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The Leclerc and La Ligue contre le cancer stores are long-standing allies. Indeed, for 20 years, they have been partners in collecting donations to advance research against pediatric cancers and to promote support for patients.
From March 10 to 26, 2023, the traditional donation campaign for research against pediatric cancers is held, at the initiative of the E. Leclerc Movement, in partnership with the League against Cancer.
20th edition of “All united against cancer”
This year, the operation is a bit special because it celebrates its 20th anniversary. These donations, collected since 2003 within this framework, exceeded 10 million euros. This year again, the donations that will be collected in participating E.Leclerc stores will finance a large part of the program “Children, Teens, Young Adults and Cancer“led by the League Against Cancer since 2003.
Four axes of support for research
Thanks to these donations specifically collected for children, research against pediatric cancers is actively working to develop new treatments and improve patient care. Indeed, pediatric cancers claim 2,500 new victims each year. This takes place in four main points:
- Understanding the disease to better identify the triggers of cancer in children, adolescents and young adults;
- Access to innovative treatments to allow children and adolescents with cancer to have access, under optimal and supervised conditions, to clinical trials on innovative molecules;
- Support for children and relatives on the effects of long-term treatments to improve life after illness;
- Prevention and health education in schools to raise awareness.
The operation takes place in almost all points of sale
Originally, in 2003, collection took place in around a hundred E. Leclerc stores. Today, almost all of the brand’s stores and drives take part in this operation.
To donate to this collection, nothing could be simpler, just go from March 10 to 26 to one of the participating stores and make purchases or order on the drive:
- Customers who wish to pay by credit card can make a donation directly via the payment terminal when they go to checkout, by rounding up their basket to the next euro;
- Customers shopping with the E. Leclerc Drive service will also be able to support The League Against Cancer via online donations through a dematerialized donation card to add to their basket.