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French American Aid for Children
FAACF is an all-volunteer
organization benefiting
disadvantaged children.
Their goal: help underprivileged
children build a better future by
providing tools for success.
Their strategy: subsidize long term
programs in education, health and
prevention of neglect and abuse.
Their organization is composed of a
hundred Foreign and American members
who take great pride in helping
support underprivileged children in
both the US and France.
A Board of Directors governs the
organization whose current President
is Mrs. Marguerite Mangin. Every
fundraiser is produced entirely by
its volunteers and all Officers and
Directors serve part-time, without
compensation.
Their fundamental mission is funding
and monitoring projects that provide
support to selected American and
French children's charities for
projects addressing health care,
education and the prevention of
child abuse. Each charity they
assist is dedicated to helping
children heal, regain hope and
confidence, and get a fresh start in
life.
The
'Bal
des Berceaux'
held at the prestigious
'Plaza Hotel'
is their main fundraiser where they
organize a live auction. They also
organize a festive
'Holiday Cocktail'
at the 'French Consulate' each year
that features a Silent Auction.
Their offical site is:
www.faafc.org
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CHILDREN COME FIRST |
French-American Aid For
Children
Gérard Chambre will give a recital of legendary French and American songs
at the
'Annual
Gala'
on Friday, May 8, 2015
French-American Aid for
Children enthusiastically
thanks
Gérard Chambre
(renowned French comedian,
actor, director, singer and
songwriter) for his generous
concert benefiting our
children’s causes!
Gérard Chambre, February 2015
It
is a great honor for me to participate at
the
'Bal des Berceaux' (The Plaza, New York)
Friday, May 8, 2015 dedicated to the FRENCH-
AMERICAN AID FOR CHILDREN organisation
interpreting the great French Chansons.
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Bronx, USA Wednesday
May 6, 2015
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© linda compagnoni
walther |
Gérard Chambre, Bronx,
May 6, 2015 (message on
Facebook)
Live from New York, I say
hello to all of you and
would like to share with you
some lovely photos from our
first meeting with the
children of the
'Kips
Bay boys and girls club'
in the Bronx. We shall be
singing together tomorrow
night at the Plaza Hotel,
New York, attending the
Charity concert
'Bal
des Berceaux',
dedicated to the
Organisation
'French
American Aid for children'.
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Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club
photo ©french-american-aid-for-children
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text by Gérard Chambre May 21,
2015
translated from French by webmaster, linda
How to describe this
journey that led Thierry Jan and
I to do our small part in
helping these American children
living in the Bronx, one of the
poorest neighborhood of New
York... well, it is thanks to
the generosity and the energetic
commitment of an exceptional
woman: Marguerite Mangin.
For many years,
Marguerite and her team have
given the careful and
trustworthy help which allows
these children to have
recreational facilities under
the watchful eyes of organizers
and facilitators. Activities
like dance, sports, singing and
drama keep the children from
drifting into the dangers of the
street.
We attended rehearsals of
their shows and were surprised
to see the variety of subjects
on offer, such as comedy
musicals, singing and choir, and
constantly amazed at the
incredibly high standards the
children were achieving.
During
the evening we had the pleasure
and pride of singing with the
children of Kips Bay the song
Les Jardins de lumière –
which they knew by heart, and
with a lovely pronunciation!
Yet again we see how this song
brings people together from all
walks of life, and even when we
speak different languages.
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The grand Gala event was
attended by ambassadors,
politicians and other famous
people, all of whom were truly
committed to the worthy cause of
helping children in difficulty.
Our contribution was
welcomed by people with a love
for French chansons. How
marvellous it was to share
Jacques Brel, Ives
Montand, Edith Piaf,
Georges Brassens etc with
such an enthusiastic audience!
From our hearts we say a
huge 'thank you' to the
French-American Aid for Children,
to Marguerite and her
team and to the children of
Kips Bay and their leaders
for giving us the joy of sharing
these moments with them. This
was certainly one of those
performances where we received
far more than we gave.
signed
Gérard Chambre and the Kips
Bay Boys and Girls club |
