HOW YOUTUBE IS RENOVATING MY CHATEAU! - LOOKING BACK AT 1 YEAR OF RENOVATIONS

Happy 2022!!! Here's our 2021 in review, and what a year it was! A huge thank you to all of you and to my patrons for making these exciting renovations possible... Here are the charities that we've donated to from our ‪@cadeauxatthechateau‬ channel so far (over €23,000 in 2021!): July 2020: British Heart Foundation UK (in memory of my father) €634 August 2020: Alzheimer's Research UK (in memory of all of the residents of my parents' nursing homes) €350 September 2020: Prostate Cancer Foundation (in memory of Selmar's father) €1255 October 2020: Medecins sans Frontieres (chosen by my mother to support vaccinations in Africa) €942 (equivalent to 426 cholera vaccinations) November & December 2020 & Jan & Feb 2021: A Lalande Fashion Scholarship for a student at the Villioti Fashion Institute in South Africa €5500 March 2021: Suffolk Artlink £1505 April 2021: Association Petit Prince €1.689 May 2021: Melanoma Focus €1.204 June 2021: Aide aux Jeunes Diabétiques €1.735 July, August & September 2021: The 2nd year of the Lalande Fashion Scholarship for a student at the Villioti Fashion Institute in South Africa €5500 October 2021: A La Bonne Vauvre (our local Crozon sur Vauvre community centre) €3184 November 2021: Techo €2709 December 2021: Charity still to be decided as we await the final month's total, but it is already over €4000!!! The Chateau Diaries Episode 283 ✨🏰✨ Escape to the chateau with ’The Chateau Diaries’ 🏰 This channel follows the adventures of chatelaine Stephanie in her French 16th century home, the Chateau de Lalande, in the heart of rural France ❤️ We share our life in this ancient chateau in the heart of the French countryside, and show you the diy, renovations, crafts, cooking and gardening that are needed to bring a home like this to life! A very special thank you to all of you who have become Patrons of the Chateau de Lalande. You have made The Chateau Diaries one of the top 400 Patreon accounts in the world, and have transformed not only our lives here, but the future of this beautiful chateau! I’m overwhelmed by your kindness and generosity. On behalf of this beautiful chateau that will continue to survive and flourish because of you, thank you!!! If you're interested in becoming a Patron of The Chateau Diaries, click here:   / thechateaudiaries