Frogs leap into action
Warsaw 10's, the biggest amateur rugby charity event in Central and Eastern Europe, will take place during the first week of May in Warsaw, at the Skra stadium. Organized by the Frogs & Co rugby club, about 200 players and 16 teams from Poland, England, Scotland, Ireland and Belgium will play for the Cup.
The popularity of rugby in CEE is rather low and the majority of amateur rugby teams are composed of mainly expats, including managers, directors and CEOs of international companies operating in the region. The Warsaw 10's event aims to promote the sport in the Polish community.
But the key goal of the 12th annual tournament is to raise money for foundations that help local children, including the Park Foundation, Effectus Papilionis (Butterfly Effect) or the Children's Fantasy Foundation.
"This is a unique undertaking since it combines various elements: sport, a hard fight in the field, good fun and the support of local charity action," said Steve Weeks-Johnson, president of the Frogs & Co club. "Charity is a significant aspect of Frogs & Co's activity. It allows us to help people less privileged than we are," said Aleks Domaradzki, another member of the organization.
The event managed to raise zł.210,000 over the last 11 years and these funds were used to purchase sports equipment, computers and wheelchairs, and to help renovate orphanages and fund English classes for poor children. Money raised last year supported an oncology unit at the Medical University in Łód.
The event will be held in Skra Stadion, ul. Wawelska 5, Warsaw on Saturday, May 3, 9 am-6:30 pm and Sunday, May 4 from 11 am-4:45 pm ending with a Cup award ceremony at 5 pm. Admission is free. For more information contact Sylwia Schneider at 504-086-893 or s.schneider@imediapr.pl
