1st Octavio SA Gonzales Memorial Boccia Tournament for Persons with Cerebral PalsyBocciaCerebral PalsyEVENTSSM CaresSM City Marikina
SM City Marikina with SM Cares Supports the 1st Octavio SA Gonzales Memorial Boccia Tournament for Persons with Cerebral Palsy
Persons
with Cerebral Palsy took part in the first ever Octavio SA Gonzales
Memorial Boccia Tournament for Persons with Cerebral Palsy at SM City Marikina
in celebration of the 15th Cerebral Palsy Awareness and Protection Week which
is commemorated every September 15-22 of the year. The event was supported by
SM Cares and SM City Marikina.
We
are aware how persons with disabilities like those with Cerebral Palsy faces a
lot of challenges. As one of the sectors of our society that is sometimes put
aside or look over, it is up to various organizations like SM Cares to increase
awareness and understanding of them or mobilize support to promote a broader environment
for them.
Last
September 21, 2018, SM City Marikina, SM Cares, the City Government of Marikina
who has been actively supporting the cause of The Cerebral Palsy Association of
the Philippines hold a Boccia tournament that was participated in by
sports-minded and athletic teams like the Marikina City Boccia Team among
others. It was the first ever Octavio SA Gonzales Memorial Boccia
Tournament for Persons with Cerebral Palsy.
Boccia, a ball sport designed for
persons with cerebral palsy is a game of strategy and accuracy. It should be played
on a flat, smooth surface, where players must throw or roll six coloured balls
each as close as possible to a white target ball, known as the “jack.” The
player, pair or team with the most balls near the jack is the winner.
Each
team or players is classified according to their level as organized by the rehabilitation
doctors from the Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine.
I was
honored to watch the fist set of the tournament where Charito Manglapuz (Marikina)
and Marilou Deniega (Cainta) played against each other. Ms. Daniega who won the
set competed in the 2018 ASEAN Paralympic Games held in Thailand.
The whole day tournament ended with the awarding ceremony.
Kudos
to SM City Marikina and SM Cares for supporting this cause.
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