Dear all,

Yesterday’s weekly meeting was special: we celebrated our “Secret Santa” evening along with some awards for our girls. We also had been gifted a big chocolate Marmite for the yearly ‘escalade” event in Geneva.

What is a “Secret Santa” ?

In a group of people, names are drawn randomly so everyone has to find a gift for their pdesignated “Secret Santa”. On a designated day, everyone leaves the gifts under the tree and when opening your present, you have to guess who got it for you !

Awards in VDL

Nycol, Stacy, Nastya, Ana, Mila, Noor, Sophie.

What is the “Escalade” in Geneva ?

In 1602, French soldiers tried to invade the peaceful Swiss city of Geneva. The Genevans decided to fight back and organise a race against the French at night. They defended themselves with weapons and marmites full of hot water they threw on the ennemy’s heads !

Today (luckily), Genevans do not fight French people with boiling water. Every year there is a race and a fancy dress contest in the old town of Geneva to celebrate this event, and shops sell chocolate marmites of all sizes. This year, unfortunately, there is no Escalade race because of the COVID measures.