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Fundación Cecilia Baccigalupo

Fundación Cecilia Baccigalupo
   

Cecilia Baccigalupo Foundation promotes sport´s practice as a social integration and physical development tool for kids and young with intellectual disabilities.

"Many years ago, while studying physical education, I participated in a race of young people with varying capacities; they asked me to be a "hugger". The task was simple: I had to look at one of the runners in the eye throughout the whole race, in order to prevent him from getting distracted and getting him to run straight to me. And that's what I did. I looked at the young man who was standing at the start line. I opened by arms wide. And I started calling him, spurring him to come towards me. I was with him every step of the way, without ever taking my eyes off him. He looked at me and smiled, and he ran fast. And I felt that he was dying to get to the finish line. He ran because his triumph, for him, meant being enveloped in my arms. When he got to the finish line, I hugged him so tight, me heart gave a shudder. And from that shudder, a great joy was born, one of those joys that is rarely felt in life, even bigger than the one I felt when I got my third title as world paddle champion. Such joy prompted me to arrive to a decision: whenever I could, I would try to spill onto special children everything that sports had to give me." Words by Cecilia Baccigalupo, president of the Foundation



 
Help us buy a set balls, a psychomotor kit and a health tachometers
   

- With US 50 we are able to buy a set of 6 balls for basketball schools or 50 tennis balls.

- With US 150 we are able to buy a psychomotor kit and a mini net enabling 30 children with different capacities to play (a psychomotor kit includes didactic material for sports training. The materials are used in hockey, running and soccer schools).

- With US 300 we are able to buy 2 health tachometers for students in the running school.



 
How to educate and fit in overcoming distances
   


Subjet Area: Sports and Disability

Location: Cities in the provinces of Cordoba, Santiago del Estero and Santa Fe



Baccigalupo Foundation. Beginning of classes in Sporting Schools in Mar del Plata

"THE FIRST JOLT"


At capacity with 45 students with varying capacities, "The First Jolt"
of the Sporting Schools at the Baccigalupo Foundation in Mar del Plata. Gabriela abatini is the godmother of the schools.

Forty five young people from Mar del lata with special abilities participated during the irst day of classes at the Schools of the Baccigalupo Foundation, at the aunch named "The First Jolt".

Every Monday afternoon, the 5 children from the 4 institutions of special education of the city (Asdemar, El portal del Sol, Centro Nuevo Día y Alito), have a standing appointment at the EMDER to practice tennis and basketball.

The creation of the Sports Schools in Mar del Plata is the first step of
a new path to be traveled by the Baccigalupo Foundation


To achieve that all
children and young people with intellectual disabilities find in sports a tool to obtain a better integration into society,
improve their quality of life, aiding in the psychophysical development

-  Supply the necessary tools to promote the
psychomotor skills, intellectual skills and social skills of children and young
people with disabilities.

-  To stimulate their urge to exceed themselves and
overcome circumstances as an attitude of life.

-  Spur a change in the behavior of the community
towards people with intellectual disabilities, in order to facilitate their acceptance,
fitting in and equal development opportunities.

- Favor sociability, creating friendships, playing
with other children, establishing new links and relationships.

1. "A net that joins". Strengthening of the six sporting schools in Buenos Aires: tennis, paddle, soccer, jockey,
running and basketball in the city of Buenos Aires.

2. "The challenge of growing". Expansion of the activities towards the rest of the country:

  • Baccigalupo, Foundation Special Sports Schools in Mar del Plata.
  • Alliance with the Rio Gallegos Tennis School for its Special Tennis Club.
  • Support for the special tennis
    club of the city of Catrilo, La Pampa.

3. "Playing as a right". National tournaments and sporting events between persons with and
without disabilities, with different organizations of the civil society and
private companies.

4. "Big personalities"  Events where prominent sports personalities participate and who
are granted the title of godfather of each school: Manu Ginobili in basketball,
Gabi Sabatini in tennis, Cachito Vigil in hockey.

5. "Traveling". Trips to overseas institutions in order to carry out specific events
and funds collections.

6. "Fitting in overcoming distance" Tours around the country and Spain, along
with other NGO's where integration events are organized between students with
varying and conventional abilities.

7. "Educate people to give". Education and training in special sports in Argentina and in Spain. Workshops
for teachers pertaining to disability and team work.

8. "Values". Seminars to companies where the value of sports is introduced
(leadership, team work) and where the experience of organizing events linking
sports and disabilities is conveyed.

9. "Sports Health". Health program, clinical evaluation, diagnosis
research for 200 children and young people who currently practice sports at the
Foundation. The purchase of 50 health tachometers for the students at the
running school.

 

In this sport, the NET does not
divide. The NET JOINS. Its JOINS families. It JOINS friends. It JOINS great
sportmen. It ADDS joy. JOIN us in this game.

114
Inspeccion General de Justicia
2003
13
80

2006
Total Assets: 26 189,56 ARS
Total Liabilities: 1 429,00 ARS
Total Income: 107 603,63 ARS
Total Expenses: 132 342,98 ARS

Echeverria 1050
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
1428
(0054 )911 60987680
(00 54)11 4 783-7818
andrea.benaim@fundacionbaccigalupo.org
http://www.fundacionbaccigalupo.org
Cecilia Baccigalupo Presidenta
Andrea Benaim Directora Ejecutiva
Cristina Raunich
Jorge Cantini
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