Ten years of actions for the Charles de Bellaigue association

About fifty members gathered in general assembly heard the balance sheet presented by Valérie de Bellaigue. Since its creation, the association had sponsored 135 children in Bohicon, Kandi and Sonsoro, sent young people on literacy and school support missions, and sent packages to the schools and libraries of Bohicon and Sonsoro, to the boarding school of the sisters of the Christian Retreat in Kandi and to the orphanage of Abomey. She had also contributed to the construction of the Sonsoro library and the school in the Fulan village of Alphakoara, in northern Benin, near the Nigerian border.

Members visited the sites every year to follow the achievements and brought back crafts sold during the support events. In Bohicon, the projects concerned the renovation of the Houndon school, a perimeter wall for the Adame-Adato school and a new library. The association also wanted to organize more local events to raise funds.

The moral and financial balance sheets have been approved. Laurence Thomines was elected secretary; Katarina Dupuy remained vice-president and Jacques Peltier treasurer. The president thanked members and volunteers before a shared snack.

The announced contributions were €20 per year, or €10 for students; the contribution with sponsorship amounted to €70. The published email was asso.charlesdebellaigue@voila.fr.

Reconstructed or uncertain passages:
- The date December 21, 2012 and the initials RB are handwritten on the denomination; the file name evokes December 15.

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