Partnership with 'Secouristes sans Frontières'

At the end of January 2022, the founder and president of the association Secouristes Sans Frontières, Arnaud Fraisse, visited us at our offices in Lorient. It was an opportunity for us to present him with a check for the association’s endowment fund and to conduct an interview to learn more about the association, its missions, and the collaboration with Freeze Dried & Co.

1. Who is Secouristes Sans Frontières?

Founded in 1978, Secouristes Sans Frontières is a volunteer humanitarian association that helps populations affected by various natural disasters and specializes in searching for people during earthquakes.
There is also a Secouristes Sans Frontières endowment fund that collects donations to finance future missions. The NGO also takes the opportunity to carry out Covid-19 pandemic prevention in certain countries, such as Lebanon and Tunisia.

For several years now, Secouristes Sans Frontières and Freeze Dried & Co have been partners. The idea came from SSF, for whom it was important to design emergency bags to withstand 72 hours in a disaster situation. Created during 2019 and updated in 2021, these evacuation bags help people wait for rescue without lacking food and equipment, which is why different bags are available on the Freeze Dried & Co website. They are designed to meet the needs of an individual or a family in a crisis situation. These waterproof and dustproof backpacks can be kept at home and contain a first aid kit, water and food, lights, and also shelter materials.

2. Presentation of the check to SSF by Freeze Dried & Co

For each bag sold, Freeze Dried & Co donates a 10% commission to the SSF Endowment Fund, allowing them to build up a stock of equipment and an emergency fund to help rescue teams when catastrophic events occur. During 2021, sales of these bags generated a little over €1,500 for the NGO.

Sébastien Coché, Arnaud Fraisse, and Ariane Pehrson during the check presentation for the association

3. Donations of hand sanitizing gels

Having received a large donation of gels from a French company, the association decided to donate them to charitable organizations in need, to the Secours Populaire, as well as to the various companies they collaborate with, including Freeze Dried & Co. Therefore, during his visit to our offices on January 28, 2022, the president of the NGO took the opportunity to donate a little over 2,500 hand sanitizing gels to us. As a result, until stocks run out (expected in mid-March 2022), everyone who places an order on Freeze Dried & Co will receive a bottle of hand sanitizer along with their purchases.

At Freeze Dried & Co, it is important to support those in need. Therefore, the Lyo team is delighted to collaborate with Secouristes Sans Frontières and to help as much as we can in our (small) way... That’s why our evacuation bags are not going anywhere and will continue to be updated!
Thanks again to Arnaud Fraisse for his visit and his trust!