BÀSQUET GIRONA JOINS THE FEM PLATJA TEAM! TO CARE FOR THE GIRONA COAST

Basketball Girona joins the Fem Platja team! of cleaning and maintenance of the Town Hall of Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro and S'Agaró, in a day of support and awareness of the care of Girona's coastline

| Thursday, 24 October 2024

Básquet Girona demonstrates its commitment to sustainability and care for the environment by participating in a day of cleaning and awareness that has been organized jointly with the Council of Castell d’Aro, Platja d’Aro and S’Agaró in the around Cavall Bernat, one of the most emblematic places on the Costa Brava with the desire to learn from professionals who already carry out cleaning processes.

The participants of Basketball Girona have joined the municipal brigade in a day of support and awareness of the care of Girona’s coastline. This collection is part of Básquet Girona’s regular collaborations with local and international initiatives dedicated to environmental protection.

The Club entourage was made up of players from the base teams and Club workers accompanied by the players Guillem Ferrando and Aljahmi Durham; Jesús Escosa, General Manager , accompanied by an entourage from Platja d’Aro City Council.

“The Club thinks that it is part of our responsibility as an Entity to organize regular events like today’s to make young people aware of the importance of the sustainability of the planet which is the task of the new generations and the old generations ” pointed out Jesús Escosa , General Manager of Basketball Girona .”

Two key points of why this joint initiative,

  1. Committed to quality standards, the Aro Beach Council, in its ‘Beaches’ program, is governed by internationally validated and independently assessed standards.
  2. We understand environmental management as an integral action. On the part of the municipality, coastal management is presented as an action that covers everything from lifeguarding to cleaning and maintenance, including aspects such as accessibility and information and citizen participation, and the Girona Club aims to generate actions that not only have an impact on the sporting field, but also on the well-being of people and the planet.

“We firmly believe that sport can change the world. Beyond competition, it is a powerful tool to transform our society and our planet. Just as we have done from the Club with the creation of BG – BE GREAT , a label born with the aim of grouping together and giving visibility to all the social and environmental sustainability initiatives promoted from the Girona Basketball environment, ” said Clàudia Batlle , head of the area of RSC del Básquet Girona. “With this joint action, we have done our bit to take care of the environment and promote greater awareness of the importance of preserving our natural spaces. “

This day of support and awareness, which is part of the World Day Against Climate Change , Girona Basketball reaffirms its commitment to the environment and invites everyone to participate in this very important cause.

About BG – BE GREAT .- the project born from Basketball Girona, not only as a brand; is a movement that promotes social and environmental transformation through sport. With the motto “Be Great”, we target the youth with the aim of raising awareness and empowering them to make a difference. Sport is the tool, but our mission goes further: we want to make the world a better place.

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