As tension mounts for the final results of Sara Morganti’s quest in the Paralympics in London, the Pro Loco of Barga, the Association B.A.R.G.A. , the town hall and the Equal Opportunities Committee are preparing an initiative with which the city can express its solidarity with the athlete.
On Friday the 7th September there will be held a benefit buffet dinner at the Hotel Villa Moorings to raise funds to support Sara in her Olympic venture.
The benefit dinner will be 20 Euros a head (10 Euros for children)
The weather forecast for Friday 7th September looks hopeful but if bad weather does arrive, the dinner will be held inside the Hotel
Reservations for this event before Monday 3rd September can be obtained on 0583 711538 or by email: prolocobarga@gmail.com or villamoorings@gmail.com.
Mentre sale l’attesa per sapere quali saranno i risultati agonistici di Sara Morganti, Pro Loco Barga e associazione Per B.A.R.G.A. assieme al Comune e alla commissione pari opportunità stanno preparando un’iniziativa che sappia esprimere tutta la vicinanza che la cittadina di origine sta dimostrando verso l’amazzone.
È infatti in programma per venerdì 7 settembre una cena a buffet presso Villa Moorings, durante la quale saranno raccolti fondi per sostenere Sara anche economicamente, dato che i giochi olimpici, quando non si è sorretti da sponsor e federazioni, possono risultare molto dispendiosi.
L’intento benefico di questa iniziativa, che sarà semplice nella forma ma sentita nel contenuto, è già stato espresso da alcuni esercenti della cittadina che hanno aderito con entusiasmo all’invito lanciato dagli organizzatori mettendo a disposizione preparazioni ed ingredienti, così come alcune associazioni del territorio parteciperanno fornendo “mano d’opera” affinché durante la serata tutto sia ben organizzato.
La cena avrà un costo di 20 euro per gli adulti e di 10 euro per i bambini e, coperti i costi vivi, alcuni abbattuti dalla generosità di albergatori e ristoratori, tutto il resto sarà donato a Sara Morganti.
Le previsioni meteo per venerdì 7 sono incoraggianti e quindi sarà possibile godere del giardino di Villa Moorings; in caso di brutto tempo la cena si terrà comunque negli spazi interni dell’hotel.
Prenotazioni (entro lunedì 3 settembre) allo 0583 711538 o agli indirizzi prolocobarga@gmail.com / villamoorings@gmail.com.
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The Paralympic Games is the world’s second largest major international multi-sport event, involving athletes with a range of physical and intellectual disabilities, including mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea, are held immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
The Paralympics have grown from a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948 to become one of the largest international sporting events by the early 21st century. Paralympians strive for equal treatment with non-disabled Olympic athletes, but there is a large funding gap between Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
The Paralympic Games are organized in parallel with the Olympic Games, while the IOC-recognized Special Olympics World Games include athletes with intellectual disabilities, and the Deaflympics include deaf athletes.[1][2]
The present formal explanation for the name “Paralympic” is that it derives from the Greek preposition παρά, pará (“beside” or “alongside”) and thus refers to a competition held in parallel with the Olympic Games.[3] The Summer Games of 1988 held in Seoul was the first time the term “Paralympic” came into official use.
Given the wide variety of disabilities that Paralympic athletes have, there are several categories in which the athletes compete. The allowable disabilities are broken down into six broad categories. The categories are amputee, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, wheelchair, visually impaired, and Les Autres (literally “The Others”, which are athletes with disabilities that do not fall into the other five categories; these include dwarfism, multiple sclerosis, and congenital disorders). These categories are further broken down into classifications, which vary from sport to sport. – source