On December 27, the Repy family lost everything in the fire of their house in Saint-Sernin-du-Bois (Saône-et-Loire). Since then, the FC Montceau Bourgogne club, where one of the family’s sons plays, has been mobilizing. Goods were collected and an online prize pool was launched. A Le Creusot store also participated in the outpouring of solidarity.
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An entire club is mobilized. This Friday, December 27, the house of Kilian Repy and his family, located in Saint-Sernin-du-Bois (Saône-et-Loire), was completely destroyed following a fire caused by the overheating of a toaster.
Since then, FC Montceau Bourgogne, the football club where Kilian plays, has launched a major solidarity movement. An online prize pool was created by the club president, Nicolas Flèche.
It has so far raised more than 700 euros. A call for donations also made it possible to collect clothing and essential goods.
“They had important needs. The family lost everything. We did all this to launch the solidarity movement. All the club’s members were notified. Everyone made a small donation”confides the president.
Since the fire in their house, the Repy family has been relocated with relatives. The items donated to the club by the volunteers will be sent this Wednesday 1is January by Nicolas Flèche.
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“The aim of the approach is not at all to put the club forward. We have 400 licensees. We wanted to take advantage of the number of licensees to mobilize as many people as possible. Solidarity, mutual aid, is is in the values of sport. It fits with the functioning of the club. We try to have a connection, a family atmosphere.
One player even offered to relocate the family. Every person who finds themselves in their situation would like to have help
Nicolas Flèche, president of FC Montceau Bourgogne
Nicolas Flèche has spoken several times with members of the Repy family in recent days. “They are very touched. We have WhatsApp groups by age category with the players and coaches. In one of these groups, there is Kilian’s mother who thanks people for their gestures and their donations. There is also had a lot of messages of support on social networks.
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But the FC Montceau Bourgogne club is not the only one to have mobilized for this family. At Le Creusot, the perfumery where Kilian’s sister works also organized a donation drive.
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“Now they have all the clothes and shoes they need to begin this difficult reconstruction”indicates the store in the Facebook post below.
The perfumery has also launched another online fundraiser to support the five members of the family. It raised 9,500 euros.
