In Calvados, the Red Cross opens a shop to help families

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The store, located in the former Jacques Mahier premises, roundabout de la Victoire in Condé-en-Normandie (Calvados), will take root ephemerally until November 16, 2024.

The association is not at its first attempt since This is the fourth time that this initiative has taken place in Condé.

A wide selection of items

Open to all, the boutique will offer clothing (men, women, children), household linens, decoration, tableware, plants, and other objects.

During the year, there are regular donations.

The former Jacques Mahier store, with a “large surface area and a beautiful window”, will be an opportunity to interact with visitors.

This kind of action is indeed “the opportunity to meet people” as the president of the Red Cross of Condé-en-Normandie likes to say.

Constant needs of the association

With 24 volunteers within the Condéenne association, a rotation will be organized during the ten days of presence in order to allow the premises to be open all day.

All funds collected at the end of these days will be reinjected into the branch's coffers. of Condé-en-Normandie and will allow the actions undertaken by the association to continue.

Today, the latter helps 84 families, or more than a hundred people. The quantity of donations and money collected is therefore essential to the sustainability of the Red Cross.

The boutique is open every day from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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