Local moral and financial support is welcome to support the Hermitage projects!
After a few meetings and the evidence of a sharing of common values, we received €3,000 in donations from Biocoop and established a long-term partnership for the recovery of unsold items.
Recovery of unsold items from the store
During our first discussions with Charles-Henri Fortier, manager of Biocoop Versailles Chantiers, we discussed the missions of L'Ermitage and imagined what we could set up together. The idea of recovering unsold items came spontaneously. Thus, when the stores have unsold items close to their expiration date, we receive a message and we can go to the store. These unsold items (fresh products, fruits and vegetables) are then offered to the residents of L'Ermitage who occupy the Emergency Accommodation Center, the Accommodation and Social Reintegration Center and the shared house.
Le Local Friday
On November 27, 2020, Biocoop Versailles Chantier proposed to hold a Local Friday day to highlight local producers and a local project. In reference to Black Friday which is based on unnecessary consumerism, more and more brands are joining the Local Friday movement which promotes local production. During this operation, at Biocoop Versailles, 100% of the margin from the sale of local products was donated to a structure, a project. The store team chose to support the permaculture farm project promoting professional reintegration of the Ermitage.
The Biocoop loyalty program
Also, when shopping at Biocoop with a customer account, purchases are converted into seeds and every 250 seeds, €5 is credited to the Biocoop card and the store agrees to donate €1 to one or more associations. The Ermitage project was thus supported in 2020 and we received a donation in December.
The two actions thus raised €3,000:
2500€ thanks to the loyalty program.
+ 500€ from the “Local Friday” operation.
With this sum, we were able to purchase the seeds and materials needed to set up the mandala vegetable garden.
Since January, a new partner, Singer Versailles, has also been supporting the Hermitage project. We'll tell you more very soon!
If you too, as an individual and/or company, would like to support the Hermitage project, do not hesitate to contact us at g.rubeillon@fondacio.fr.
Article by Gaëlle Rubeillon. Photo credits: Fondacio
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