Lâche Pas Classes Fiddlers, French Immersion students will take part in Giant Omelette Celebration in Abbeville

Abbeville is getting eggggcited for next weekend, Nov. 4-5, when members of the Confrerie d’ Abbeville will gather up over 5,000 eggs to cook up their Giant Omelette on Sunday afternoon to give away free to everyone in attendance.
“In keeping with our mission to celebrate the French language and culture of our region one addition to this year’s celebration will be the Vermilion Parish Schools Lâche Pas Classes Fiddlers & French Immersion Students performing at 9:00am on Saturday and returning Sunday after the short procession to the skillet the French Immersion students of LeBlanc Elementary School will be singing for the crowd. “ says Omelette member and Grand Maitre Arlene Collee. Other activities include a Fit for French 2 mile walk on Saturday morning put on by "Les Amis du Francais en Vermillon" (Friends of French in Vermilion) a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of French language, heritage and culture, and to the continued success and growth of French education in Vermilion parish. The organization promotes all things dealing with the Francophone cultures, and in turn, provides support for French learning in Vermilion parish."
The Confrerie d’ Abbeville is proud to have been instrumental in the push to put French Immersion back in Vermilion Parish Schools. “ We are an international Celebration that happens at 6 other places around the world. The common thread is the French language. We are excited to share our progress in French with the members of our sister cities representatives who come to Abbeville to help us cook our Giant Omelette.” Collee says. You can find out more about the weekend activities at www.giantomelette.org.