A number of Indonesian badminton legends and world champions gathered at the Manahan Stadium, Solo, Central Java, Sunday (19/12) ago. This time they don’t cool down the banquet, but they’re present to feel and care about the suffering of the Merapi refugees in a way of raising the aid fund and the event titled “Bulutangkis Peduli Merapi”.
The jaws and shortars of the lashes down the mountains, just name that thrives like Tan Joe Hok, Alan Budikusuma, Haryanto Arbi, Hastomo Arbi, Sigit Budiarto and Christian Hadinata, still plus other major names Taufik Hidayat, Nova Widianto and Simon Santoso.
Hadir also, former queen furtangkis Susy Susanti, Rosiana Tendean, Ivana Lie, Maria Fransisca, while younger generation represented Liliyana Natsir, Vita Marissa, Maria Febe, Greysia Polii, Meiliana Farari, Shendy Puspa, Nitya, Pia Zebadiah and Andriyanti Firdasari
SOLO.
The big name is united because of his social soul call, his concern for the same fate, to participate in and relieve the burden of victims by doing a charity match, auction of his pride racket, even unwilling to get around the spectator tribun to collect spontaneous donations.
Finally from all the inputs are collected Rp 831.090.000,00, which will be submitted to the victims of the volitional disaster through the Indonesian Red Cross.
The event initiated by the Indonesian Furtangkis Community (KBI) cooperated with the Djarum Foundation this article shows how many citizens and private circles who still have concern for his fellow, whatever his profession and whoever his person.
Take the impression of the Legend of Susi Susanti, " I as a Indonesian citizen is certainly aroused to alleviate the derita of victims, I will help brothers through furtangkis also because of my life from furtangkis.
Meanwhile Taufik Hidayat hopes that this charity can relieve and be beneficial for victims, and the most important one can help give the spirit to rise back in undergoing his life after being part of the disaster.
Text: Zarqoni Maxum
Photo: Andika Bheta and Akbar Nugraha Gumay
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