RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE!
In remembrance of the origins of the Festival of Lights, an appeal is made to the citizens of Lyon and festival visitors on December 8 every year to show their generosity by contributing to the Lumignons du Cœur (Candles from THe Heart) campaign.
The idea is quite simple: buy one or more candles to add to a light display.
Funds from sales of the candles go to a different charity each year. This year’s charity cause is the non-profit APF Handicap association which supports and advocates for the rights of persons with disabilities and their relatives.
Buy a candle for €2 at any Festival of Lights information point, the Tourist Office, and many city centre booths and shops.
The good causes which have benefited from Lumignon funds in previous years:
- 2018: Association Docteur CLOWN
- 2017: Association Laurette Fugain
- 2016: Electriciens sans frontières
- 2015: Association Rêves
- 2014: La Croix-Rouge française
- 2013: Les Petits Frères des Pauvres
- 2012: Handicap International
- 2011: Unicef
- 2010: Le Foyer Notre-Dame des sans-abri
- 2009: Le Secours Populaire
- 2008: Action Contre la Faim
- 2007: Les Restos du Cœur
- 2006: Habitat et Humaniste
- 2005: Le Petit Monde
