Betty Riel Foundation

Betty Riel Foundation The Betty Riel Foundation insures transportation for patients needing treatments for cancer via fund raising.

About the Foundation:

For many years, until she retired, Betty Riel worked in Huntingdon as a cashier clerk. She knew so many people who were ill and needed treatment for cancer. It was her dream to start a fund to pay the commute trips from our area of the Monteregie into treatment centers in Valleyfield, Chateauguay, and Montreal where the patients had scheduled appointments. Volunteers from SA

BEC accompany the patient driving and waiting during appointment then returning the patient home. This service removes the need for friends and family to lose time at work in order to have transport for the patient to the treatment center during chemo and radiation. Betty and her husband Gilles started the Walk-a-thon to raise money for their goal of transporting cancer patients to their appointments. Both Betty and Gilles shaved their heads to increase awareness of their project. Money began to fund a few trips for cancer treatment and with the growing interest, more and more people helped raise money and eventually the Riels were able to fund SABEC for the first ten trips for treatments needed by each of the cancer patients. Betty's liason is the transport service of SABEC that provides volunteer drivers who are available to take patients to all medical appointments for reasonable fee insuring that everyone can arrive safely without worry when they most need transport to care facilities. Raising funds has been a challenge for the Riels; the Huntingdon area has been plagued with money being tight for locals due to the shut down of the main mill industry several years ago . The community has rallied through these times to increase the trust fund. It has sufficient donations to furnish funding for ten rides for each of the cancer patient clients needing transport to treatment appointments. Betty herself is not a driver but on many occasions will go with the driver and patient and stay through the day to offer her support to the patient during the travel and the time spent in the waiting room. She shows amazing compassion in personal involvement to anyone needing help and reassurance. The lasting effect of Betty's effort to insure transportation for patients to their treatment appointments is the relief of part of the burden to families with a member suffering cancer. For these families it is easier knowing that SABEC is funded by the Betty Riel Foundation, for transport to ten treatments. Having this service to transport the patient helps lessen financial worry and stress of managing how to find a ride to the city during this crucial time. Having this service allows everyone to focus on patient recovery.

Belle soirée distinction avec Betty qui fut la première gagnante il y a déjà 10 ans
04/24/2026

Belle soirée distinction avec Betty qui fut la première gagnante il y a déjà 10 ans

04/23/2026

Aujourd'hui c'est la levée de fond spaghetti a la brasserie pour S.A.B.E.C venez en grand nombre . 15$ et il y a aussi des take out.

Félicitations à Mme Betty Riel pour avoir été nommée femme inspirante lors de la soirée organisée pour souligner la jour...
03/16/2026

Félicitations à Mme Betty Riel pour avoir été nommée femme inspirante lors de la soirée organisée pour souligner la journée de la femme

Congratulations to our Betty and Thank you to everyone for the week of supporting votes to make this $25,000 Grand Prize...
12/17/2024

Congratulations to our Betty and Thank you to everyone for the week of supporting votes to make this $25,000 Grand Prize possible. A huge thank you to Kubota Canada for this generous doation.

Un gros merci a Johanne O'Connor d'avoir remis les profits de sa vente de garage a la fondation Betty Riel. Bonne idée d...
05/10/2024

Un gros merci a Johanne O'Connor d'avoir remis les profits de sa vente de garage a la fondation Betty Riel. Bonne idée de levée de fond pour aider les gens atteints de Cancer. Encore un gros merci

Donations can be made to the Betty Riel fund with S.A.B.E.C, online Please specify Betty Riel Foundation on the form for...
11/24/2023

Donations can be made to the Betty Riel fund with S.A.B.E.C, online Please specify Betty Riel Foundation on the form for private message space.

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The GleanerBetty Riel shines as Foundation receives $10,000by The Gleaner2023-11-16Huntingdon’s Betty Riel was featured ...
11/16/2023

The Gleaner

Betty Riel shines as Foundation receives $10,000
by The Gleaner2023-11-16

Huntingdon’s Betty Riel was featured on Global TV’s The Morning Show on November 2, when it was revealed she had been selected as a grand prize winner in the “Sunlight Helping Canadians Shine” contest. Sponsored by Sunlight, the laundry soap and detergent brand, the contest awards $10,000 to people who make their community a better place.

Riel was nominated by long-time friend Sharon Thurston, who wrote an essay describing Betty’s efforts over the last 18 years to facilitate transportation for cancer patients in the Haut-Saint-Laurent through the Betty Riel Foundation. Thurston’s granddaughter, Kaitlyn Stavely, produced a moving three-minute video featuring Riel, with clips and photos of the many fundraising activities that have taken place over the years and patients who have benefited from the Foundation.

The organization has provided well over 8,170 rides for cancer patients since it was founded in 2005. As of November 1, the costs associated with this have surpassed a half-million dollars – most of which has been raised by the community. While graciously accepting her prize, Riel highlighted how the community continues to come together to allow the Foundation to help those fighting cancer. (SR)
Screen shot from Morning Show November 2, 2023

Address

C. P. 90034 1493-2, Route 138
Huntingdon, QC
J0S1H0

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+14502641131

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