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1 Lettre 1 Sourire
Letters to break the isolation of our elders
ElderlyMental healthHauts-de-France
With 17 €,
1 Lettre 1 Sourire finances:
1 young-senior pair(s) taking part in a literary workshop
4,911 €9,000 €
232 Captains
Challenge
Today, in France, there are 530,000 elderly people in a situation of social death. The number of seniors isolated from family and friendship circles has also more than doubled, rising from 900,000 in 2017, to 2 million in 2021.
Faced with an aging population (14 million French people are over 65, i.e. 20% of the population), there is today a burning need to rethink the place of seniors in our society to create a more supportive future and develop intergenerational actions. In addition, there is a real need to assist caregivers.
Faced with an aging population (14 million French people are over 65, i.e. 20% of the population), there is today a burning need to rethink the place of seniors in our society to create a more supportive future and develop intergenerational actions. In addition, there is a real need to assist caregivers.
Solution
1 letter 1 smile is an online platform that enables anyone to write a caring letter to elderly men or women living in senior facilities or at home. The scheme aims to provide an innovative solution to the isolation of residents.
As well as sending daily letters to its 1,400 EHPAD partners in France and abroad, the association carries out a number of other activities, such as organizing Literary Workshops around the world of La Fontaine to be performed in intergenerational pairs, or a theatrical tour whose play was created using extracts from letters received...
Through these various means, 1 lettre 1 sourire fights against the isolation of seniors and creates intergenerational links. 1 lettre 1 sourire is thus a simple way of bringing joy and life to seniors.
As well as sending daily letters to its 1,400 EHPAD partners in France and abroad, the association carries out a number of other activities, such as organizing Literary Workshops around the world of La Fontaine to be performed in intergenerational pairs, or a theatrical tour whose play was created using extracts from letters received...
Through these various means, 1 lettre 1 sourire fights against the isolation of seniors and creates intergenerational links. 1 lettre 1 sourire is thus a simple way of bringing joy and life to seniors.
Recent result
The association has sent over 1 million letters to isolated seniors in France and 10 other countries in the two and a half years of its existence. 850 schools and 1,400 senior establishments have registered on its website.
The money will be used for
Thanks to the funds raised, 1 lettre 1 sourire will be able to complete the redesign of the website, organize intergenerational meetings and joint actions to create ever more intergenerational links.
Goal
As part of this project, the association wishes to organize each month for 1 year:
- 1 Literary Workshop with about fifteen pairs;
- 1 performance of the play in front of about fifty elderly people.
- 1 Literary Workshop with about fifteen pairs;
- 1 performance of the play in front of about fifty elderly people.
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Fighting the isolation of the elderly by sending them friendly letters
1 lettre 1 sourire enables everyone to write a letter to isolated elderly people in just a few clicks via a website. In two years, over 1 million letters have been sent to 1,400 EHPADs in France and abroad.
1 lettre 1 sourire carries out many activities in addition to sending daily letters to partner EHPADs. -Raising awareness of the living conditions of the elderly among young people at forums, in schools or on social networks
- Go and Smile: young people set off on a journey by bike, moped, van... on the roads of France and the World to get local people to write in order to redistribute the letters to the elderly
-Theatrical tour: performances organized in the summer in EHPADs.
and many other activities....
A week dedicated to intergenerationalityAn intergenerational week at ICAM
1 Lettre 1 Sourire visited an engineering school in Lille, ICAM, from November 13 to 17, to run an intergenerational week.
During the week, senior citizens were invited to come and follow the students' classes and take part in activities devised for the occasion. From fanfare and bingo to guided tours and gourmet coffees, the seniors came together to share a convivial and festive moment.
We welcomed no less than twenty seniors, all of whom came with enthusiasm and were greeted with smiles.
It was a complete immersion for our seniors and a real moment of pleasure to see them so delighted at the idea of going back to school for a few hours.
During the week, senior citizens were invited to come and follow the students' classes and take part in activities devised for the occasion. From fanfare and bingo to guided tours and gourmet coffees, the seniors came together to share a convivial and festive moment.
We welcomed no less than twenty seniors, all of whom came with enthusiasm and were greeted with smiles.
It was a complete immersion for our seniors and a real moment of pleasure to see them so delighted at the idea of going back to school for a few hours.
Miss Ile-de-France alongside 1 Lettre 1 Sourire at Dictée pour tous1 Lettre 1 Sourire à La Dictée pour tous
1 Lettre 1 Sourire was present on Saturday, October 28 at the Dictée pour tous at the Forum des Halles in Paris.
All the association members present, volunteers, writers and Miss Ile-de-France got out their best pens for the dictation as well as to write their beautiful letters.
A total of around forty letters were collected during the day.
These letters will soon be distributed in establishments welcoming the elderly.
All the association members present, volunteers, writers and Miss Ile-de-France got out their best pens for the dictation as well as to write their beautiful letters.
A total of around forty letters were collected during the day.
These letters will soon be distributed in establishments welcoming the elderly.
We're back in business!
1Lettre1Sourire is pleased to announce that the association is once again working on a multitude of projects. We continue to travel throughout France. We've had the pleasure of setting up several writing workshops in various structures for the elderly, as well as at forums: Le Vésinet, Captain Cause, the EHPAD Jean Ferdinand de St Jean, etc...
Recently our team had the pleasure of taking part in "En baskets avec Paulette" and manned a stand under the tent of Malakoff Humanis, our partner.
We collected many valuable letters, to accompany our isolated seniors who rely so much on our involvement.
Recently our team had the pleasure of taking part in "En baskets avec Paulette" and manned a stand under the tent of Malakoff Humanis, our partner.
We collected many valuable letters, to accompany our isolated seniors who rely so much on our involvement.
Some news...
1 Lettre 1 Sourire is still going strong, and since last time, here's our news:
-Dozens of new ambassadors and volunteers have signed up alongside us 🫂
-Hundreds of workshops have been held all over France, and especially in our partner regions: Nord, Calvados, Eure, Orne, Yvelines, Ille-et-Vilaine, Gironde, Rhône and Essonne ✍🏻
-The thousands of letters were sent to us aimed at the elderly 💌
-Thebillions of smiles were created! 😄
We'll leave you with some photos of the beautiful actions carried out over the last two months.
Thank you all for the support, the fight against isolation of the elderly continues ✊🏼
-Dozens of new ambassadors and volunteers have signed up alongside us 🫂
-Hundreds of workshops have been held all over France, and especially in our partner regions: Nord, Calvados, Eure, Orne, Yvelines, Ille-et-Vilaine, Gironde, Rhône and Essonne ✍🏻
-The thousands of letters were sent to us aimed at the elderly 💌
-Thebillions of smiles were created! 😄
We'll leave you with some photos of the beautiful actions carried out over the last two months.
Thank you all for the support, the fight against isolation of the elderly continues ✊🏼
1 Lettre 1 Sourire at SPI Dauphine
Last week, 1 Lettre 1 Sourire teams invited themselves to the SPI Dauphine challenge!
The 42nd edition of the student regatta took place in Menton, in the south of France.
We held a friendly stand for a week, where many students stopped by to write letters and discuss our missions.
We leave with a hundred caring letters to be distributed to elderly people in EHPAD and at home in the Nord department, as well as dozens of young people motivated to get involved alongside us!"
Thank you to SPI Dauphine for this great invitation, as well as to our patrons for these opportunities.
Together, let's keep writing letters!
The 42nd edition of the student regatta took place in Menton, in the south of France.
We held a friendly stand for a week, where many students stopped by to write letters and discuss our missions.
We leave with a hundred caring letters to be distributed to elderly people in EHPAD and at home in the Nord department, as well as dozens of young people motivated to get involved alongside us!"
Thank you to SPI Dauphine for this great invitation, as well as to our patrons for these opportunities.
Together, let's keep writing letters!
Our volunteers visited CalvadosA week of intergenerational action in Calvados!
Our association 1 Lettre 1 Sourire intervened from April 3 to 7 in the Calvados region to offer intergenerational actions aimed at breaking the isolation of the elderly.
On markets, in schools, within EHPAD and résidences séniors and even directly at home, our civic services aimed to spread the word about our mission and draw smiles on faces thanks to letters written by young people aged 13 to 30.
Writing letters in the morning and distributing them in the afternoon: a short circuit of the letter that creates smiles and brings happiness to children and the elderly alike, all day long.
It also means feeling the importance of our mission from 8am until we fall asleep!
A week under the sign ofencounters, exchange, and above all benevolence.
All these great actions have been possible thanks to all of you: writers, partners, donors, volunteers, ambassadors...
So once again: THANK YOU💛
.Writing letters in the morning and distributing them in the afternoon: a short circuit of the letter that creates smiles and brings happiness to children and the elderly alike, all day long.
It also means feeling the importance of our mission from 8am until we fall asleep!
A week under the sign ofencounters, exchange, and above all benevolence.
All these great actions have been possible thanks to all of you: writers, partners, donors, volunteers, ambassadors...
So once again: THANK YOU💛
THANK YOU ALL!
A big thank you to all of you for your support.
In this month of March, 1 Lettre 1 Sourire celebrates its 3rd anniversary... !
In 3 years we've:
- sent 1 million letters to our 1600 partner residences for seniors and at home;
- organized 120 intergenerational workshops in schools, universities, companies and seniors' residences all over France and in neighboring countries;
- gathered hundreds of ambassadors and committed volunteers;
- created millions of smiles thanks to your support!
Together, let's continue Operation Smile, you write!"
Continue to support 1 Letter 1 Smile, we need you!"
You can contact us at the following e-mail address: [email protected]
In this month of March, 1 Lettre 1 Sourire celebrates its 3rd anniversary... !
In 3 years we've:
- sent 1 million letters to our 1600 partner residences for seniors and at home;
- organized 120 intergenerational workshops in schools, universities, companies and seniors' residences all over France and in neighboring countries;
- gathered hundreds of ambassadors and committed volunteers;
- created millions of smiles thanks to your support!
Together, let's continue Operation Smile, you write!"
Continue to support 1 Letter 1 Smile, we need you!"
You can contact us at the following e-mail address: [email protected]
Our 4 civic services Hugo, Jean, Augustin and Jade visited the Saint Jean retirement home on Thursday, January 19.EHPAD visits continue thanks to your support!
To thank you for your support, we wanted to share with you a visit to an EHPAD in Saint-Omer in the Hauts-de-France region.