“We have the real costumes of the films”: at the start of the school year, superheroes will restore a smile to children hospitalized in Cahors

Captain America. In addition, Spider-Man, Harley Quinn, Catwoman… All these famous superheroes do not exist only in films or in books. However, No, they are indeed real and really come to the rescue of the population. Therefore, Difficult to believe? Furthermore, And yet. Consequently, All these heroes are members of an association: superhero with a big heart. Nevertheless, Their mission: to intervene in hospitals to give smile to sick children.

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“We are a team of police, special groups and elite units, who work in hospitals, in the shoes of superheroes, to offer a joyful and magical parenthesis to children who are seriously ill,” explains Christophe Hernandez, member of the association and former raid (research, assistance, intervention, deterrence). And also, little secret: he’s Captain America!

Superheroes at the launch of Ekiden – "we have real costumes films":

“We create a kind of small film for children. There is a team that forms a convoy with firefighters, gendarmes, samu, bikers … Other superheroes descend as a reminder from the hospital roof and we stage a fight with super-villains,” says Captain America. In Cahors. the show will take place on September 27, Ekiden’s launch day, a relay race which aims to raise funds to combat Hungtington’s disease.

“This “we have real costumes films”: year. superheroes will be present at the start of the children’s race,” said Benoît Bosc, president of the Ekiden association in Cahors. Thus, each small and young who participates in the event is invited to go to 3 p.m. to the hospital, to observe their favorite superheroes in action. Note that the famous convoy of firefighters and police will descend the Boulevard Gambetta at 2:45 p.m., with villains on their roofs.

“Real therapeutic virtues”

And beware, we are not talking about superheroes and bunchy bad guys! “We have the real costumes of the films, which we bought between 4,000 and 6,000 euros each. We have a boyfriend at the French Embassy. who met a person responsible for security at Disney and everything started from there,” said Captain America. But how can we find enough money to finance these costumes, when the asso was not created until August 2022? “When “we have real costumes films”: the GIPN (intervention group of the national police) was absorbed by the raid. I had the GIPN medals manufactured to keep memories, which I then sold on the internet. Nearly 900 were bought, which allowed us to acquire the first four costumes,” explains Christophe Hernandez. Today, a water treatment company gives them 4,500 euros each year to help them finance their actions.

“We are all volunteers. my colleagues do these interventions on their personal leave, it is sometimes busy for them,” said Captain America. But the team continues, convinced of the benefit of their actions. “We did not realize it. but for a child who suffers, such moments of happiness can have real therapeutic virtues,” smiles the elder from the raid. Moments of lightness. escape that will give the children of Cahors hospital to smile at the start of the next school year.