Regis and Valeskinha talking to students of Taquara and Long River cores.
The Interacting Festival is an event that aims, as its name says, the interaction between students of the ten cores Volleyball Network project, in Rio de Janeiro, when the nuclei come together and experience a day full of news, practice of values, relaxation, and of course, very volleyball. In the first half the event took place on 14 and 15 June between cores Bonsucesso Higienópolis, Engenho da Rainha, Inhaúma, and Long River Taquara. For problems with transportation of students, the other cores had no opportunity to carry out the festival. Coordination is studying another date so that these nuclei do not forget to exchange experiences.
The division of days, the participating categories and nuclei was pre-established for coordination as the proximity of schools. Students were prepared to receive and visit each other in harmony, in which values cooperation, responsibility, respect and autonomy, worked every day with the beneficiaries, could be applied.
Unilever athletes play with beneficiaries at the Municipal School Jenny Gomes, headquarters of the Center Long River.
Between games and work values, the cores hosts and guests were surprised by the visit of athletes Unilever team, Regis Valeskinha, Amanda Mara Rejane, Bruna and Roberta, who grouped two by two made the joy of children. "It was great to see the players, I love them," says Marcelle Gonçalves, 12 years of Inhaúma Center.
And the athletes not only pleased the children, tore praise from all teachers and coordinators .: cores "They even graced the event, interacting with the children in games, in chat, in photographs and autographs, showing much sympathy and patience, "adds Professor Rosane Muricy Core Higienopolis.
Children and adolescents put into practice in volleyball.
The event, which obtained satisfactory results, aroused positive comments from all sides: "I loved this festival. I hope you have many other times, "says James Ferreira, 12, student of Bonsucesso Center. Others involved in municipal schools, who accompanied the event, also expressed his views: "Excellent realize the joy and the enthusiasm of our students, showing a lot of discipline and concentration during the event," concludes the coordinator of the Municipal School Alcide de Gasperi, home of Core Higienópolis, Marta Carapajó. Recalling that the interacting Festival, will have its next edition in the fall of 2012 with the categories that have not participated in the event this year.
Project partners Volleyball Network, Rio Nuclei / RJ
Municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Unilever and support MetrôRio with Institute Invepar
Photos: Adriana Lorete
