Céline Géraud 11:45 a.m., May 23, 2022
Roland-Garros is at the service of the good cause.
The Grand Slam tournament has set up a "charity box" containing objects recovered during the competition, including rackets and polo shirts.
Everything will be collected by Emmaus Solidarity and will be redistributed to people in precarious situations.
Roland Garros is launching a new initiative for a good cause.
The organization of the tennis tournament is launching a donation terminal, following in the footsteps of other Grand Slam tournaments.
Obviously for the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, sixth player in the world.
"It's a great idea to do that because we have a lot of shoes that we end up throwing away that we would like to give to our team who need them," she said.
Intended for people in precarious situations
Hundreds of rackets, shoes and polo shirts deposited in these terminals by the players, but also by the ball collectors who will therefore have a second life.
They will be collected at the end of the tournament by the Emmaüs Solidarité association.
And all this material will be redistributed to people in precarious situations, far from sports practice.
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Equipment for daily sports practice
But if a racket by star Rafael Nadal and a jersey worn by Novak Djokovic are the stuff of dreams, fans are going to have to lower their expectations.
Indeed, no Roland-Garros collector's item will be part of the "charity box".
"We are not necessarily going to distribute equipment that is marked", says Claire Hallé, CSR manager at the French Tennis Federation.
"For example, if it's Rafael Nadal's shoes, Djokovic's racket, we don't want the product to become a collector's item or to be resold. We really want the sports equipment to be used in everyday practice. "
Same responsible commitment in terms of catering.
Every morning, at 6 a.m., meal trays and unsold food are collected and redistributed immediately to the Salvation Army and Emergency Accommodation Centers in Île-de-France.