A Giving Gift with Our Partner
For over ten years, Galeries Lafayette has been committed to supporting Emmaus during the holiday season. Through financial sponsorship, donations of unsold non-food items, toy collections, and the “round-up at checkout” campaign that lets you turn your Christmas shopping into a meaningful act, the festive season is an opportunity to help children, low-income families, and people in need.
This year, Galeries Lafayette employees will take part in sorting sessions with Emmaus, and children supported by the association will be invited to the department store’s Christmas inauguration for a festive snack and gift distribution. The round-up at checkout, available throughout November and December at Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann, will help raise funds for Emmaüs Défi and its “Super Noël” — an event that allows all families, including those with limited means, to offer gifts to their children at very affordable prices (from €1 to €15).
Perhaps the greatest Christmas gift is the one we share with those who have none ?
LEARN MORE ABOUT EMMAUS
Emmaüs Défi is part of the Emmaus movement, whose mission is to work with people facing exclusion to find solutions that allow them to regain control of their lives. Every year, the association supports over 300 highly vulnerable people in Paris.
Meeting with the President of Emmaüs Défi, Charles-Edouard Vincent
Why is the partnership with Galeries Lafayette important to you?
I am particularly attached to our more than ten-year partnership with Galeries Lafayette, which is both historic and structuring for our association. Beyond being our main sponsor, whose support allows us to fund over 2,000 accompaniment days per year, we can count on strong engagement from Galeries Lafayette employees throughout the year. Galeries Lafayette supports us by welcoming employees for integration into the job market, sharing their expertise to help us improve our solidarity sales activities, and even lending a hand with toy sorting at Christmas!
Can you present Emmaüs Défi’s actions at Christmas?
Every year since 2007, we have organized “Super Noël,” a friendly event that mobilizes our employees in integration programs and volunteers to make quality toys and gifts accessible to as many people as possible. These gifts for children and adults are collected thanks to the generous donations of Emmaüs Défi partners. Being a partner of our Super Noël means contributing to making the holiday season a little brighter for everyone.
Thank you for your generosity : we need you to collectively take on the challenge of building a more inclusive, sustainable, and supportive society.
