This Tuesday, July 15, the Novotel de Purpan welcomed members of the association “1 jersey for life”. The objective is to allow sick children to meet cyclists from the Tudor Pro Cycling team.
Inside the Novotel de Purpan, west of Toulouse, cyclists and sick children meet, discuss, take photos together. Moments of complicity that leave smiles on the lips of Dimitri, Ethan and Cayron. These young people, all three affected by illness, obtained the agreement of their doctors to attend the meeting organized in the hotel establishment with the cyclists, who went on site this Tuesday, July 15.
An initiative carried by the association 1 jersey for life
Making sick children vibrate by inviting them to major sporting events, like the Tour de France, is the objective of the 1 jersey association for life. “The purpose of this day is to brighten up their daily lives through meetings with high -level athletes. We try to be present on the Tour de France for several years thanks to our partners to allow these young people to take advantage of a day like this, ”explains Marilyne Dieuze, deputy director of the association, Created in September 2000 in the pink city, to improve the daily life of children with heavy pathologies.
On the program of the day at the Novotel de Purpan: meetings with the sportsmen of the Tudor Pro Cycling team, dedications, on-site catering, gift distributions, press conference … For Cédric, father of Ethan, success was there: “The event was very well organized. We made the backdrop of the decor to my son, passionate about cycling, “he slips.
Children will also be invited to the departure and arrival of the Tour de France in Toulouse. A chance they enjoy in advance.