Who are we ? The association is a whole team, which manage social networks, the website, check the letters… with love.
Theyarealsovaluessharedbyallofthesemembers.
OUR HISTORY
Between cousins, in Lille, sitting on a sofa, we watched the world worry from afar. Via a relative who works for the Partage et Vie Foundation (EHPADS and MAS, Maisons of Specialized Reception), we understood the urgency, the isolation, and the lack of love of all these confined people. “Okay, enough talking, how do we act now?” “It took us the time of a lunch to take action. Only one alternative in sight: letters. Today, our generation abandoned a way of communication, but dear to people elderly. Some retirement homes had also launched a call for help on social networks, asking for emails, letters, and drawings. Therefore, by responding to real asks that 1 letter 1 smile is born.
OUR VALUES
Our values reflect those of a band of cousins, and the love they promoted.
SIMPLICITY
We are simple, informal and down-to-earth. We want each step the letters go through – from when they are written to when they are distributed – to be a simple and & pleasant experience for the humans involved. Simplicity starts between our team’s interactions.
FLEXIBILITY
Whatever we are doing today, we will do better tomorrow. Our success – and much of the fun – lies in developing new ways to bring joy into the senior’s life. Today we do so by sending letters, but we might do something completely different tomorrow. One goal – create smiles.
LOVE
We put our heart in everything we do. We do less if doing more reduce the quality because 1 real smile is way better than 100 fake smiles. Togetherness is at the heart of the 1L1S culture. We are stronger when we trust each other, pull in the same direction and have fun together.
THE FOUNDING COUSINS
10 cousins, ages from 14 to 24, students or schooled in Lille, Paris, The Hague, Lausanne, Montreal…
From engineers to comedians, salespeople to fans of literature, we all became postmen to spread your words of love.
MATHILDE, 22
Whether as a French teacher in Zimbabwe or rugby coach in Morocco, in the library or on the field, she is always happy.
CHARLES, 18
Currently at the Hague’s international school, he would gladly replace 95% of his high school classes with surf classes.
BLANCHE, 21
An IT student in Lausanne, she would rather prioritize her aquatic and high altitude challenges than her trips to the library.
JOSEPH, 15
Year 10 pupil in Lille, he excels in the art of surfing on the internet, either for nerdy information or recordings of the matches of Olympique de Marseilles.
RENAUD, 21
Sporty and studying engineering in Lille, he is faster at emptying beers and doing push-ups than finishing his assignments on time.
HORTENSE, 24
Actress, student and gardener, we never know from where she’s going to enter: yard or garden? Intermittently waiting for fame, she is a respected elder.
JEANNE, 16
In year 11 in Lille, she is our big-hearted pianist. She is better at socialising than using logarithm functions.
BONI, 15
At the German school of the Hague, he quickly replaced his school lessons with acrobatics on the trampoline.
ALIENOR, 23
Unable to decide between being a ski teacher, an urban farmer or a Data analyst she’s probably going to end up being a sous-chef somewhere warm.
SOLANGE, 18
A fan of literature with a passionate nature, she is in prépa in the Paris region. She can talk for hours about Spinoza, art, or about her projects, which most of the time is confusing.
THE SMILE MAKERS
COMMUNICATION
ALBANE
AYMERIC
ALIX
AXELLE
STRATEGY
AZYANAH
MORGANE
JEANNE
FINANCE
CHARLOTTE
NICOLAS
TECH
DAMIEN
BENOIT
AZYANAH
VICTOR
STEVEN
LIONEL
JOSEPH
ILLUSTRATEURS
GUILLAUME
MANON
FRANCE DEVELOPPEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPPEMENT
CHARLOTTE - BENELUX
GABY - États-Unis
THEATRE COMPANY
LOUIS
HORTENSE
ANDRÉ
JULES
SIMON
MAXIME - Régisseur
GO AND SMILE
TOM - 4L Trophy
BENOÎT - 4L Trophy
CLÉMENT - Clem en Van
PAVEL PAUL - Musique
EMMANUEL - Hexplo
THÉAU - Go and Smile
GUILHEM - Go and Smile
VIANNEY - Lettre à un jeune de 20 ans
FOUCAULD - Lettre à un jeune de 20 ans
ELLIOTT - Pékin sans stress
SENGHOR - Pékin sans stress
ÉMILIEN - Pékin sans stress
ELLIOTT - Pékin sans stress
AMBASSADORS
ILONA, UCO Guingamp
APOLLINE, EM Normandie
CÉLIA, Neoma Rouen
ANASTASIA, Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
CASSILDE, University Sorbonne-Nouvelle Paris 3
LUCAS, SKEMA Lille
MATHILDE, IESEG Paris
MARIE-LIESSE, Sainte-Geneviève High School, Versailles
MOHAMMED, Lyautey High School
Faculty of Dental Surgery, Paris Descartes
JEANNE
LILI, AgroParisTech
REVIEWERS
VICTOIRE
ALIX
LAURINE
DAPHNÉ
EULALIE
NOÉMIE
LÉNAÊLLE
COLOMBINE
AUGUSTIN
HÉLOISE
VIRGILE
VALENTINE
SIXTINE
PAULINE
PRISCILLE
TIPHAINE
OMBELINE
CARLO
GUÉNOLÉE
CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE
ALICIA
MATHILDE
ALEXANDRA
ALIZÉE
MARINA
THOMAS
MARIE-LIESSE
LUCIE
TANGUY
PÉNÉLOPE
ESTHER
VIANNEY
AGATHE
FANNY
NATACHA
VICTOR
MARTIN
JADE
MARIE-PIA
LOÏC
AMAURY
INÈS
EMMANUEL
JOSÉPHINE
PÂQUERETTE
GEOFFROY
ALEXIA
ARMANCE
AYMERIC
MARGAUX
MARGUERITE
HUGUES
ANNE
WANDRILLE
ANAÏS
CLÉMENCE
JULIE
CONSTANCE
CALIXE
PREVIOUS INTERNS
CÔME - Com
ALICE - Com
CÉCILE - Com
AMAURY - Com
NICOLAS - Com
DIANE - Com
LUCIE - Com
CHRISTOPHE - Com
ANGÉLIQUE - Com
AURORE - Com
CORIOLAN - Com
ALIZÉE - Com
MARION - Podcasts - Com
SIXTINE - Strat
CÉLIA - Strat
CLÉMENCE - Strat
ELIAS - Strat
LUCAS - Strat
JUSTINE - Strat
CYRUS - Strat
PAUL-HENRY - Strat
CASIMIR - Strat
SIXTINE - Strat
FRANÇOIS - Strat
MAXENCE - Strat
ELEONORE - Maine- et-Loire - Strat
EMANUEL - Calvados - Strat
CHARLOTTE - Strat
THIBAUD - Strat
ROMUALD - Strat
LUCAS - Strat
MARGALIDE - Finance
ANSELME - Finance
HUGO - Finance
JULES - Finance
WILLIAM - Grenoble
CHARLOTTE - Grenoble
IMANE - Paris
RIME - Paris
EDEN - Paris
ANNE CHRISTINE - Toulouse
JAVIER - Espagne
FAUSTINE - Allemagne
GAËTAN - Allemagne
EMELINE - Allemagne
KATIE - GB
BERTILLE - GB
LOUIS - GB
GABRIEL - GB
LOUIS - GB
OLLIE - GB
TANISHK - GB
HANNAH - Canada Concordia
AFRIDI - Canada Concordia
VANESSA - Canada Concordia
STANISLAS - Tech
GUILLAUME - Tech
CHARLOTTE - Tech
NICOLAS - Tech
QUENTIN - Tech
CLÉMENT - Tech
XAVIER - Tech
PAUL - Tech
AUGUSTIN - Tech
FLORA - Tech cybersecurité
QUENTIN - Tech
LUCAS - Tech
BAPTISTE - Tech
MARINE - Tech
KAIAO ADELE - Tech
BENJAMIN - Tech
GAEL - Tech
PIERRE - Tech application
DYLAN - Tech application
ELIOTT - Tech application
ZHICONG - Tech Application
OLIVIER - Tech Application
MARIE - Illustrateur
PAIGE - Illustrateur
BLANDINE - Education Nationale
Who are we? For more information:
Find out more the projects of the association through the different articles on the page OUR BLOG,