POPOLANA 2011 - day two
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The three-day sports manifestation of Popolana, held under the patronage of the Town, the Town Tourist Board and the hotel company Maistra and organised by the Association of Sports of the Town of Rovinj, this year attracted over 1,700 athletes and rec
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The Town Square saw the programme taking place under the name "Rovinj Exercise" – joined as well by numerous guests of Rovinj, along recreationists and athletes. The attractive performance by dance clubs Arabescque and Roxanne followed, as well as those by choirs Nuvola and Oldtimer and members of the Music School "Ivana Matetića Ronjgova" from Pula. At the same time, the quay Valdibora held the Open Competition of Rovinj in shore fishing, while the town marine park held the County competition in underwater fishing. Also, the square had a tournament in electric darts organised, while a cycle tour started from the same venue.
The Town Square saw the programme taking place under the name "Rovinj Exercise" – joined as well by numerous guests of Rovinj, along recreationists and athletes. The attractive performance by dance clubs Arabescque and Roxanne followed, as well as those by choirs Nuvola and Oldtimer and members of the Music School "Ivana Matetića Ronjgova" from Pula. At the same time, the quay Valdibora held the Open Competition of Rovinj in shore fishing, while the town marine park held the County competition in underwater fishing. Also, the square had a tournament in electric darts organised, while a cycle tour started from the same venue.
However, the central and perhaps the most emotional part of Popolana, successfully taking place for the fifth year in a row under the motto of “From streets and squares to nature and tourism through sports", was the finish of the participants to the humanitarian walking tour. That is, within Popolana, humanitarian campaigns take place unified under the name "1+1= a million steps". This year’s campaign, with the subtitle of “For You and For Me” was organised on behalf of Mr Emilo Sinčić, a citizen of Rovinj suffering from multiple sclerosis, aiming at procurement of an electric wheelchair. Given this is a well known citizen and a teacher of music, people of Rovinj really showed their best face.
They walked the trek of ten kilometres for their ill neighbour, shaping the “Big Heart of Rovinj” by walking from the Cistern to Marshal Tito Square, the very name of the humanitarian trek. At the same time, T-shirts with the logo, flower pots and handiwork were sold at the square, so the two days of Popolana gathered in over 22 thousand Croatian kuna for the procurement of the electric wheelchair.
