“Our volunteers are extraordinary, they animate with great motivation the major part of our 22 activities” announces Elise Glapa The dynamic president of the Bigres association (Blagnac Inter generations retirement Sports), herself animator for dance activity. Reserved for retirees living in Blagnac, Bigres has 459 members this year, or 28 additional compared to last year. Among the new physical but also brain activities: Nordic walking, Spanish lessons, and IT. “This new IT activity helps to better handle a computer, word processing tools and above all strengthen the safety of internet access” specifies the president. As for the pickle-ball activity, a racket sport, in place for a year: “it works strong for the new members who have good knees and joints”.
“Our primary vocation is to develop the social bond between the retirees of Blagnac” she explains. Thus the traditional pancake was very successful in January and it is already complete for the trip organized at the end of February in Menton for the lemon festival. Victim of its success, the association is looking for volunteers to take over in particular for the flagship hiking activity, to discover natural landscapes of great beauty.
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