World Down Syndrome Day - Project “More Alike Than Different” takes place in Pecara
The opening day of the Široki Brijeg Regular Season Tournament is marked by a World Down Syndrome Day thanks to the social-responsibility project “More alike than different” in the cooperation of the ABA League j.t.d. and the NLB Group.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
The 21 March, known worldwide as the World Down Syndrome Day, marks the opening day of the Široki Brijeg Regular Season Tournament. During the first day of the tournament, on Monday, 21 March 2022, all of the participating teams’s players in the three scheduled games are wearing the socks in the various colors, as a symbol of the World Down Syndrome Day.
For this occasion, the NLB d.d. Sarajevo and ABA League j.t.d. have teamed up to gather a donation in the amount of 5000 euros for the rehabilitation centre, which has been symbolically handed over by Lidija Žigić, CEO of NLB Bank d.d., Sarajevo and Dubravko Kmetović, the ABA League j.t.d. Director to Mario Karačić of the Rehabilitation centre Marija-Naša Nada of Široki. The Kids with the down syndrome and staff of the Rehabilitation centre Marija-Naša Nada of Široki Brijeg, that are the special guests of the tournament on the first day have received applause from the gathered crowd in the hall, as they have been invited to enter the court ahead of the game.
At the same time, ABA League j.t.d. Sports Director Milija Vojinović has also handed a present in the name of the ABA League j.t.d. to Lidija Žigić – a jersey with the logo of the NLB ABA League 2.
