Category Archives: Community Event

Bon 14 Juillet!

Posted on July 18, 2017 by La Giraudiere

La Giraudière célèbre la fête nationale (To read this blog post in English, click here: Happy Bastille Day) Vendredi dernier était la fête nationale de la République française- le 14 juillet. Ce jour férié en France a été institué par la … Continue reading →

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Ted, our Austrailian volunteer finishes his stay at LG

Posted on July 11, 2017 by La Giraudiere

Bonjour à tous! Asha here again. Today Ted, a volunteer here at La Giraudière who you may remember from a previous blog, left. Ted has been here for 4 weeks. Like many of us he wanted to go home, he … Continue reading →

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A Day Out at La Giraudiere

Posted on July 7, 2017 by La Giraudiere

Aubeterre Last week our project coordinator, Paul, took us on a trip to Aubeterre, which is known as a plus belle village. It is full of beautiful quaint architecture and spiraling pathways. One of the highlights of this trip were … Continue reading →

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Our Volunteers

Posted on July 5, 2017 by La Giraudiere

At the moment we have 8 volunteers working on La Giraudière’s project. Each person has their own projects ranging from blogging and photography to gardening and maintenance. It is a valuable experience for us all to practise successful coexistance. The difference … Continue reading →

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Volunteering in France – A week at La Giraudière.

Posted on May 23, 2017 by La Giraudiere

The La Giraudiere 2017 volunteer program is now underway! Over the last two weeks we’ve welcomed the first six volunteers for 2017, Texas Tom who comes for his fourth season with us as well as five people who are joining … Continue reading →

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