As some of you know, I am very fortunate to live in an amazing medieval village on the outskirts of Geneva called Hermance. August is a special time in my village as it traditionally hosts its famous "Jazz sur la Plage" evening. This year I was given the opportunity to get a little more involved as the association "Casa Alianza Switzerland" was holding a sausage stand there and needed volunteers.
Well you can imagine I could not resist the call of the grill! I came with my chef's apron, my chef's mitts and my BBQ tongs and was ready to roll! Six hours later, we had sold 800 (!!!) sausages and made a small profit for the association! Paul, Bouli and I at the grill; Maud, Eliane, Cate, Serge and Patrick at the counter, what a great team! Definitely worth the muscle ache in my hand, arm and shoulder and my sore feet!
I had already come in contact with Caza Alianza in the past via my former colleague Etienne who is a founding member of the Swiss antenna and who got me interested in their work to socially rehabilitate street children in Central America.
You can help just by buying their compilation CD (very cool Swiss bands), through donations or by becoming a member. You may also want to become a volunteer once in a while!
Here's more info in English:
http://www.casa-alianza.org/en/news.php