Eperlanda donates 30,549 euros obtained with II Burdin Hesiko Lasterketa to OSI Eskerraldea Enkarterri of Hospital de Cruces

What an act of gratitude to those who organized it Eperlanda Kultur Elkartea this past Saturday at Gamiz pediment to show the value of your donation to OSI Eskerraldea Enkarterri de Cruces. “Thank you to the institutions for being here today and supporting the race: Basque Government, Provincial Council of Bizkaia, Town councils, sponsors, collaborators and all the volunteers and entities that made it happen II Burdin Hesiko Mendi Lasterketa be successful,” he said. Asier Larrabe, member of the organization and volunteer at the same time. The

The mountain race, held in 37 kilometers, 13 kilometers and popular walking modes on June 22, raised 30,549 euros, 6,000 more than in 2023. A total of 945 athletes participated, including 330 female athletes . Participants from Bizkaia, Álava, Gipuzkoa, Canary Islands, Albacete, Navarra, Madrid, Castellón, Valladolid, Burgos, Granada, Toledo, La Rioja, Barcelona, ​​​​Cádiz, Huesca, Málaga, Tarragona or Zaragoza are registered . a great effort because of the slopes, the length and, above all, the rain and mud. Special mention goes to Fatma and David, who were also present yesterday, who completed it with adapted chairs brought by Montes Solidarios and Ezina Ekinez Egina.

Unity and success in sports

The objectives of making a contribution to unity, emphasizing the heritage of the area with the historical recreation of the Iron Belt of Bilbao, and developing tourist activity that has left rural habitat in the region without places are possible only in the organization of a big mountain race The success of Burdin Hesiko Mendi Lasterketa is proven by the fact that he ran out of numbers in the second edition weeks before the event was held and in the same weekend it was one of the four races which was invited to have a presence in the World Racing Championship. of Mountain was held in Covaleda (Soria).​​

After the performance of the Fika choir, and the broadcast of a video of the race, the vvolunteer Itziar Landa and volunteer Pedro AzurmendI symbolically delivered the check to Mariluz Marqués, managing director of OSI Eskerraldea -Enkarterri de Cruces, and Inés Gallego, deputy director of Quality at the same OSI.

Humanization in pediatrics

The funds will be used, among other purposes, for the humanization of the pediatric area of ​​the aforementioned hospital center. “I want to say thank you smelledto the volunteers, sponsors, to the people, to the region… on behalf of the boys and girls and families who, with a diagnosis of cancer or a chronic illness, need to be admitted to the hospital. It is a real tragedy, not only the support given by our professionals, but what we have come to call humanization is honestly important,” said Marqués. the

“Humanization refers to interventions that go beyond technical or scientific methods that help emotional well-being, psychological well-being, to make everyday life easier. Some clowns, a radio we call Tirita and other activities like Eskape Gela, are able to divert attention from the suffering, comforting and making it easier for mothers and fathers not to think about what they are saying, what they are talking about, but also to participate them and give them a moment of rest or divert their attention. This wonderful amount will help finance part of these activities, many of which, I would like to say from here, are also voluntary. “It’s amazing that a small town has the ability to organize such an event,” explained the manager

Burdin Hesiko Parks at Cruces Hospital

The deputy director of quality of the OSI Eskerraldea -Encarterri de Cruces, Inés Gallego, thanked again and explained that the received will go to Irriki Klown, “clowns who come to accompany us in the most difficult moments” and to “Support the Radio Tirita, a program that we do in collaboration with the Red Cross, within the framework of Eskape Gela, which is a toy hospital library so that children and young people can entertain themselves and pass their time in the hospital in a more normal way or kinder.”

“And we have a dream for 2025. A space inside the hospital area, which looks like a park, we want to be different: a hospital garden, where men and women, and families, can be in a environment. different and they can be disconnected. We want to achieve it and name it Burdin Hesiko Parkea. We want to take Gamiz Fika and this race at Cruces University Hospital in recognition of all the support you give us. “That is our dream for the year 2025. That is the challenge for the next year,” he concluded. Inés Gallego

The audience, among them was the regional deputy for Social Action, Amaia Antxustegi; the municipal mayor, Ana Rubio; or the artist Fito Cabrales, along with more than 350 other people, applauded the initiative. And Eperlanda Kultur Elkartea accepted the challenge. They are already working for a race that will again cover 37 kilometers of hills, trenches and bunkers on June 21, 2025.