Conquering the Divide

With several other national diemaker members, Benoit helped establish and nurture the Can/Am chapter, meant to link diecutters and diemakers from the Montreal, Toronto, and Buffalo areas. The first chapter meeting, held in April 1988, drew 90 attendees. Through the efforts of Benoit and others, that number increased to 160 by their second meeting of the year, in October. As the numbers grew, Benoit was named vice president for the Can/Am region in 1991—a post he held until 1996.