This program recognizes Sodexo Canada employees or immediate family members who have demonstrated a commitment to fighting hunger through their volunteer work. Recipients will receive a $2,500 scholarship to go toward tuition and related expenses at an accredited post-secondary institution. In addition, the Stop Hunger Foundation will donate a maximum of $1,000 to a local charity of the recipient’s choice. 

The scholarships honour the memory of Gina Gentleman, a 41-year Sodexo employee who volunteered and inspired others to feed children in need.

Submissions are open.

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Breanna Sirois – University of Ottawa

Breanna Sirois, a 17-year-old student at the University of Ottawa was recently awarded with a $2,500 scholarship to continue her studies in International development and Globalization. Additionally, she donated her $2,500 grant to the Ottawa Food Bank to help stopping hunger within her community. “It was my honour to choose the Ottawa Food Bank. This facility works so hard to give back to so many in need, and I am happy to have helped many in my region with this donation”, Breanne says.

Megan Lacoste – Simon Fraser University

Megan has been working with Sodexo since 2014. She is now a General Manager at one of Sodexo accounts in Vancouver, BC. A couple of months ago she decided to get back to school and pursue a Master’s in Business Administration at Simon Fraser University. 

“The bursary not only helps financially but emotionally as well to know that I am supported by the foundation,” says Megan. “I am very proud to be a recipient of the Gina Gentleman Scholarship from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation where I am given the opportunity to donate to the charity of my choice. I am so glad that I chose the Greater Vancouver Food Bank as my charity.”

Mobah Kayani – University of Calgary

Mobah Kayani is a student at the University of Calgary and she pursues a Bachelor of Arts. She decided to donated her grant to the Calgary Food Bank.

Gina Gentleman was a longtime Sodexo employee and a tireless volunteer. The thought of a child going hungry was unthinkable to her. 

Every summer, she donated her time and energy to make sandwiches for children in need through Stop Hunger’s Feeding our Future program.

Even on her vacation, she volunteered along with her husband, fellow Sodexo employee Jean-Claude Dulude. When the local food bank needed helpers during the holiday season, Gina rallied her colleagues for participation and donations.  

During the holiday food drive in 2015, extreme fatigue from chemotherapy could not keep Gina from filling food baskets. She knew that her efforts meant that fewer children would go hungry.  

Gina gave 41 years of service to Sodexo working in our Finance department. Among her proudest accomplishments was being able to feed the children in her community.