The contents of each basket have been produced jointly by the four workshops (cooking, handicrafts, laundry and garden) at the residential centre in Munshausen. Each workshop organises rewarding activities for six people with an autism spectrum disorder all of whom are looked after by two social workers.

Each basket is filled with organic, local and sustainable products: for example, the fruit used for the jams, juices, liqueurs or vinegar is grown in the Fondation‘s garden, is cooked and processed on site, and the jars or bottles are all labelled and decorated by the craft workshops.

Laurence Fransen, HR Director at Bâloise Luxembourg, is the driving force behind this year-end collaboration: "This is a great opportunity to appeal to the foundation, which has a special place in our hearts. All the products in these beautiful baskets are organic and are prepared with care and enthusiasm, here in Luxembourg, by the adult members of the Fondation Autisme Luxembourg”. This approach demonstrates, once again, Bâloise's commitment, as a socially responsible company, to the promotion and direct delivery of local products, thus strengthening our bonds with our partners.

Luc Vliegen, Head of Day-Care Centre at the Fondation Autisme Luxembourg expresses his pleasure at having prepared these baskets for Bâloise: “In an unusually challenging year, we are particularly pleased with this large order from Bâloise. We are constantly looking for appropriate and meaningful activities for the 24 autistic adults who work at our four workshops in Munshausen. And if, after this very demanding year for all of us, we can surprise 500 employees at an external organisation, this makes us all the happier. For our workshops, this order was a logistical challenge, but both the social workers and our autistic residents were highly motivated and are proud of the final product".

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