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		<title>Téléthon 2025: A National Wave of Hope to Fund Life‑Changing Genetic Research</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/telethon-2025-france-rare-diseases-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Téléthon 2025: France Unites for Medical Progress Every year, the French Téléthon transforms compassion into scientific progress.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Good Deal in Châteaubriant: Christmas Toys for 1€ at the Clearance Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The end of year holidays are approaching and what could be better than taking advantage]]></description>
		
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		<title>Toy Drive Organized by Secours Populaire helping the most deprived in Charente</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/09/toy-drive-organized-secours-populaire-helping-deprived-charente/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Angouleme]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Esplanade media library hosted the festivities in the presence of elected officials and volunteers,]]></description>
		
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		<title>Restos du Coeur: 1000 Volunteers Still Missing for the National Collection of March 8th and 9th</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2019/02/restos-du-coeur-1000-volunteers-still-missing-for-the-national-collection-of-march-8th-and-9th/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General News]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On March 8th and 9th, 2019, 77,000 volunteers will collect food and hygiene products in]]></description>
		
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		<title>Téléthon 2018: The Pays de Sillé,  Hand in Hand for the Good Cause</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2018 19:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Téléthon in the Pays de Sillé-le-Guillaume (Sarthe) will take place on 7 and 8]]></description>
		
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		<title>31st Telethon: Pledges are Down</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2017/12/31st-telethon-pledges/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2017 07:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 31st Telethon has raised 75.6 million euros in pledges for research on rare diseases,]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Program of the 30th Telethon 2016 this Weekend in Mayenne</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2016/12/program-30th-telethon-2016-weekend-mayenne/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2016 06:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 30th edition of the Telethon, the Department of Mayenne rallies]]></description>
		
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		<title>Loire-Atlantique: Food Bank Collection begins Friday in 130 stores</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2016/11/loire-atlantique-food-bank-collection-begins-friday-130-stores/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2016 07:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ancenis]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Friday and Saturday, volunteers from the Food Bank are waiting in supermarkets and hypermarkets. The]]></description>
		
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		<title>Music: Les Enfoirés &#8211; Liberté</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2016/03/music-les-enfoires-liberte/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2016 21:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Francis Cabrel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Louane]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sophie Marceau]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The latest single for les Enfoirés has been released called &#8216;Liberté&#8217;.  It is based on]]></description>
		
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		<title>Laure Manaudou. For a Good Cause, She will Brave her fear of Sharks</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2015/10/laure-manaudou-for-a-good-cause-she-will-brave-her-fear-of-sharks/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 08:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former Olympic swimming champion will participate on Saturday in an Aquathlon in a lagoon of]]></description>
		
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