1. BULGARIAN YOUNG PEOPLE FOUNDATION Sport is a platform for dialogue and exchange between citizens FAVOURITE SPORT –WAY OF LIFE

2. BULGARIAN YOUNG PEOPLE FOUNDATION BULGARIAN YOUNG PEOPLE FOUNDATION The Foundation supports (trainings and consultations) youth, sports and cultural organizations in the performing and implementation of projects funded by National and Operational programs co-funded by EU. We would like to introduce Club for sport and tourism “Matchirski” with its good practices.

3. Club for sport and tourism „ Matchirski” http://www.matchirski-sport.org Club for sport and tourism “Matchirski” has been developing its activities since 2002 year, and for a public benefit during the last year

4. Club for sport and tourism „ Matchirski” http://www.matchirski-sport.org Organizes and develops its activities in two ways: - Through projects funded by different programs; - By organizing various open-air sport activities in exchange of a membership fees.

5. Club for sport and tourism „ Matchirski” http://www.matchirski-sport.org It is specialized in the following sports and open-air practices : - ski, snowboard; - mountain tourism; - sport climbing, alpinism;

6. Club for sport and tourism „ Matchirski” http://www.matchirski-sport.org Embraces the following age and specific groups : -children from 3 to 7 years old; -students from 7 to 19 years old; -socially disadvantaged children; - people in working age with risk of immobility.

7. Club for sport and tourism „ Matchirski” http://www.matchirski-sport.org More important projects and partners of the association: Project „ Friends from first class” ( 2005- 2008) – 700 participants,value of the project 4000 Euro Project „Know, love and keep Bulgarian Mountains” - 615 participants, value of the project 25 000 Euro.

8. Club for sport and tourism „ Matchirski” http://www.matchirski-sport.org 2008/ 2009 –is the beginning of three-year program-in common with Sofia Municipality for free ski training for children without parents care. 2009/ 2010 Project „Development and promotion of physical and creative potential of every child”– 75 participants Value of the project- 8 000 Euro.

9. Club for sport and tourism „ Matchirski” http://www.matchirski-sport.org Short statistic with the embraced activities in the last 3 years: 2007/ 2010 Type of participants Ski/ SnowboardTourism and other open-air sport activities Children 3-7 years old11 50015 000 Students 7-19 years old55008500 People in a working age10001250 Socially disadvantaged children190

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