SERGE PAYER FOUNDATION
The Serge Payer Foundation is dedicated to empowering individuals.
We #Serve and #ImpactLives.
We empower children to make informed and confident decisions when under pressure. Through educational workshops, guidance, and real-world tools, we nurture critical thinking skills and encourage emotional resilience, enabling young individuals to stand strong in the face of challenges.
We understand the unique challenges single parents face, and through mentorship programs and support initiatives, we provide guidance and resources to help both parents and children thrive. Our goal is to ease burdens and help them navigate through life's obstacles, so they can build a strong foundation for their families.
We are Supporting Deserving children, the youth by providing scholarships to deserving children in need, offering them a helping hand to pursue education and opportunities that can shape their future. We believe that every child deserves a chance to succeed, regardless of their background.
Our Founder was personally afflicted and faced the challenges of GBS in 1999, we are committed to raising awareness about this rare and debilitating illness. We aim to fund research and initiatives that accelerate the healing process, reduce nerve damage, and ultimately find a cure to benefit future generations and GBS patients.
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Serge Payer is a retired Canadian & American professional hockey player. Payer retired at the end of the 2011 season. Payer played 119 career NHL games with the Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators.
In 1999, Payer's career nearly came to an end when he was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome while playing junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers. After a 10-month battle with the disease, he returned to the Rangers before eventually making his NHL debut on November 13, 2000, against the Atlanta Thrashers.
Now as an engaging, honest and highly regarded speaker he talks about leadership, teamwork and the life lessons he learned along the way.
He has started a foundation to raise money for Guillain–Barré syndrome research and to promote public awareness of the disease.