After almost two weeks at sea, Les Voiles Blanches’ White Pirate made landfall in the Principality of Monaco earlier this month to collect the booty donated by the public over the summer. The two brimming treasure chests of toys and games have now been given to the children cared for by the Fondation Lenval.
Since 28th August, the White Pirate, portrayed by La Gazette’s Editor-in-Chief Georges-Olivier Kalifa, has been visiting ports up and down the Côte d’Azur in a bid to raise awareness of the plight of the children looked after by the Fondation Lenval.
He was also tasked with collecting the many hundreds of toys and games gifted to the foundation by members of the public, which were duly shared out among the young patients in hospital on 9th September.
The White Pirate arrived in Monaco on 7th September, following stops in ports between Cassis and Menton, and headed straight for the Mairie de Monaco to pick up the two treasure chests’ worth of goodies that had been dropped off in the Marché de la Condamine and the town hall lobby over the summer.
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He was met there by Georges Marsan, Monaco’s long-serving mayor, who led the White Pirate to the booty and thanked him for his efforts in aid of the foundation.
“This year, the operation was a huge success,” shared a spokesperson for the Mairie de Monaco on social media. “Thank you all for your generosity!”
Founded in 1888, the Fondation Lenval provides healthcare and social services to children throughout the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. Its flagship facility, Lenval Hospital in Nice, offers full paediatric care to children and mothers in the area.
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