Team of three starts Bucharest – Brasov memorial walk to raise funds for injured rugby players
The event is called the Alex Gradinaru Memorial Walk, named after a 19-year old rugby player from Brasov who has recently died from spinal injuries.
The event organizer, the association called Asociatia Prietenii Rugbyului Romanesc (the Association Friends of the Romanian Rugby ) hopes to raise at least EUR 5,000 from individual donations, which will go the charity and support injured rugby players. Some of it will also be used to launch a website for the event, Dennis McAndrew, the walk coordinator told romania-insider.com.
The organizers hope to have other events during the year as well, apart from the memorial walk, which they intend to turn into an annual event. The plan is to create an emergency fund to cover expenses for other injured players in the future, rather than raising money whenever rugby players suffer serious accidents.
Corina Saceanu (corina@romania-insider.com)