Our mission

Created in 1998 and recognised officially by decree on 7 April 2006, the Jean-Pierre and Marie-Thérèse Le Roch - Les Mousquetaires Foundation’s mission is to foster people’s development and fulfilment in housing estates by:

Promoting public-spiritedness,

Preserving health by encouraging all forms of research,

Promoting people’s insertion in the working world by encouraging education and training

Assisting dependent or disabled persons,

Protecting the residents’ environment, and

Promoting solidarity and voluntary work.

Our initiatives

Pen Duick V, the adventure goes on Preservation of the national maritime heritage

1992: The National Maritime Museum acquires Pen Duick V, the boat designed for Eric Tabarly, in which he won the Trans-Pacific race in 1969. Pen Duick V thus becomes part of the national heritage.

1999: The Jean-Pierre and Marie-Thérèse Le Roch - Les Mousquetaires Foundation helps to restore the boat. This support is provided as part of a corporate sponsorship policy designed to preserve the national maritime heritage.

"Prépare-toit" ("Get ready"), the Vernon Institute

Social integration of people suffering from Down's syndrome

"Prépare-toit" is a project for initiating young adults suffering from Down's syndrome into independent life, at the Vernon Institute in the French département of Eure.

In association with Geist 21 (Study group for the social integration of people suffering from Down's syndrome),
the Jean-Pierre and Marie-Thérèse Le Roch - Les Mousquetaires Foundation has contributed towards the purchase of a house in the centre of Vernon so that young people suffering from Down's syndrome can begin an independent life.

Between December 2000 and June 2001, parents and volunteers renovated the house which was officially opened on 13 October 2001.

The Geist 21 association has designed an educational project adapted to each age range, starting as early as possible. When the child becomes an adult, he or she will benefit from sheltered employment or work in an ordinary environment, with the aim of acquiring sufficient autonomy and social skills to be able to lead an independent life in the Vernon Institute.

Support for the French national lifeboat institution (SNSM)

On 23 April 2002, at the French National Maritime Museum, Marie-Thérèse Le Roch, president of the Jean-Pierre and Marie-Thérèse Le Roch - Les Mousquetaires Foundation, presented to Admiral Gérard Gazzano, president of the French national lifeboat institution (SNSM), a donation intended to improve safety equipment for lifeboats and provide equipment for training centres.

With this donation, the Foundation is supporting an association dear to its heart: the French national lifeboat institution, which was founded in 1967.

This association consists of courageous men and women who willingly take on the task of saving lives on the high seas and on the coastline, so that "salt water shall never taste of tears".

Solidaribus

In response to the scale of the floods of 8-9 September 2002, the Emergency Service of the French département of Gard decided to create the "Solidaribus".

As a genuine 'outreach unit' of the Association, the "Solidaribus" is designed to regularly criss-cross the municipalities of Gard (80% of which was affected by the floods) to guide and support disaster victims and respond to their needs.

The Foundation supports the Laurette Fugain association

In 2003, the Foundation decided to support the work of the Laurette Fugain association, run by Stéphanie Fugain, which was set up to publicise the fight against leukaemia and inform the general public about donating blood platelets, which could save thousands of people from leukaemia, and at the same time create a database of potential donors.

The Laurette Fugain prize

On 8 March 2004, in the auditorium of the Chemistry Institute, the Laurette Fugain prize, together with a 15,000 euro donation, was presented to doctors Mohty and Raffoux, who were honoured for their excellent work on leukaemia.

Les Mousquetaires Foundation supports A.R.S.E.P

On 31 January 2004, the Jean Pierre and Marie Thérèse Le Roch - Les Mousquetaires Foundation presented a cheque for 50,000 euros to the Association for Multiple Sclerosis Research (A.R.S.E.P). This donation is intended to finance two scientific projects concerning this illness of the central nervous system which affects one person in 1,000 in France and which is the leading cause of handicap in young adults following traffic accidents.

Multiple sclerosis is an illness of the central nervous system whose cause is still a mystery despite major advances made in therapeutic strategies. Continued research is essential and it is with this objective in mind that the Les Mousquetaires Foundation, in keeping with its values, has decided to support the ARSEP initiative.

Optimist 29 project

Since July 2005, the Foundation supports the Optimiste 29 association which project is to arrange a boat to allow disabled people to sail.

The Arc-en-ciel Association

Since December 2004, the Foundation supports the action of the Arc-en-ciel Association. Recognized as a public utility association since 2004, it makes true the dreams of children suffering from serious illness. The support of the Foundation will enable it to continue its mission and to contribute to the organisation of a day of solidarity which gathers all the families of the sick children.

Assistance for the development of mini-businesses

The Foundation has granted an endowment to the federation of Jeunes Entreprises France (Young French Businesses) so schools can develop a mini-business concept throughout France.

AIRG France, research on genetic kidney diseases

AIRG France, the association for information and research on genetic kidney diseases, received a donation to finance a research project on dominant polycystic kidney disease.

Three scholarships for the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (National Agronomical Institute)

The Foundation has awarded three scholarships to 3rd year students at the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon on the following themes:

- Analysis – agrarian diagnostic study of the advanced dynamic of soya (GMO / non-GMO) in the family agricultural production systems in the State of Parana, South Brazil.
- Study of the different bovine farm strategies (dairy and meat) in the major French production basins and their consequences on the channel’s organisations.
- Long-term study of the animal field in 2015.

An integration assistance service for visually impaired persons

The Foundation has chosen to support the action of the Institut d'éducation sensorielle (IDES) (Sensorial Education Institute) and the association Musique et éveil culturel pour les personnes en situation de handicap (MESH) (Music and cultural awakening for people with disabilities). These two organisations have implemented an assistance and support service to integrate blind or partially sighted persons into music schools in the greater Paris region. The grant attributed by the foundation allows them to continue developing this service and to acquire a new Braille printer.

Support for associations assisting spinal cord research: Demain Debout (Tomorrow Standing) and A.L.A.R.M.E

The Foundation supports spinal cord research by equipping Doctor Patrick Decherchi and his team with a physiological discriminator, a necessary device to conduct research with a view to repairing the spinal cord.

The Jean-Pierre and Marie-Therèse Le Roch - Les Mousquetaires Foundation is managed by an executive committee consisting of representatives of Les Mousquetaires and key figures chosen for their expertise or involvement in the various fields of operation of the Foundation.

All the operations of the Jean-Pierre and Marie-Therèse Le Roch - Les Mousquetaires Foundation are described as being "under the aegis of the Fondation de France" and are carried out in accordance with the ethical code of the Fondation de France.

History

In 1969, certain retailers decided to follow Jean-Pierre Le Roch and to pool their human, economic and financial resources to set up a new group in the retailing sector.

Thirty years on, by creating the Jean-Pierre and Marie-Thérèse Le Roch - Les Mousquetaires Foundation, they confirmed the commitment of their founder members in putting people at the centre of its activities.

They have tasked themselves with working to protect their heritage through their day to day work, and, in the domain of handicapped people, championing the values of responsibility and solidarity.