“I only played during the important jackpots, for one purpose: to devote the major part of this sum to the creation of a foundation”, affirmed the multimillionaire.
As he had dreamed, the French winner of the 200 million euros won in December 2020 at EuroMillions will donate almost all of the sum to a foundation he created for the preservation of the environment, according to log information The Parisian confirmed by AFP.
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No sports cars, boats or castles for this lucky man, but rather a foundation dedicated to “the protection and revitalization of forests, the preservation and regeneration of biodiversity and support for family caregivers“, as explained on the site of the endowment fund of Anyama.
“I only played during important jackpots, for one purpose: to devote most of this sum to the creation of a foundation“said the multimillionaire in an open letter available on the website of Anyama, a foundation that bears the name of an Ivorian town near Abidjan where he lived.
“Continue to live peacefully”
In correspondence with The Parisianthe one that the Française des jeux (FDJ) nicknamed “guy“assured to have already”transmitted most ofof his gain to his endowment fund since winning in December 2020, and clarified that he would donate “gradually almost allto this same foundation.
He explains that he intends tocontinue to live peacefully, in the most total discretion“. No information about him is provided on the site of his foundation, which on the other hand highlights the identity of the experts from various backgrounds who work for Anyama. “During my life, I have witnessed in Côte d’Ivoire the incessant passage of trucks loaded with trees cut in the forests of Burkina Faso. This ballet of trucks marked me a lot, indignant“said the generous donor in his open letter.
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Questioned by AFP, the FDJ described as “grand premierea donation of such magnitude and the reasons that led the winner to play, emphasizing that he “it’s not uncommon for the winners to be generous, but what’s a first is the proportion of the prize paid to a philanthropic cause“. This jackpot of 200 million euros is the second biggest win ever won in France. The largest in history in France, a gain of 220 million euros, was won almost a year later, in October 2021 by a Frenchman.
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