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Ordets opened a Come On, Let’s Play! ground in Dobrotvir

Saturday, October 20, 2018

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The Come On, Let’s Play! kicked off in Dobrotvir in Lviv Oblast, where 52 children will be training. In total, 1,600 children have already been engaged in the project

The social project aimed at the development of children's grassroots football is being implemented by the Shakhtar Social foundation in partnership with DTEK.
 
New playground
 
The Come On, Let’s Play! has long been the national project. On October 20, training sessions started at the refurbished pitch in the settlement of Dobrotvir, Lviv Oblast. 52 children aged 7 to 12 years old, including 5 girls, started playing football here.
 
- In June, we signed a memorandum for implementation of the project in the Lviv Oblast, and today we are opening the second ground in the region, - said Oleksandr Hanuschin, the head of the Lviv regional council. – It’s important that the guys will be able not only to play football but also to acquire skills during training sessions and master classes by the qualified mentors. I am thankful to you for the development of children's grassroots football in Ukraine and for the new opportunities for the kids in our region.
 
Ordets’ arrival and gifts
 
Shakhtar defender Ivan Ordets is the guest of the opening event:
 
- Guys! In our childhood, we used to play football on old pitches, on tall grass, on asphalt or on ordinary ground. I am delighted at the fact that these days, you’ve got some great conditions: you deserve them, and this should be appreciated. Just play and enjoy football. I want to say a big thank you to Shakhtar and DTEK for opening such grounds all over Ukraine, and I hope that there will be more of them in the future.
 
Ivan watched the training sessions and friendly games, had some pics taken with the kids, signed autographs and presented the participants with gifts from FC Shakhtar.
 
- Our region boasts great sporting traditions. It’s important for young people to have role models to follow and some great coaches as well. The Come on, Let’s Play! is another step towards that, - pointed out Oleh Taraschuk, the Director of the DTEK Dobrotvirska TPP. - The project unites the country, it brings real benefits, health and future to the children in our settlement.
 
Dobrotvir is the 14th Come On, Let’s Play! location. Earlier this autumn, the project also kicked off in Ivano-Frankivsk, Burshtyn, Chervonohrad and Shchastya.