Founded on November 19, 2003, and very active in the Alpes-Maritimes region, the association France-Cancer is looking for new volunteers across the entire country to strengthen its ranks and collect cork stoppers from restaurants and wine professionals.
Cork Stoppers Campaign
The major Cork Stoppers Campaign launched by France-Cancer involves collecting used cork stoppers from individuals, and also canvassing restaurants, creperies, wine bars, and wine professionals in general.
Ecological and Health Beneficial Action
The corks are sorted and then sold to a cork manufacturer who grinds and recycles them into cork agglomerate to make insulation sheets or bulletin boards. The proceeds from the sale are entirely donated to cancer research.
News from the Last Quarter
The association had a quite active spring 2006, and the daily Nice-Matin had several opportunities to be its spokesperson:
– first on April 23, 2006, in Juan-Les-Pins, where like every two months, a day of collective cork sorting and preparing the shipment to the cork manufacturer took place (Outcome of the day: 1500 kg of corks were sorted),
– then the presence of the France-Cancer stand on May 1, 2006, at the Salon des Vignerons at the Cagnes-sur-Mer racecourse
– and finally on May 22, 2006, in Cannes, handing over two checks of 5000 Euros and 4500 Euros to the CNRS and INSERM respectively.
– not forgetting the meeting in Grasse on May 21, 2006, with a new patron in the person of pétanque champion Philippe Quintais (Recently crowned French Champion 2006 with the DUC of Nice).
The 2006 Challenge: How to help the association?
- If you are a merchant and wish to set up a collection point in your store,
Write to: pb06@wanadoo.fr, or Call: 04 93 38 61 79
- If you are an individual and wish to help the association collect and sort corks (mainly in restaurants),
Write to: pb06@wanadoo.fr, or Call: 04 93 38 61 79
- If you are an individual and wish to know the nearest collection point to your location,
Consult the France-Cancer website
or Write to: pb06@wanadoo.fr, or Call: 04 93 38 61 79
- If you are a truck driver, and your vehicle regularly travels empty on the route:
Antibes / Juan-Les-Pins (06) to Fréjus (83),
or Cannes (06) to Fréjus (83).
The association currently has in Cannes and Juan-Les-Pins, 20 cubic meters of corks, equivalent to 2500 kg, packed in 10 kg plastic bags.
The association is looking for a truck driver who would transport this stock of corks for a reasonable price. France-Cancer provides the manpower for loading and unloading the truck.
Write to: pb06@wanadoo.fr, or Call: 04 93 38 61 79
- If you are a truck driver, and you plan to travel empty on the route: Tain l’Hermitage (26 Drôme) to Avignon (84 Vaucluse) or Fréjus (83 Var).
The association has 800 kg of cork stoppers (equivalent to 6 pallets of 1 cubic meter each).
The association is looking for a truck driver who would transport this stock of corks for a reasonable price.
Write to: pb06@wanadoo.fr, or Call: 04 93 38 61 79
Thank you all,
together we can surpass the 2005 record in 2006.
