Thanksgiving and Giving Thanks

• Giving Thanks: Victor Obadia Humanitarian Trophy
• How We Help Those in Need
• Appel à Volontaires
• Get to Know our Members
• Les Expressions Françaises : "Donner le Ton"

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Within the French community, solidarity is an essential value held high by the Comité Tricolore association.

Victor Obadia Humanitarian Trophy

Join us on December 2nd at the French Embassy to honor the recipient of the Victor Obadia Humanitarian Trophy.

This year the Comité Tricolore presents the Trophy to Marie-Claude Genovese .

For many decades Marie-Claude Genovese has organized fundraising events for the homeless with Friendship Place, donations to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, food drives for Manna Food Center, yellow coin drives for Tracy’s Kids, and much more.

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Each year the Comité Tricolore presents the VICTOR OBADIA HUMANITARIAN TROPHY in memory of our first President.
For more than forty years, Victor Obadia worked tirelessly to introduce French culture, co-founded numerous non-profit organizations to build relationships in the French and American communities, and raised funds for those in need in the Washington area.

The trophy was designed by J-P Krukowicz and is manufactured by LR-Paris in Limoges to be a symbol of Victor’s life. incorporates his initials : the shape of the cup is a V and the handle is an O.

The program for this unique celebration:

6:00 PM: Welcome
6:30 PM: Award Ceremony
• Introduction by Mr. Mathieu Esnault, Consul Adjoint de France
• Victor Obadia’s legacy by Stephanie Mace-Obadia
• Remarks by Mrs. Christiane Ciccone
• Remarks by Mr. Jean-Michel Giraud, CEO of Friendship Place
• Trophy design by Mr. Jean-Philippe Krukowicz
• Mrs. Marie-Claude Genovese is presented with the Trophy by Mrs. Yahne Miorini, President, Comité Tricolore
• How to help your local community by Mr. François Nankobogo, Treasurer, Comité Tricolore
7:30 PM: Cocktail
8:30 PM: Conclusion

About the laureate for 2024: Marie-Claude Genovese

Having lived in the United States since 1988, she joined the Lycée Rochambeau in 2001, where she worked for 22 years.

Community service became a new vocation: fundraising walks for the homeless with Friendship Place, donations to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital thanks to the Talent Show, food drives for Manna Food Center, yellow coin drives for Tracy’s Kids, which offers art therapy to children with cancer.

In addition, numerous student and teacher initiatives have led to donations for Emergency USA, NIH Children’s Hospital, UNICEF, Haiti, Congo, Malawi, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Lebanon and many others.

Marie-Claude Genovese was nominated by Mme Christiane Ciccone, retired teacher from the Lycée Rochambeau and member of the Comité Tricolore.

More information can be found on our webpage : Victor-OBADIA-Humanitarian-Trophy

Cocktail attire recommended.

For sponsorship opportunities please email: president@comite-tricolore.org

How We Help Those in Need

In an interview with Claude Porsella, Yahne Miorini, President of the Comité Tricolore describes the many ways we have been helping those in need and the impact your support has had on many lives.

Or click here to go to our "Your Impact" webpage.

Giving Tuesday or Giving Any Day

SAVE THE DATE: GIVING TUESDAY IS DECEMBER 3, 2024.

But the concept of giving is not limited to just one day. Generosity and philanthropy should not be confined to a specific date. Why not give and contribute to meaningful causes whenever you feel moved to do so…
MAYBE TODAY?

Thanks to the efforts of the Comité Tricolore’s Solidarity Pole, we are continuously committed to accompanying and supporting our most vulnerable fellow citizens, in particular the elderly, sick and/or in very precarious situations.

Your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500.

This is an ongoing program: every month we give support to individuals and families in extremely difficult situations: some with disabled children, abandoned girls, some with severe emotional distress who have nowhere else to turn.

These monthly checks help to make a difference in their everyday lives and allow them to get through difficult times with dignity and hope.

Members of the CT meet regularly to review the needs, decide the level of help required, and increase or terminate the aid based on the situation.

We organize many events including our Solidarity Dinners and Bastille Day that you have come to enjoy. We will continue to do so, but this is not enough to sustain our programs and to make sure that we do not turn anyone away.

Giving Tuesday is a great opportunity to support our mission.

And of course, it would be of great assistance to the CT if you would become a monthly supporter.

"Appel à Volontaires - "Join Us and Volunteer"

We are launching un "Appel à Volontaires": if you have time and wish to contribute to this surge of solidarity, your involvement would provide valuable help to members of our community in need and strengthen the bond that unites us.

• Visiting elderly or isolated persons at home or in the retirement place where they live
• Providing temporary accommodation in particular to compatriots coming from France to follow a care protocol at the National Institutes of Health
• Helping Seniors with technological aid for our seniors to make their daily lives easier

A good proficiency in French is essential.

Nous lançons un Appel à Volontaires, si vous avez le temps et souhaitez contribuer à cet élan de solidarité, votre implication serait d’une aide précieuse pour les membres de notre communauté dans le besoin et renforcerait le lien qui nous unit.

 Rendre visite à des personnes âgées ou isolées à leur domicile ou dans la maison de retraite où elles se trouvent
- Héberger temporairement des compatriotes venant de France pour suivre un protocole de prise en charge auprès des National Institutes of Health
 Aider les aînés avec des aides technologiques afin de faciliter leur quotidien.

Une bonne maîtrise du français est indispensable.

To register as a volunteer or for more information, click here to fill out the form.

Get to know our Members

Check our website to get to know each of our member organizations.

You might also be interested in joining them and take full advantage of their great cultural programs.

Just scan this QR code to go straight to our Members’ Page.

Or click here to go to our "Members" webpage.

Scroll down our Agenda to see more events proposed by our members.

Les Expressions Françaises

"Donner le ton"

Setting the Tone

Setting the tone, or setting an example has its origins in the musical world. The word tonality was first used in this context by Alexander Choron in 1810 to describe the arrangement of pitches and/or chords of a musical work.

"Setting the tone" therefore means indicating the starting note of a work, so that the artists know in which key they should sing or play.
By extension, it means to set an example.

We thank the "Friends of the Comité Tricolore" who by their generous support have set the tone and are being recognized on our website.

Click here to the "Friends of the Comité Tricolore" webpage.