Creating intergenerational links with seniors

🧡 En Baskets avec Paulette! 🧡

For the second year, we had the pleasure of taking part in the marche/course intergénérationnelle organized by @paris_en_compagnie this Sunday, October 6, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris.

The watchwords were: smile and solidarity ☀️

Despite a few raindrops, we had a great time as a pair ☂️
A total of 30 letters were written, and they will be offered to seniors accompanied by @paris_en_compagnie 💌

We have, like last year, won our place on the podium thanks to our "Running Gag" pair (well done Claire and Barnabé, @hec_paris students as part of their civic commitment) in the running category 👏
Congratulations to all participants! 💪

Special mention to our volunteers Evelyne, Ahmed and Angie, as well as Aubin and Basile, also committed HEC students.

Thank you very much, and see you next year, maybe with the scooters.... 🚲 

From August 21 to 25, the association 1 Lettre 1 Sourire took up residence at the heart of the festival Rock en Seine, in Paris. Set up in the "ACT" area dedicated to citizen and solidarity initiatives, far from the hustle and bustle of the music stages, our team set up a warm stand in the association's colors, attracting curious festival-goers eager to get involved.

Our objectives were simple: to raise awareness among festival-goers of the isolation of our elders, and invite them to write caring letters to isolated seniors. Away from the noise of the concert stages, festival-goers were able to take a moment to relax, and share a little of themselves through pretty yellow letters.

In a festive, musical and supportive atmosphere, our stand met with notable success, as 888 letters as well as a few financial donations were collected!!! Our presence at the festival also brought us a great deal of visibility, attracting many festival-goers to get involved as volunteers and ambassadors and thus join our beautiful human and solidarity adventure. We also had the opportunity to take part in the CareNews podcast "Ceux qui font", a great opportunity for us to present our association, explain how it works and share the values of solidarity and benevolence that guide it. 

With new letters in our pockets and a growing community, our adventure continues, carried by all the participating writers and a community always on hand :)