Benalmádena, 24th January 2011

 

On the 20th January, a press conference was held at the “Club de Raqueta” in Benalmádena to present the II Torneo Padel Charity "Eva Ortega". This tournament will be held in memory of a player from the club and friend of Cudeca, Eva Ortega and in aid of Cudeca Cancer Care Hospice.

 

Attending the event were, the Sports Councillor of the Benalmádena Town Hall, Manuel Crespo, the manager of the club, Guillermo del Grosso and the Cudeca Communications and Fundraising Manager, Rocío Torres.

 

In this second edition, the categories will be 2ª Women, 3ª Women's and mixed, and will be held on 4th, 5th and 6th February at the renowned Racquet Club of Benalmádena. The entry fee for the tournament will be 20 euros per person and there will also be a raffle with interesting prizes and trophies for the winners within the different categories. For more information, those interested parties can contact the club in Benalmádena on tel 952 57 68 01 or 618 063 123.

 

Last year, over 60 playing partners participated in the 1st tournament and managed to raise over 4,600€ to help many of the people of Malaga who need the “Special Kind of Caring” Cudeca provides.

 

The Cudeca Hospice is sincerely grateful for the unconditional support of the “Club de raqueta” of Benalmádena, the local Town Hall, as well as the dedicated group of volunteers who support Cudeca every year.

 

Cudeca Cancer Care Hospice has attended, since 1992, to more than 5,800 patients with advanced cancer and their families via the Home Care, Outpatient and Counselling, Psycho-social Rehabilitation Day Care Centre and In-patient Unit programmes, all free of charge.