The cancer treatment foundation \u2018The Gift of Life\u2019 attended almost 20 games during the 2017\/2018 Alexela Basketball Champions League season that came to an end recently, during which volunteers collected donations and ran charity auctions. A total of close to \u20ac7500 was raised in support of cancer patients during games in Tallinn, Tartu, Rapla, P\u00e4rnu and Valga.<\/p>\n
Last week the foundation\u2019s director Toivo T\u00e4navsuu and Estonian Basketball Association chief secretary Keio Kuhi agreed to continue their cooperation when the new league season begins in autumn.
\u201cThe association and all of our clubs are really pleased that we\u2019re able to support the activities of the foundation,\u201d said Kuhi. \u201cIt\u2019s the kind of cooperation we\u2019re happy to carry on with.
The most important aspect of it is raising people\u2019s awareness, as well as highlighting the need to fund patients\u2019 treatment and shining the spotlight on what the foundation\u2019s managed to do so far to help people.\u201d<\/p>\n
For his part, T\u00e4navsuu thanked everyone for their contributions. \u201cWe\u2019re truly grateful to the association, the clubs, the players who donated stuff for the fan auctions, the MCs at the games, Fifaa for supplying us with valuable basketball souvenirs in the shape of shirts and balls, all the volunteers who helped us at the games and of course everyone who donated,\u201d he said. \u201cYour support and your warmth and your encouragement were there for all to see. The teams battled it out all season long on the courts, just as the patients battled on at home and in hospital. Together we managed to give someone hope and the chance to carry on living.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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