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Opération Nez Rouge (Red Nose) Outaouais says it raised $40,000 in donations for youth and amateur sports by giving folks a lift home over the holiday season.
More than 1,900 volunteers helped drivers and others on both sides of the Ottawa River get home safely after a few holiday drinks from Dec. 5 to New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. Red Nose drivers covered 70,700 km over 1,837 rides this year.
There was no charge for the service, but tipping and donations was encouraged.
Their busiest night was Dec. 20, the Saturday night before Christmas, with 302 volunteers on 78 teams giving 239 rides.
Opération Nez Rouge assumed operations in the Ottawa area this year, after its Ottawa offshoot was put on what was described as “hiatus” for several reasons, including insurance difficulties.
Jean-Marie De Koninck started Opération Nez Rouge in 1984 as a way to raise money for the Université Laval swim team. The mathematics professor and part-time swim coach recruited the university’s 25 swimmers to drive people home in their own vehicles after a night out on the town.
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More than 1,900 volunteers helped drivers and others on both sides of the Ottawa River get home safely after a few holiday drinks from Dec. 5 to New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. Red Nose drivers covered 70,700 km over 1,837 rides this year.
There was no charge for the service, but tipping and donations was encouraged.
Their busiest night was Dec. 20, the Saturday night before Christmas, with 302 volunteers on 78 teams giving 239 rides.
Opération Nez Rouge assumed operations in the Ottawa area this year, after its Ottawa offshoot was put on what was described as “hiatus” for several reasons, including insurance difficulties.
Jean-Marie De Koninck started Opération Nez Rouge in 1984 as a way to raise money for the Université Laval swim team. The mathematics professor and part-time swim coach recruited the university’s 25 swimmers to drive people home in their own vehicles after a night out on the town.
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