“I have experienced extraordinary moments thanks to this association. I remember an intervention at the Saint-Jacques foundation, in Illzach, which welcomes children and adolescents who are victims of domestic abuse. All these young people were waiting for the basketball players with such impatience that they had difficulty sleeping the night before. And they had decided to postpone the visits to their families planned for that day. Seeing them, with smiles from ear to ear and stars in their eyes, it was difficult, if not impossible, to imagine their suffering. While most of them are, even if they don’t show it, in great distress. We were all touched by these kids. »
Ten thousand tickets distributed
Daniel Contessi still has difficulty hiding his emotion when he talks about this particular afternoon, even though it dates from March 2023, made possible thanks to Macadam Basket 68, which he has chaired since its creation in…