The basketball fans who attended the Lithuanian-Serbian match not only saw a persistent fight on the court, but also contributed to the construction of the House of Basketball. Fans who attended the basketball match donated a total of 247,672.05 euros.
This is the largest amount collected in the history of the friendly games. The best result before that was recorded in 2016, when Lithuanians played Spain in the Žalgiris arena. Match saw sold out and 190,411 euros were collected.
“I would like to thank everyone very much for attending the game and not only supporting the national team, but also contributing to the construction of the House of Basketball. Every euro raised was invested into the project. I would also like to thank other people and companies who have given and will continue to provide various amounts of support to this project and its development”, – said Arvydas Sabonis
House of Basketball is a non-profit organization established by Kaunas City Municipality and the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.
There are many ways to contribute to the House of Basketball project. One of them is to visit a website www.parama.krepsinionamai.lt and transfer the desired amount of money. Here you can also get acquainted with the project in more detail, as well as follow the progress of construction.
Basketball court nearby will consist of 6,000 pieces of tiles, and support for perpetuating the tile amounts to 350 euros. Everyone who has contributed to the project in this way will be able to write their name on the tile.
During the intensive works and search for who could equip and design interior of the museum and make it interesting and attractive to people of all ages, representatives of the United States company RAA were selected.
RAA (Ralph Appelbaum Associates) is a creative agency that plans and designs exhibitions, museums and other various attractions. It specializes in high-level projects working with cultural, business and governmental organizations from around the world.
RAA has a very diverse team of about 200 specialists: designers, architects, historians, technologists, media representatives and researchers who work in special teams of relevant projects and are dedicated to the design and creative process, communication. In order to convey history, key and core customer ideas and values to the public.
The RAA uses a variety of tools: storytelling, design, theater, media, interactive technology, and architecture. The RAA provides a wide range of services for projects that often face complex challenges in the areas of education, public spaces, institution building, as well as the development of new cultural centers and programs.
