Most of us would agree that 2020 has been a pretty awful year, but not for this grassroots charity in Annecy…What can we learn from pandemic year to make us …
Lake Aid plans to provide over 100 surprise Christmas Boxes to children and unaccompanied minors living in emergency shelters and temporary accommodation in Annecy. Each Christmas Box will contain a …
During the October school holidays, Lake Aid decided to offer activities in and around Annecy for our community of asylum-seeking teens and unaccompanied minors. We reached out to our volunteers …
Yesterday we attended the first public projection of “The Good Wheat and the Tares” by Manuela Frésil, as a family. What an amazing projection and message that was! We were …
Interviewed by Máirín Mc Sweeney of Lake Aid. Suzanne, can you tell us a little about how the camps began, and how long they have been running for? Since 2010, …
Hi everyone, we are very happy to announce a new date for our cinema fundraiser initially planned in April. We will be holding the event on the 3rd October. We …
A massive thank you to all those who contributed to another successful Lake Aid fundraiser. On Sunday 6th September, twenty brave Lake Aiders rose to the Montee de la Tournette …
A group of Lake Aid volunteers took six unaccompanied minors on June 3rd and eight on June 24th biking around Annecy lake. We left in the morning, had a picnic …
During the Covid 19 lockdown, the Lake Aid community launched a mask making project to raise funds for our future activities and to provide masks for people in need. The …
Covid-19 confinement has been particularly challenging for the asylum seeking and homeless children who Lake Aid supports. Providing tablets and computers has been key to helping them continue their schooling. …
Lake Aid Face Masks are made by local asylum seekers and volunteers. This project supports people in need, as well as a quality product to protect you and those around …
A group of Lake Aid volunteers took 18 unaccompanied minors to play Bowling on Saturday February 8 in Sevrier. The kids really had fun and showed great skills as many …
