Le Marche De Noel Gives Joy To The Children

60 stalls, 6 big-hearted French ladies and RM140,000 raised for charity; Le Marché de Noël 2014 @ Carcosa Seri Negara in its fourth consecutive edition this year, captivated the hearts of visitors, vendors and sponsors with a sense of giving with a hint of French to continue its works of supporting underprivileged children of Malaysia to fulfil their hopes and dreams.

Thousands of shoppers including myself thronged the 60 stalls searching for unique Christmas gifts and food items whilst Christmas carols played in the background providing a French Christmas experience at this one-day charity event. Le Marché de Noël 2014 offered an array of handcrafted accessories, special hand sewn fashion for children and ladies and quirky gift items. French wine, homemade cheese, brioches and other gourmet food were quickly snapped up by connoisseurs.

After the Christmas Bazaar, held from 10am to 5pm, a Christmas Charity Party took place for Le Marché de Noël sponsors, vendors and invited guests who bought entrance tickets. The party was also hyped up with all-time French songs and music serenaded by local singer, Najwa Halim accompanied by musicians. Before calling it a night, an Evening Raffle draw and silent auction were announced. Guests won exciting prizes, including:

• Return air tickets to Paris by Air France

• LUDEV catamaran cruise in Langkawi

• Return Air Asia air tickets to ASEAN countries

• Vallette Gallery – Watercolour painting

• Sothys beauty sets with a total value of RM13,000

• Melvita organic cosmetic sets worth RM3,000

• L’Occitane hampers worth RM3,500

• SK-II skincare gift sets worth RM3,500

• One-night suite stay at Carcosa Seri Negara

• Bottles of Monin syrup worth a total of RM1,000

• Laurent Robert Champagne bottles worth RM500

• Nathalie Gourmet cooking class vouchers

• Golf Lessons Voucher

• Cooking Class Vouchers by Gourmandine

• Laurence Yoga Class Vouchers

Le Marché de Noël this year received overwhelming support from various parties leading to the success of raising RM140,000 exceeding the original target of RM130,000 aimed by the Le Marché de Noël organizing committee, consisting Barbara Bersano-Bosc, Elodie Michel, Flavie Causse-Fournial, Nadege Lubrano, Sandra Cociella and Zou Little.

The amount raised will go to Make A Wish Malaysia and A-Heart for A-Heart program for the second year running to support needy children. Axens, Gleneagles, Peugeot/Citroen, Air France, Ludev, AGS Four Winds Malaysia, Global Turbine Asia, Luther, Technip, Intermovers, One Subsea, and BNP were some of the key sponsors of Le Marché de Noël 2014 who helped contributed towards raising the target amount.

For more information about Le Marche De Noel French Charity Christmas Bazaar, please visit www.marchedenoelkl.com