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October 31st, 2008

BNP Paribas Masters in Bercy – a test of skill and a proof of love

BNP Paribas is continuing its charitable initiatives dubbed “tennis de coeur” (Tennis at Heart) with the 2008 BNP Paribas Masters Tournament in Bercy. BNP Paribas invited 150 children from the “Fête le Mur” Association (founded by Yannick Noah) to attend the sporting event. Young people from the town of Hautmont, almost destroyed by a mini-hurricane [...]

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October 28th, 2008

BNP Paribas at the Grand Prix de Tennis in Lyon, France

As a committed and dynamic sponsor of tennis, BNP Paribas reaffirms its commitment as a Principal Associated Sponsor of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, whose 22nd Championship was held from 20 to 26 October 2008 in the Palais de Sports in Gerland.
Since its inauguration in 1987, the best tennis players in the world [...]

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October 21st, 2008

The BNP Paribas Foundation sponsors the Gardanne Care Centre

La Maison de Gardanne staged a highly individual musical comedy at the Dôme de Marseille on Sunday 19 October. An audience of 3,000 welcomed the staff of the Maison and volunteers, who staged a comedy called “La Maison fait son Cirque” (La Maison Performs its Circus Act).
Opened in 1994, the centre for palliative care in [...]

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October 16th, 2008

BNP Paribas staff go back to school during the 'Social Day' in Frankfurt

Sixteen members of staff from BNP Paribas in Frankfurt took part in the fifth Social Day organised in Frankfurt by the Malteser association, the worldwide relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta for humanitarian aid.
The idea is both simple and generous: employees, through their company, offer to work for a day in a humanitarian [...]

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October 15th, 2008

BNP Paribas supports the Pasteurdon

From 20 to 27 September 2008, the Institute Pasteur launched the second Pasteurdon, a large-scale campaign for donations across the length and breadth of France. For 27 years, the BNP Paribas Foundation has been giving generous support to several research teams at the Institute as well as to its Teaching Centre.
The Group took part in [...]

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October 10th, 2008

Kinship and solidarity through sport

Since the inception of the “Projet Banlieues” in 2005, the BNP Paribas Foundation has increased the number of its partnerships by forging relations with various local associations.
In particular, it supports “Entraide et Solidarité par le Sport” (ESS – Kinship and Solidarity through Sport), an association that promotes the development of young people from problem districts [...]

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October 9th, 2008

Young Writers in French rewarded for their talent

Since 1984, the BNP Paribas Foundation has been sponsoring the Young Writers’ Prize, which recognises hitherto unpublished works of prose (novels, short stories, and tales) by talented young writers.
Two prizes are awarded: the Young Writers’ Prize for young writers who are French, and the Prize for Young Francophone Writers, awarded for young French-speaking writers outside [...]

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October 1st, 2008

Exhibition: “Aimé Maeght and his artists” in London

Sponsored by BNP Paribas, this October the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts in London will present an exhibition of works selected from the collections of the “Fondation Aimé Maeght”, in Saint-Paul-de Vence, France. The exhibition, entitled ‘Miro, Calder, Giacomettie and Braque: Aimé Maeght and his artists’, will contain more than 140 paintings, sculptures, ceramics, prints [...]

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