{"id":32206,"date":"2025-07-04T15:55:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T20:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/?p=32206"},"modified":"2025-07-08T16:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T21:07:17","slug":"rays-of-sunshine-for-la-maison-aube-lumiere-an-initiative-from-les-residences-soleil-manoir-du-musee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/news\/rays-of-sunshine-for-la-maison-aube-lumiere-an-initiative-from-les-residences-soleil-manoir-du-musee\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays of sunshine for La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re: an initiative from Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><font color=\"#158dce\">For more than 20 years,<\/font> Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil has been involved with <font color=\"#158dce\">Sherbrooke La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re<\/font> through concrete gestures of solidarity. At the beginning of this year, a spark of humanity once again ignited at <a href=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/our-residences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><font color=\"#158dce\">Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e<\/font><\/a>, driven by the initiative of its management and supported with fervor, passion and drive by numerous residents. Together, they gave life to a project brimming with warmth.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e at Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re: (left) Mr. Francis Carrier, Principal Director, (in the back) Ms. Ares, Recreation Coordinator, accompanied by three Soleil residents who took part in the project.\" class=\"wp-image-31322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_1-edited.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_1-edited-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_1-edited-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_1-edited-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_1-edited-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5c5c5c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e at Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re: (left) Mr. Francis Carrier, Principal Director, (in the back) Ms. Ares, Recreation Coordinator, accompanied by three Soleil residents who took part in the project.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"(Left) Mr. Christian Gagnon, Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re General Manager, (right) Mr. Francis Carrier, Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e Principal Director, accompanied by four Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re nurses.\" class=\"wp-image-31320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5c5c5c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(Left) Mr. Christian Gagnon, Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re General Manager, (right) Mr. Francis Carrier, Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e Principal Director, accompanied by four La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re nurses.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The project, poetically dubbed <strong>\u201cLaying down the sun, before dawn and light\u201d<\/strong>, came to life in a great collective gesture, a tender gesture towards those who need it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><font color=\"#158dce\">More than 200 heart-warming treats<\/font><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Our residents gathered around the stoves. Every hand, every smile, every gesture was a declaration of love and compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-large-font-size\">Carefully wrapped to bring a little sweetness to the residents of <a href=\"https:\/\/aubelumiere.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re<\/strong><\/a> and the volunteers who support them every day.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3391-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Residents of Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e who took part in the chocolates project.\" class=\"wp-image-31324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3391-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3391-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3391-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3391-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3391-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3391.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5c5c5c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The residents of Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e who took part in the project.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3387-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Residents of Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e who took part in the chocolates project.\" class=\"wp-image-31326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3387-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3387-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3387-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3387-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3387-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3387.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><font color=\"#158dce\">On that day, over 200 people received these little chocolate treats, <\/font><\/strong><br><strong><font color=\"#158dce\">like little rays of sunshine that warm the heart as much as the palate.&nbsp;<\/font><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><font color=\"#158dce\">A common mission<\/font><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"(Standing, on the left) Mr. Christian Gagnon, La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re General Manager, (Standing, on the right) Mr. Francis Carrier, Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e Principal Director, accompanied by La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re two nurses and two residents from.\" class=\"wp-image-31328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_3-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/A_Projet-Aube-Lumiere_MUS_3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5c5c5c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(Standing, on the left) Mr. Christian Gagnon, La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re General Manager, (Standing, on the right) Mr. Francis Carrier, Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e Principal Director, accompanied by La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re two nurses and two residents from.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><font color=\"#158dce\">This project is much more than chocolate. <\/font><\/strong>It&#8217;s about giving time and love, without expecting anything in return, to La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re. It&#8217;s also about saying a huge thank you to all those who work tirelessly on this mission of humanity and serenity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">For there is an invisible but resolutely tangible thread that links the mission of La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re and that of R\u00e9sidences Soleil, carried by shared values: <strong><font color=\"#158dce\">to offer a quality living environment where well-being, comfort and respect are combined in the present tense to embellish the lives of their residents.<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><font color=\"#158dce\">An experience that makes sense<\/font><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">A wonderful experience for <a href=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/our-residences\/manoir-du-musee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e<\/strong><\/a> and their director, Mr. Carrier, with La Maison Aube Lumi\u00e8res, part of a long line of helping hands for this Sherbrooke organization. Here, as elsewhere, other projects will be born, to continue to sow sparkles of light wherever the need is felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil<\/strong> has always been deeply involved with a number of organizations in Quebec, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/about-us\/implications-sociales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Famille Savoie<\/strong><\/a> has never hesitated to lend a helping hand. It&#8217;s a love story with the community: in addition to creating warm, luminous living environments for seniors, it contributes, year after year, to making everyone&#8217;s life a little sweeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Whether sweetened, knitted, told or handcrafted, each of our involvement, each of our gestures of commitment, finds an echo in order to offer what we know best : <strong><font color=\"#158dce\">rays of sunshine!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><font color=\"#158dce\">Where angels watch over us<\/font><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aubelumiere.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/La-Maison-Aube-lumiere.png\" alt=\"La Maison Aube-lumi\u00e8re : Love life up to the last moment\" class=\"wp-image-31340\" style=\"width:241px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/La-Maison-Aube-lumiere.png 272w, https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/La-Maison-Aube-lumiere-195x300.png 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aubelumiere.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La Maison Aub<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aubelumiere.com\/en\/la-maison-aube-lumiere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aubelumiere.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">-Lumi\u00e8re<\/a> <\/strong>is a non-profit organization, active in the Eastern Townships since 1997. Located on the CHUS-Fleurimont campus, surrounded by trees and flowers, it provides its cancer patients with a most peaceful and warm end-of-life environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">A real jewel in its community, La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re has been firmly rooted in the hearts of its citizens since 1997, supported by dedicated hands, precious donations and unfailing generosity <strong><font color=\"#158dce\">to offer quality care completely free of charge.<\/font><\/strong> Its doors never close: they remain wide open, day and night, summer and winter, to welcome those who no longer have the strength to go on alone, and their loved ones, with infinite gentleness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more than 20 years, Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil has been involved with Sherbrooke La Maison Aube-Lumi\u00e8re through concrete gestures of solidarity. At the beginning of this year, a spark of humanity once again ignited at Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil Manoir du Mus\u00e9e, driven by the initiative of its management and supported with fervor, passion and drive &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":31323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"7328,1690,1686,1693,16541,1716","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44,46,45],"tags":[],"global_category":[],"class_list":["post-32206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nouveaute","category-news","category-social-implications"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32206"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32570,"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32206\/revisions\/32570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32206"},{"taxonomy":"global_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global_category?post=32206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}