Friday June 14, the Montréjeau village hall, avenue de la Bigorre, hosted the preparation meeting for the 4th edition of the associations and volunteering day which will take place this year on August 31, the date chosen to precede the start of the school year and do not encroach on sports club training times. Pascal Perpignan, municipal councilor responsible for sports and associations, accompanied by Maryse Dumoulin, 2nd deputy responsible for local and cultural activities and communication and Jacques Gallet, 3rd deputy responsible for associations, led the meeting.
22 associations, out of 46 listed, responded to the invitation from elected officials and 39 associations registered for this day.
The requests of the associations were taken into account with some changes of place, for example the Compagnons de la Bastide du Mont Royal who will settle under the arcades on the Caisse d’Epargne side to offer a maximum of places for the 4th edition of the meals they organize.
The associations will be spread across the church square, Place Lafayette, the small hall and Place Valentin Abeille.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11.
It is as an extension of this event that the day of August 31 will be held in Montréjeau, with the theme of the Olympic Games. Each stand can be decorated and animated on this theme and the participation of children will be favored in these activities, such as an Olympic torch relay in the different spaces, for example.
The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the refreshment bar will be manned by USMGP volunteers. The meeting ended with an aperitif served by Jacques Gallet.
Registrations for the meal organized by Les Compagnons de la Bastide du Mont Royal and open to all associations can be made through Serge Mas, Tel. : 06 73 62 70 05. Deadline August 25.
