when transcending is more important than winning in Madrid

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2023-04-30 20:39:17

GIRONAGirona doesn’t just leave its mark on the pitch, as was seen in the beating in Madrid. It also transcends in its social aspect. The Catalan entity and the humanitarian organization Open Arms have signed a collaboration agreement, with a visibility impact that is estimated to reach a figure greater than 6 million people, according to studies of the audiences that will have the Girona team until the end of the League. Already in the thrashing against the whites, the team from Girona sported the Open Arms logo on the left sleeve of the shirt, in a match that went around the world. The alliance will allow the educational programs disseminated by the two entities to be carried out jointly. This action is added to those already known, such as the promotion of Catalan or the care of companion animals, with Gosbi as the main sponsor.

“We are satisfied that a club as representative as Girona, and especially since it is in the First Division, gives us one of its arms and one of its shoulders to be able to put our emblem on it,” emphasizes the founder and director of Open Arms, Oscar Fields. “For Girona, this collaboration agreement is a source of pride for the great humanitarian work they carry out everywhere. We only intend to help them in whatever is needed and give them the visibility that a club like ours can give “, assures Delfí Geli, the white-and-red president. From September 2015 to the current month of March, Open Arms has saved more than 66,000 lives.

Recently, a delegation from Girona visited the ship Open Arms Uno, where they were able to see a small part of the great work that the NGO does. Among the participants was Míchel Sánchez, the coach who is making a fortune on the Montilivi bench and who values ​​that “his work is spectacular”. “When they explain to you some of the situations they go through, it makes your hair stand on end. They rescue a lot of people who are at sea and who are suffering to get to Europe. I think the agreement is the least we can do for give impact to acts that, for me, are of very brave people and with incredible humanity,” he says.

The Madrid technician, a person who defends values ​​identical to those of the humanitarian organization, is sincere: “We are very lucky to be born where we were born. Because there are people who need help, and that is what Open Arms does, help. They they save lives. If saving one is an impressive act, imagine what it’s like to save 66,000.” All fans who already had the shirt and want to place the logo will pay 5 euros, which will go entirely to Open Arms. In addition, one of the actions being studied within the collaboration is that part of the proceeds of a match in Montilivi go to the organization of Oscar Camps.

Raise awareness among young people

The agreement between Girona and Open Arms includes the dissemination of the educational programs of the two entities. The NGO shares its experience and the testimony of people who suffer under the Education for Freedom program, aimed at students in kindergarten, primary, secondary, high school, vocational training and special education. The aim is to promote values ​​such as justice, empathy, respect and dignity. El Girona, on the other hand, offers talks on nutrition in Girona schools. “Many of the dwarfs in our society focus on football and now we can be there, with Girona as an ally”, reasons Camps, who can boast of the fact that 125,000 students from 2,500 educational centers around the world have participated in his project since 2015.

The people from Girona are not only reaching the hearts of the people thanks to an immense season in the First Division, where this Monday they face a new chapter at the Sánchez Pizjuán against Sevilla (9pm, Movistar LaLiga). Little by little, Girona is consolidating the way it wants to be remembered in the future. These are not empty words, because Girona is also more than a club.

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