Derthona and Castelnuovo in "red" against violence against women
A weekend with a very strong social value for Bertram Derthona and Autosped Castelnuovo Scrivia, who together took to the field to raise public awareness on a sad current issue such as violence against women.
The two clubs, protagonists of a video on this topic published on November 25, have decided to use sport, and basketball specifically, to send a message strong and decisive in the matches played in recent days.
For the Lions, the testimonials of this important initiative were the players from the youth and mini-basketball sectors Derthona Basketball Lab, a satellite company of the Club which includes the youngest boys who train every day with the aim of growing on and off the playing field. A message with great impact, the use of red strings of the shoes, launched by the men of tomorrow, supported by those of today, the staff of coaches and managers, who led the boys from the bench with a red mark on face, famous symbol of the countryside 'A red to violence' very widespread in the world of sport. In the team's match on Sunday Eaglets 2012, even the opponents, Hot Basketball Acqui, joined the initiative by coloring their faces red for the final photo.
The two symbolic and important gestures were accompanied by the initiatives promoted byAutosped Castelnuovo Scrivia on the occasion of the eighth day of the Northern Group of the Women's Serie A2 championship. The players and the technical and managerial staff of the Club, in fact, against the Sanga Milan they wore the red strings thus taking the field against violence against women.
In conjunction with the match, at the PalaOltrepò in Voghera, the club set up a stand where fans and spectators were able to purchase the anti-violence clementines, initiative promoted by Confagricoltura Donna Alessandria and Piedmont in collaboration with the Equal Opportunities Department , See Equal Opportunities of the Municipality of Alessandria. The proceeds from the sale will go to me.dea onlus, anti-violence center in Alessandria.
Red strings and clementines: two gestures that Bertram Derthona and Autosped Castelnuovo have implemented to say 'Enough!' to a form of violence that is sadly still too current. And to send, together, a message with a strong social value.
