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Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque has been involved in the famous car race since 2009! Thanks to the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and the mobilization of our partners, 167 children with heart malformations from underprivileged countries have been operated on thanks to our fund-raising activities during the event.
24 Hours of Le Mans

Key figures

  • 167

    children saved since 2009

  • 22

    children saved in 2025

  • 17 years old

    partnership

Le Mans 24 Hours 2026

- June 13 and 14, 2026

- 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit

 

GOAL: SAVE 24 CHILDREN

I'm making a donation for the children

How to save children during the race?

24H for Kids with partners

Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque offers 24 Heures du Mans partners the chance to activate their hospitality facilities.

Our solidarity stand

The public can make a donation by sticking a "heart stick" on the Safety Car displayed on our stand.

Collector shopping bags for sale in Carrefour stores

To mark the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Carrefour stores are selling collector's edition shopping bags to raise money for children with heart conditions.

A call for generosity relayed on television

TV visibility and appeals for donations are made live several times during the race, thanks to Fondaction L'Équipe.

The official ACO stores

The official bob is partly resold in the Association's stores.

The fan wall

The ACO offers its members the opportunity to save even more children.
Pines

24H for Kids with partners

Students at Lycée Le Mans Sud have created custom donation boxes that will be used for fundraising at the hospitality areas of the 24 Hours of Le Mans partners.

We are also fortunate to have the support of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, the FIA WEC, MMA, TotalEnergies, Ouest France, and Le Maine Libre, all of whom are rallying to support children with heart conditions and have funded treatment for several of them.

Safety Car

Our solidarity stand

We are fortunate to have a presence at the track, right in the heart of the village, with a sales and entertainment booth whose structure, branding, and furnishings were provided by our partners iEvent, Structura, Graphi Concepts, Fabrice Labbé, Ability, Camerus, and SITCO.

On site, our amazing team of volunteers invites visitors to make a donation, symbolized by a “heart sticker,” which they can place on the authentic Safety Car, transforming it into the Safety Cœur.
This year, to celebrate the Association’s 30th anniversary, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest is matching all donations made at the booth!

Carrefour Tote Bag

Collector shopping bags for sale in Carrefour stores

Since 2011, Carrefour stores in the Le Mans and central regions have been supporting children with heart conditions. More than 50,000 shopping bags featuring the colors of the 24 Hours of Le Mans are on sale for €2.60 in 42 stores. This marks a record level of support for the Association’s 30th anniversary!

Thanks to the dedication of the teams promoting this initiative to customers, the sale of tote bags aims to fund nine medical treatments this year!

L'Équipe

A call for generosity relayed on television

To get children’s hearts racing, Fondaction L’Équipe and the L’Équipe Group are joining forces with Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque broadcast several live updates throughout the race on the channel of the same name.

Live from the Association's stand, they invite viewers to make an online donation to help us achieve our goal of saving as many children's hearts as possible.

24H Bucket Hat

The official ACO stores

Every year, the official ACO shops offer visitors the chance to purchase THE charity item supporting children with heart conditions, which this year will be an official hat in the colors of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Of the €30 retail price of the official hat, 40% is donated to the Association!

24 Hours of Le Mans cap

The fan wall

Every member of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest can reserve a plaque in his or her own name and affix it to the Fans' Wall behind the Georges Duran Grandstand. For each plaque sold, a donation is made to the Association!

Thanks to our loyal partners