Dragić's charity has no borders
The highly regarded Gogi is not only a world-class athlete, but also a man with a big heart, which he proves with his charity projects as part of the Goran Dragić Foundation and the basketball camp in Laško.
The Goran Dragić Foundation was established in 2020 so that all the projects that have been running under the patronage of the popular Gogi since 2014 could be formalised and regulated by law. It is primarily in charge of organising the Goran Dragić basketball camp and renovating and constructing outdoor basketball courts under the #Podamdaigram brand, while also trying to implement projects to help children and youth from socially disadvantaged environments.
When renovating and developing smart courts, the Foundation looks to make sure that the locations are as equally distributed throughout the regions as possible. Some renovation or construction projects have already been finalised, and some are to be carried out in the near future.
Completed courts
In 2024, the plan is to renovate the court outside the Campus Arena in Ptuj. Two courts are planned for 2025 – one in Nova Gorica, and one in Ilirska Bistrica.
Every year, Goran and his organisational team make sure that at least 15 of the children who attend his basketball camp come from socially disadvantaged environments. Making sure that the selection of these children is professional and independent is the Association of Friends of the Youth Ljubljana Moste-Polje through the Botrstvo v Sloveniji and Botrstvo v športu projects, while the costs of their participation are covered by the Foundation itself and by loyal sponsors and partners.
In addition, the Goran Dragić Foundation in 2023 purchased three professional, custom-made wheelchairs for the Slovenian Paraplegic Association, to be used by the national wheelchair basketball team.
Goran Dragić basketball camp in Laško
In 2024, the Goran Dragić basketball camp is celebrating a special anniversary, as it will be held for the tenth time, and for the fourth consecutive time in the beautiful setting of Laško, a basketball town on the Savinja River.
In the camp, 140 children and youths aged 9 to 15 learn about basketball and plenty of other fun and educational content for a week under the watchful eye of a 35-member team of organisers, coaches and educators.
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Laško is a confluence of good things, where brewing and the beekeeping tradition intertwine, where therapeutic water springs bubble up to the surface and where your palates will be pampered by products of the Taste Laško trademark. Laško, which was a European Destination of Excellence in 2013 is friendly and accessible to everyone. Taking care of its environment, nature and tradition, it is considered one of the greenest destinations in Slovenia and is the bearer of the Slovenia Green Destination Platinum label. And this is the place where, since 2021, Goran Dragić has been passing his knowledge and positive energy onto young basketball players at the basketball camp.
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