IV A Basket for a Cause was a success

It was a success the fourth edition of ‘A Basket for a Cause’, a solidarity basketball game among well-known guys in our society that aims to raise funds for cancer patients and their families. The initiative, which results from a partnership between the CAB and the Madeira Center of the Portuguese League Against cancer, it has attracted social attention to the serious problem that cancer and many ways it affects the lives of all of us, and not just cancer patients. The game, which took place in the CAB Pavilion, brought together a number of personalities from various social areas who agreed to give ‘the body to the manifesto’ for this cause. Among the guests, Sidonio Fernandes, Nelson Caires, Paulo Almada, Ricardo Oliveria, Sara André, Nelio Abreu, Nuno Bazenga Marques, Pedro Sousa, Sandra Rebolo, Mario Gil, Filipe Bazenga Marques, Rui Mancio, Francisco Gomes, Sonia Gonçalves, Gonçalo Camacho, Dulio Martins, Antonio Cruz, João Rodrigues, and Rui Mancio, among others. In a match that was marked by the good disposition of all the players, he spoke louder the cause that united all those present, which was to help those who need it most. In a game that has been played more with will than with talent and skill, it has been proven that civil society can and knows how to be together for noble initiatives and that, regardless of the crisis, there is always room for solidarity and for help. Some testimonies of participants Gonçalo Camacho: "It is always good to associate sport with these causes. It is a good initiative and it is to praise the participation of various personalities in our society." Nelson Caires: "I think it's a great initiative. There should be more of these initiatives, especially in the conjecture in which we live today, it does not cost us anything to help each other." Paulo Almada: "It's good that the CAB joins these initiatives and other clubs should follow the example." Sonia Gonçalves: "It is an initiative to praise above all because it intends to help. The CAB and the League Against Cancer are to be congratulated." Sara André: "I think these initiatives are very important, because I had a very close family person who had a cancer problem and where the League was a very important support. It is therefore to be commended for the collaboration of everyone so that this institution can continue with the meritorious work it has been doing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The League and the CAB are to be congratulated and I hope that they will continue this partnership for more years." Mário Gil Fernandes: "These days are appreciable for their end. Sportfully, it comes to destroy the saying that ‘who knows doesn’t forget’, because some people who are here have even been interesting players but who today no longer ‘fish one’.” António Cruz: "I think these initiatives are excellent and should continue. The fact that there are people who do not have a direct connection with basketball and collaborate in this event is to be commended because it shows the community's willingness to adhere to these causes. As for the game itself, since I haven't been to practice in 40 years, I think the balance is positive. Congratulations to the CAB and the League Against Cancer and that they are increasingly successful in their work."