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The Montreal Shrine Bowl was based on a vision held by Skip Rochette (Coach of Concordia) and Grant Peterson (Karnak Shriner) who saw the success in the U.S.A. of raising money to help The Shrine Hospitals through football.
In 1987 Grant Peterson (Potentate of Karnak Shriners) oversaw with Jim Gearey (Game Chairman) the inaugural game.

Since the inaugural Bowl game in 1987, this event has resulted in $734,000 being directed towards the Hospital in Montreal.

Nine simple words — “Strong legs run that weak legs may walk” — have become the official motto of the two-decade old Montreal Shrine Bowl, a game that has benefited the Montreal Shriners Hospital for Children, which offers free high-quality medical care to children who have orthopedic problems or severe burn injuries.

Not only has this special game increased awareness of the Shriners Hospital and its free treatment of burn victims and disabled children. The annual affair has also created a greater awareness of the calibre of football in the Quebec University Football League, which has produced the national championship winner in four of the last eight seasons. Over the past decade, the Montreal Shrine Bowl game has produced 50 football players for the pros.

In addition, the annual East-West Shrine Bowl in California, an all-star affair that serves as a showcase for 76 college football seniors, have invited Canadians to participate since 1985 — usually one from eastern Canada and one from the west. In 12 of the last 20 seasons, a player from the Quebec league has been selected to participate in that game, which is arguably the premier all-star contest in North America.

But that's not what makes this "Football's Finest Hour."
What makes the Shrine Game so special is its true purpose -- helping to support the 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children. Every year since 1925, the East-West game has been played to raise money and to help make the public aware of the expert orthopedic and burn care available for children, at NO cost.
The East-West game is an event that has raised more than $14 million (U.S.) for Shriners Hospitals and perhaps more importantly, has raised awareness to millions of people about the mission of this extraordinary philanthropy.

The Shriners represent many things: good times, camaraderie, and tradition. But what really binds together the more than 500,000 Shriners nationwide is an attitude of caring.

By Earl Zukerman
 

 
         
 

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