AS Monaco’s summer village on Port Hercule has concluded a successful charity drive, collecting school supplies for hundreds of disadvantaged children through a partnership with local charity Les Enfants de Frankie.
The football club’s Director General Thiago Scuro officially handed over the donations to charity founder Francien Giraudi on Friday, where Monaco’s Deputy Mayor Axelle Amalberti Verdino was also present.
The initiative, which ran from July 18th, saw supporters donate school bags, notebooks, pencils, paper, erasers, and glue sticks to help the association, which supports families across the region.
The collected supplies will support more than 300 children from families facing financial hardship ahead of the new school term beginning September 1st.
“Every time we can give something back to society and support people in need at our level, it’s important to do so,” said Thiago Scuro. “This is part of the club’s role, especially when it concerns children and education, which are dear to our hearts. It’s a pleasure for AS Monaco to cooperate with Les Enfants de Frankie on this operation.”
An initiative that will continue every year
Giraudi also expressed her gratitude for the partnership with AS Monaco, which she indicated would continue in future years.
“Today we completed the ‘give me your school bag’ operation. We ask children at the end of the year to give their school bags to the association, so we can give them to children who need them. And that’s what AS Monaco did today,” Giraudi told Monaco Info. “This is something we’ll do every year, more and more, I’m certain of it.”
Deputy Mayor Axelle Amalberti Verdino also highlighted the Mairie’s role in facilitating the initiative and the summer activities on Port Hercule. “Thanks to AS Monaco Football’s collaboration with the city hall, Madame Giraudi was able to collect supplies and school bags for the start of term for the children in her association. So we are happy to have contributed to this event today which will bring smiles, I hope, to many children,” she said to Monaco Info.
Now, with the summer village having closed its doors this past Sunday, hundreds of children are ready to begin the new school year properly equipped, removing a significant financial burden from struggling families during the back-to-school period
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Main photo credit featuring Axelle Amalberti Verdino, Thiago Scuro and Francien Giraudi: AS Monaco.