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NATIONAL FOUNDATION REPORT 12 2007 was a busy year for Fundación Laureus España as it actively worked to grow its social programme in Spain. In April 2007, the vibrant city of Barcelona once again hosted the successful Laureus World Sports Awards, bringing to stage the world of sports and highlighting the activities of the Foundation, including its fi rst project, Grumet EXIT. This project helps young people improve their educational prospects and social integration through traditional sailing. The programme links the school curriculum with sports and the teaching of skills and values that will help them succeed at school and in life. This programme has attained both local and international recognition as a pioneering and unique programme that yields incredible results. Special Olympics Spain, the Foundation’s second project, also had an active year. The programme incorporates health and sports with social- integration activities around Spain. Eighty-fi ve Spanish athletes participated in the Special Olympics Games in Shanghai, China. While there, Chairman of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, Edwin Moses, met the athletes for an inspirational chat. Spanish Tour de France legend and Laureus World Sports Academy member Miguel Indurain joined well-known business personalities at a private dinner in Madrid to launch a special edition of the unique photographic book Let The Children Play that will raise funds for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs, Chairman of the Fundación Laureus España said, ‘The publication of this book will undoubtedly foster a deeper knowledge of the real raison d’être of Laureus and its efforts to improve the lives of thousands of children all over the world. The decisive contribution of El Mundo and IWC Schaffhausen is essential to our work and will make it possible for us to sponsor projects that improve the lives of children and adolescents in our country. We are thankful to our collaborators IWC and El Mundo for supporting us in our mission to build a better future through sport.’ At the end of the year, the Foundation celebrated its fi rst Celebrity Pro Am Golf Challenge, an event that gathered local celebrities, golf professionals and representatives from the private sector to raise funds for the projects in Spain and communicate the values of Laureus. 2007 was a year of growth, recognition and consolidation, with particular focus on education, health and social integration. In 2008 we will continue this path of growth, adding more projects and increasing the communication of the core messages of the Foundation. L A U R E U S S P O R T F O R G O O D F O U N D A T I O N A N N U A L R E V I E W
Participants of the sailing project, Grumet EXIT, have helped pioneer a unique programme. Opposite: Laureus World Sports Academy member, Miguel Indurain, attends the launch of the IWC book, ‘Let The Children Play’. Right: Athletes from Special Olympics Spain in Shanghai. L A U R E U S S P O R T F O R G O O D F O U N D A T I O N A N N U A L R E V I E W
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