THE IMAGE. In Rouen, the gift of the heart distributes more than 2,500 parcels to the most disadvantaged for Christmas
Through Mathieu Normand
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updated on 15 Dec 21 at 10:22
“We had an objective of 1000 boxes and from 2000, we stopped adding up, it’s only a bonus! You can feel Hanane Labardack’s smile behind the mask. The co-founder of the association The Gift of the Heart a Rouen (Seine-Maritime) is preparing, Monday December 14, 2021 at 5.30 p.m., to begin a distribution of Christmas packages for the benefit of people in need.
The generous donors responded en masse to the fundraising organized throughout the department. More than 2,500 gift boxes are stored in a room in the Saint-Sever shopping center, which graciously made the place available, but also helped to print posters.
“A great initiative”
About 45 volunteers and 23 collection points took part in the adventure took part in this second edition, made up of “great encounters”. All collected has been sorted, checked and sometimes repackaged by the volunteers. They were delivered on Tuesday December 15, 2021 directly to 16 associations, reception structures or nursing homes. Each organization has specified its needs at the Gift of the Heart according to the number of children, women and men it takes care of.
Inside each package is an object, a “good thing”, a drawing or a little note. So many attentions that are good during this festive period. “Financially, we wouldn’t have the budget to offer everyone gifts like that,” underlines a member of a beneficiary structure who came to collect boxes. It’s a great initiative. “
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