th edition of the Course et marche populaires LaSalle, which took place on March 20, 2016. One of the fi rst activities of the year, the event attracted 1,300 participants who ran and walked 2, 5 or 10 km in cold weather but brilliant sunshine!

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WORKING FOR YOUCommitment to waste management

As proposed at the Annual General Meeting of 2015, the caisse has established a household battery collection system. Members can now leave their used batteries at either of our caisse service centres. In addition, the caisse has helped the Fondation Cavelier-De LaSalle by setting up collection boxes in which members can deposit old ink cartridges. All of the profi ts go to the foundation.

• Gift-wrapping kiosk at Carrefour Angrignon for the LaSalle Hospital Foundation

• Kiosk at the Fête de la Rentrée du Centre du Vieux-Moulin

• Kiosk at the Vélo-Plaisir safety event

• Annual General Meeting

• Youth kiosk André-Laurendeau CEGEP

Nadine Boire, Management and Sales Support Manager at Caisse de LaSalle, Julie Laliberté and André Langelier, Director and Honorary Member of the Fondation Cavelier-De LaSalle, respectively.

INSPIRING PROJECTS

Jean-Guy Marceau, Vice-Chair, Liliane Gilbert, Director and Richard Proulx, volunteer.

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Marie-France Boyer, General Manager of Caisse de L’Île-des-Sœurs-Verdun; Christiane Oligny, General Manager of Caisse du Sud-Ouest de Montréal and Gilles Brassard, General Manager of Caisse de LaSalle.

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Julia Olivier, Director of Expression LaSalle; surrounded by Manon Dumont, Communications and Cooperation Manager at Caisse de LaSalle; and Gilles Brassard, General Manager of Caisse de LaSalle.

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Marie-Aude Samson, Public Relations Manager, Opéra/Théâtre Voxpopuli; and Manon Dumont, Communications and Cooperation Manager at Caisse de LaSalle.

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2. Université du Troisième Âge de LaSalleThe caisse is proud to support the students of the UTA LaSalle by off ering grants to participants at each session.

TOGETHER, WE CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTYour caisse off ers a range of socially responsible fi nancial products, such as the Green Homes Program, SocieTerra portfolios and energy effi ciency loans for businesses. In addition, the Ajusto program off ers discounts to reward safe and environmentally friendly driving.

THE CAISSE IS INVOLVED IN ITS COMMUNITY!

3. Snow suits – Club Optimiste des Rapides, LaSalleThe caisse provided snow suits to students at Laurendeau-Dunton school, a campaign that allowed about 20 young LaSalle residents to dress warmly for the winter!

4. Cocktail de la Coopération The Cocktail de la Coopération highlights the involvement of organizations from the greater southwest community. The caisses Desjardins de LaSalle, L’Île-des-Sœurs-Verdun and Sud-Ouest de Montréal donated $450,455 to their area! They also presented a grant of $1,000 to Expression LaSalle, a mental health organization that off ers art therapy and other services.

5. Opéra/Théâtre VoxpopuliHundreds of LaSalle students attended a free performance of Le Chat Botté by Opéra/Théâtre Voxpopuli, an experience that broadened their cultural and musical horizons

Every time you do business with your Desjardins caisse, you are choosing a cooperative fi nancial group that invests in your community – enhancing people’s lives and the places where they live. Thank you!

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS AT THE HEART OF OUR MISSIONEducation is one of the fundamental principles of the cooperative model, which is central to our mission. It is with this in mind that Desjardins placed stay-in-school initiatives and academic success front and centre during the 2016 edition of Cooperation Week.

More than 7,000 Desjardins employees and officers took part in 420 activities across Quebec and Ontario, raising $1.8 million for the cause.

On November 8, 2016, the caisse held a special event, THE FUTURE SMILES evening, during which $10,000 in scholarships was awarded to vocational, college and university students. About one hundred young members of the caisse gathered at Théâtre Desjardins in LaSalle for a chance to win one of the

10 scholarships. In addition to meeting caisse Youth Advisor, Stéphanie Alain-Trudel, participants were treated to a performance by comedian Jay Du Temple. A special evening for an exceptional audience!

A young member of the caisse and undergraduate in accounting, Saira Zepeda Chinchilla, was awarded a scholarship of $1,500 for her academic perseverance and commitment to the community.

DESJARDINS FOUNDATION In addition to granting scholarships to enable young people to continue their studies, the Foundation supports a number of programs and organizations that encourage kids to stay in school, such as Éducaide, Persévéra and the Mon enfant, son avenir guides.

Kids, their parents and teachers also have access to caisse educational content and games at www.schoolcaisse.com.

Through its Personal Finance: I’m in Charge educational program, Desjardins provides guidance to young adults during a phase in their lives when they have to make many financial decisions for the first time. One of the goals of this educational program is to help them become responsible consumers by preparing them to make informed financial decisions and the right choices. Approximately 100 young people from Cavelier-De LaSalle high school took part in this program.

TOGETHER, WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCEYour business relationship as a member of your caisse allows you to help improve your community and provides you with many advantages. They include comprehensive services, practical tools, exclusive offers and the opportunity to participate in the decisions of your caisse.

DESJARDINS MEMBER ADVANTAGES

Stéphanie Alain Trudel, Youth Advisor at Caisse de LaSalle, Saira Zepeda Chinchilla, Desjardins Foundation scholarship winner, and Simon Ruelland, General Manager of Caisse de LaSalle.

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SECTORS TOTAL 2016EDUCATION : $8,255.00

COOPERATION : $4,058.88

HEALTH AND HEALTHY LIVING : $9,200.00

CULTURE : $5,843.92

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT : $4,264.00

HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES : $15,145.67

PRESTIGE : $500.00

TOTAL $47,267.47

SPONSORSHIP AND DONATIONS$47,267.47 in sponsorships and donations to support a variety of other projects and initiatives.

YOUNG INTERN OFFICER PROGRAMThe Young Intern Officer program has attracted the interest of many young people in recent years. One of them, Jonathan Royer, is now a member of the caisse’s Board of Directors. Ben Lumière Moussienza continues to sit on the board as Young Intern Officer and has been chosen as a member of the Desjardins Youth Advisory Board. The mandate of this board is to provide input and influence the work of the Board of Directors and the Management Committee, with the objective of connecting the highest levels of Desjardins Group to the reality, needs and concerns of young people from 18 to 35 years of age.

• The collective art project by the Association des Artistes de LaSalle• The CRÉAVENIR program • St-Nazaire Parish

• Le Centre d’affaires étudiant Desjardins• The women’s basketball program of the Maison des Jeunes de LaSalle• La Société historique Cavelier-De LaSalle

• The Table des camps de jour de LaSalle• The Boys and Girls Club of LaSalle • The Caisse de LaSalle scholarship program• The Centre communautaire et culturel Henri-Lemieux

THANKS TO YOU, WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR COMMUNITY!The Community Development Fund (CDF), donations and sponsorships are key drivers that support the socio-economic vitality of your community. Members like you contribute to this fund by voting to return part of their dividends to the community during the annual general meeting. In 2016, $58,419 was invested to support the following projects:

DESJARDINS MEMBER ADVANTAGES

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