‘Green’ energy for kids and personalized trees for participants: there starts a new season of a charitable activity 100 Hours with A1

Starting from 1 June A1 launches a new season of a charitable activity 100 Hours with A1. You can register on 100.A1.by, select one of four activities, i.e. running, hiking, swimming or cycling, and track your online trainings. This initiative will run for 50 days, i.e. till 20 July inclusive. Over this period every participant shall dedicate maximum number of hours to sports exercises. As soon as total project meter reaches 50 000 hours, A1 will grant BYN 50 000 to it’s activity partner, i.e. International public organization SOS Children’s village.

This season 100 Hours with A1 is directly linked to ecology. For the allocated funds SOS Children’s village Mogilev is planning to install solar panels and water air heat pump to provide it’s residents with eco electric energy. Besides, there will be a personalized tree planted on the territory of SOS Children’s village Borovlyani for the most active participants as a symbolic prize for 100+ hours of trainings.

“‘Green’ topic is one of the ultimate priorities in ecologic, social governance of our company. We invite you to do sports for your own benefit, take a chance to help children and care for the environment. And eco energy for SOS Children’s village and personalized trees for all participants who will reach 100 hours of trainings is a convincing additional motivation for participation in the project”, - noted Nikolai Bredelev, A1 head of PR.

Tree planting is planned for autumn 2021 at SOS Children’s village Borovlyani within the land improvement project. By the start of the next heating season it is planned to commission solar panels system and water air heat pump. Heat generating system that uses water air heat pump will be for the first time ever in Belarus utilized within such a large scale project. The same system will be used for cooling indoor premises in summer.

“SOS Children’s village is a unique alternative to orphanages and foster homes where orphans and children deprived of parental care live in the family together with SOS parents, brothers and sisters and get everything necessary for healthy development in the atmosphere of love, respect and trust. Thanks to support of dozens of socially responsible businesses and thousands of caring Belarusians over 5000 children a year get help at SOS Children’s village. We urge Belarusians to take active part in 100 Hours with A1. Our joint efforts will facilitate in realization of key ecologic initiatives”, - noted Olga Vikhareva, a representative of SOS Kinderdorf.

 

100 Hours with A1 traditionally is organized in online format and is focused on individual trainings of every participant. To join and contribute you need to register on 100.А1.by and track every hour in motion. Upon the end of the initiative all the results will be summarized as a grand total and separately in every discipline. All participants who reach the biggest number of training hours in every of four disciplines will be awarded with medals and an absolute winner with the Cup.