Notre-Dame de Paris. The incredible outpouring of generosity for catering

Never seen before! The considerable outpouring of generosity which followed the fire at Notre-Dame reached 846 million euros. There “tangible proof”, for many, “the emotion felt” in front of the images broadcast live of the blaze devouring the roof and the spire of the Gothic jewel, on April 15, 2019. “the strong attachment to this unique monument in the world”, which reopens its doors on the weekend of December 7-8, after five years of restoration.

This cathedral “is a symbol in the hearts of the French”, confirms Gaëlle Rault, deputy general delegate of the Notre-Dame Foundation, one of the four organizations responsible for fundraising by the State, with the Fondations de France, du Patrimoine and the Center des monuments nationaux.

Environ “320,000 of our fellow citizens”, out of a total of 340,000 donors from 150 countries, “mobilized. This represents one French person in 200. And undoubtedly more, if we…