FADOQ

1973-10-21
Conseil régional de l’âge d’or de Sherbrooke is founded at 75 rue Chartier, Sherbrooke with Marguerite Laramée chairing the interim board of directors.

1974-12-07
The organization’s name is changed to Conseil régional de l’âge d’or de l’estrie.

1999-11-11
The organization’s name is changed to FADOQ – Région Estrie.

1981
The Humanitas-Estrie Award is presented for the first time (retired in 1985).

1982
Estrie is divided into six sectors.

The first regional games are held, featuring duckpin bowling, pool, shuffleboard, 500, and a bean bag toss.

1985
First seniors expo held at Carrefour de l’Estrie.

FADOQ – Région Estrie develops the VIACTIVE program, now known as KINO-OR.

1992
Estrie hosts Quebec’s first seniors games.

1998
First “Mass of Gratitude” held in Beauvoir.

2000
An eighth sector, Monts et Vallées, is created.

2001  The regional network’s first website goes online.

2003 Sherbrooke splits into two sectors, east and west.

2012
The federation moves to a new office at 102-288 rue Marquette, Sherbrooke.

2015
The first Jacqueline-Myre Award for exceptional contribution to quality of life for people age 50 and over is presented.

Chairs

1973  Marguerite Laramée
1975  Germaine Lacroix
1977  Cécile Pronovost
1980  Dionis Damphousse
1981  Bruno Pigeon
1987  Yvonne Landreville
1988  Jacqueline Myre
2004  Pierre Ouellet
2006  Jacques Demers
2012  André Hamel
2012  Réjean Audet
2016  Paul Legault

Jacqueline-Myre Award

2014  Jacqueline Myre Award presented posthumously to her son Pierre
2015  Yolande Berger
2016  Carmen Bolduc Lessard
2017  Roland Monfette
2018  Gérard Tardif