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BUJANOVAC, BASKETBALL CENTER

23. April 2018.

Bujanovac - A total of 40 matches, 14 teams from the region and over 500 children, young basket-ball players, marked the mini basketball festival organized by the youth basketball club Play 017 from Bujanovac.

The teams were from Serbia, Macedonia and Germany, as well as one special team, which consisted of migrant children from the Reception Center in Bujanovac, who were organized and equipped by the NGO “Atina.”

The festival, the 8th one in a row, was organized with the financial assistance of the US Embassy in the Republic of Serbia, while help was also provided by "Bivoda", which provided packages of water and juices, the “Mladost” sports center, which provided its premises, NGO Atina, which donated the rabbit mascot dressed in a Play 017 T-shirt, as well as the local self-government and the "Saba Belca" company.

Al the participants received medals and letters of thanks: Play 017 from Bujanovac, Elita from Bujanovac, Panthers from Vranje, Panthers from Skopje, Phoenix from Skopje, All Stars from Leskovac, MBA from Kragujevac, FMP from Skopje, Bremen from Germany, the Nikolić Academy, MFA from Skopje, DABO from Grdelica, NGO Atina (migrant children) and Play Off from Leskovac.

The hall was manned by Red Cross volunteers from Bujanovac. The event was attended by representatives of the US Embassy.

Source: Bujanovac Nrews and Coordination Body