{"id":13182,"date":"2016-10-13T16:18:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T15:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/?p=13182"},"modified":"2016-10-13T16:18:11","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T15:18:11","slug":"the-seve-ballesteros-foundation-introduces-golf-to-children-at-santander-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/the-seve-ballesteros-foundation-introduces-golf-to-children-at-santander-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"The Seve Ballesteros Foundation introduces golf to children at a Santander Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long-term young patients will be able to practice golf in the Hospital\u2019s playground.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Seve Ballesteros Foundation will give the chance to discover golf to children undergoing treatment for extended periods at Marqu\u00e9s de Valdecilla University Hospital in Santander. Thanks to the collaboration agreement with the Association Buscando Sonrisas (Searching for Smiles) and the support of Mercedes-Benz Spain, golf will be fundamental for leisure and entertainment of sick children, for the first time in our country.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new playground facility will open officially tomorrow with a total area of 230 square meters, of which 79 will be dedicated to golf. This is the first initiative nationwide aimed to introduce golf activities within a hospital facility in order to support children\u2019s recovery, while making their stay more endurable. The playground will also include swings, table football, table tennis and a play area.<\/p>\n

Long-term young patients at Santander\u2019s hospital will be able to take up golf through adapted programs led by\u00a0Jes\u00fas Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, who has extensive experience in teaching golf to children.\u00a0\u201cIt is an open area of artificial grass, which can be adapted to practice the different parts of the game. The idea is to start playing golf through games while introducing new challenges every week to keep them \u201chooked\u201d, such as putting, chipping and driving competitions using foam balls, nets and velcro targets”,<\/em>\u00a0said Jes\u00fas.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Seve Ballesteros Foundation\u00a0<\/strong>and the\u00a0Association Buscando Sonrisas<\/strong>\u00a0(Searching for Smiles) signed an agreement last March committed to launch this initiative, which is supported by\u00a0Mercedes-Benz Spain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Reiner Hoeps, President of Mercedes-Benz Spain:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWe met Seve\u2019s children two years ago and since then, we have worked with their father\u2019s Foundation. He was a real fighter, a pioneer who opened many doors in golf, who believed in the values of the sport and impressed the whole world. Mercedes-Benz has supported golf for a long time through sponsoring players and competitions in many countries, in addition to our MercedesTrophy national circuit, with the outstanding presence of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation. This year\u2019s winners were invited to live an unforgettable experience: a visit to Seve\u2019s trophy room, the Sancta Sanctorum of a unique and exceptional sports figure.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Javier Ballesteros, President of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation<\/strong>:\u00a0“My brothers and I are very excited about Valdecilla Hospital golf initiative, which meets the goals of our fathers’ Foundation. He would be very pleased. We are proud that golf can be part of the entertainment for children who are in need of support to fight illness with determination, perseverance and discipline. Practicing golf will certainly give them these values. We are very grateful to the Association Buscando Sonrisas and all entities involved for inviting us to join\u00a0this project, and to Mercedes-Benz for their constant support to the Foundation\u201d.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Long-term young patients will be able to practice golf in the Hospital\u2019s playground.   The Seve Ballesteros Foundation will give the chance to discover golf to children undergoing treatment for extended periods at Marqu\u00e9s de Valdecilla University Hospital in Santander. Thanks to the collaboration agreement with the Association Buscando Sonrisas (Searching for Smiles) and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-showcase"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t