Salomon designed 2,000 bandanas insipred in the Kosta Trail that were sold in Forum Sport and that they have managed to raise 2,000 euros, which will be donated to the Team One team.
Through a beneficial bandana of the Kosta Trail, Salomon and Forum Sport they have collected 2,000 euros and have joined to boost a solidarity initiative that aims to raise awareness of all people suffering from this disease that physical activity must be afundamental part of your treatment.
Between May 25 and June 20, 2016, all purchases of Salomon products in Forum Sport came with a beneficial addition: the solidarity bandana and a donation of 1 euro for each sale to the Team One team.
Composed of athletes with diabetes, mainly of type 1-insulin-dependent-, every year they participate in the Trail Kosta, running and also helping the organization to establish specific provisioning positions for participants who live with this condition.
“Our philosophy is to support and sponsor events that foster sports.In this case, satisfaction is double because we have linked it with a beneficial action that will help foster physical activity among this group.It is a plus, ”says Pau Ylla, from Salomon.
The two thousand bandanas with which the promotion had exhausted, setting up to 2,000 euros the donation of Salomon to the team Team One. All with the will to help them in the realization of sports activities aimed at people with diabetes and support them in their effort byGive visibility and educate in the need to see sport as an indispensable partner to live with this disease.Avoid subsequent problems in kidneys, nervous system, heart or view, improve its control, avoid long -term problems ... are just some of the benefits that physical activity brings.
“Thanks to this initiative of Salomon and Forum Sport, the Kosta Trail will be more supportive than ever.Through Team One, Salomon will allocate the € 2,000 to support this group that in each edition of the race shows us that with diabetes you can also and sports should be done.From Forum Sport we are very happy with the good reception that this Solomon initiative has had among our clients and, in the future, we would like to repeat this action, ”explains Jesús Beamonte, Communication Director of Forum Sport.
In fact, the involvement of Salomon and Forum Sport with diabetes through Kosta Trail has been double this year.The appointment of the Uribe Kosta coastline has been defined since 2006 for its solidarity character and, in the 2016 edition, it has also donated part of its benefits to two non -profit entities: the Vizcaína Association of Diabetes Asvidia and the Cuadri del Hospi del Hospi, fight against childhood cancer.