The Flavien Foundation’s ever-popular Trott’n’Roll, a charity scooter event dedicated to raising funds for paediatric cancer research, will be returning later this month for its landmark 10th edition. Here are all the details.
On Saturday 14th September, in the Jardins d’Apolline, the Flavien Foundation—a charity founded by the father of a nine-year-old boy who lost his fight against cancer in 2014—will be hosting the 10th edition of its Trott’n’Roll event.
Children of all ages are invited, along with their families, to come to the gardens between 9am and 6pm for a full day of activities that will feature the signature scooter parade, starting at 2.30pm, as well as a visit from the Monaco Fire Brigade.
This year, there will also be a bouncy castle, a pop-up skatepark, a tombola and plenty of food and beverage kiosks. The organisers have hinted that there will be another big surprise on the day, but we will have to wait until the eve of the event to find out more!
In his memory
Though the event has grown and expanded over the last 10 years, the core reason for holding it has remained steadfast.
As always, the goal of Trott’n’Roll is to raise funds for childhood cancer research in honour of nine-year-old Flavien, the foundation’s namesake, and those at the charity have worked tirelessly over the last decade to make this a reality.
Among the projects supported by the foundation is the work being done by the Centre Scientifique de Monaco to develop a new type of treatment protocol for children and young adults suffering from brain cancer.
See more: Paediatric cancer: CSM reports encouraging results following clinical trials
This project recently reached the clinical trial stage, the results of which were published in the Pediatric Blood & Cancer journal in June 2024. The findings and future of the Mependex clinical trial will be discussed at this year’s Trott’n’Roll, with the hope of inspiring participants to dig deep to support this potentially revolutionary treatment protocol.
For more information about the event and how you can make a donation to the Flavien Foundation, click here.
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