Charity

“It’s easier to play basketball than to talk, so that’s where we’ll be the loudest in August – on the floor – to raise as much money for charity as possible and to enjoy.”
Goran Dragić

Charity

The two-day charity spectacle to celebrate Gogi’s retirement from professional basketball is just one of the platforms through which Goran Dragić, together with all sports and basketball enthusiasts, will raise funds for underprivileged youth in 2024.

Firstly, the Goran Dragić Foundation will renovate the sixth #podamdaigram smart outdoor basketball court in June (after Ljubljana, Maribor, Novo mesto, Laško and Murska Sobota, it’s Ptuj’s turn this year), in July Laško will host the tenth annual Goran Dragić Basketball Camp organised by Gogi’s Foundation and the Spontanzo, in August a spectacular basketball charity spectacle awaits, and in November, a charity gala event will be held by the Olympic Committee of Slovenia – Association of Sports Federations in cooperation with the Leon Štukelj and Miroslav Cerar Foundation and the Goran Dragić Foundation.

The funds raised at these events will be divided between the Botrstvo v športu program (80%), run by the Zveza prijateljev mladine Ljubljana Moste-Polje, and the Goran Dragić Foundation (20%). Throughout 2024, it will also be possible to support Goran Dragić’s humanitarian projects by sending text messages to the number 1919 in the amount of €10 (keyword: GOGI10) or €5 (keyword: GOGI5).

"There will be many fundraising opportunities in 2024, from SMS donations to special charity events and a number of auctions. Together with Goran, co-organisers, sponsors and partners, we want to unite the whole of Slovenia for a good cause, raise as much money as possible and then, together with Zveza prijateljev Mladine Ljubljana Moste-Polje, transparently donate it to young athletes and groups that are disadvantaged in one way or another. Already now, many people are asking about the possibility of additional donations because Goran Dragić is an incredibly positive personality and a strong brand and you are all kindly invited to support his projects."
Matej Avanzo, Event Director