Dearest family, friends, colleagues.
It has been several months now since I ran the Paris Half-Marathon, and I wanted to thank you again for your support - both moral and monetary!

Thanks to you, in just two months we managed to raise EUR728 for Les Blouses Roses. This association places volunteers in hospitals and aged care facilities throughout France with the goal of humanising the process - of bringing joy, fresh perspectives and a listening ear to the lives of those who are suffering.

So where did your donations go? Your money has gone to the national board of the association to help directly with volunteer recruitment, training and the creation of new regional committees. Having begun the recruitment process myself, I can assure you that Les Blouses Roses takes the training of their volunteers extremely seriously. Each day of training can cost up to 2000EUR for the professional services involved, the documentation, the travel and the facilities etc. This training allows us to better understand, appreciate and improve our engagement vis a vis our in-patients.

So how and when is a new committee formed? Great that you ask. The demand for a regional committee, even the request for one single Blouse Rose volunteer, comes from the hospital or facility in need. The doctors, nurses and health infrastructure, therefore, drive this demand - and it is you and your donations that will enable its fulfilment!

Bravo et merci !