Wrote by Tristane on Thursday, December 6th 2007 at 3:57 pm

…such lovely little dolls!
21st November was the Atelier Frimousse (Dolls’ workshop) in Disneyland.

These dolls, called Frimousses (which means “sweet little face” in French), are unique rag dolls, each one with its very own identity card. They are sold for a minimum of 20 euros (donors can offer as much as they like) and the money goes to UNICEF.
The money is then transformed into vaccinations against fatal illnesses (tetanus, measles, diphtheria, polio, tuberculosis, whooping cough) in third world countries.

On this day, Disneyland, which also let Cast members make a Frimousse doll for UNICEF, decided to help several groups of children make their own Frimousse doll!
Children of the Secours Populaire association, in addition to doing a good deed, had a wonderful day, finishing with a visit of the park and the famous Disney Once Upon a Dream Parade!

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