Metropolitan joins Fundación Aladina in the fight against childhood cancer

The Metropolitan Club joins the Aladina Foundation, the Small Foundation and the A Foundation.

Bosch to carry out different solidarity activities to raise funds in favor of the objective of enhanced reality: remodel the Oncology Area and Pediatric Hematology of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital.

For this purpose, special master classes will be held with the participation of well-known figures from the world of entertainment such as Manel Fuentes or Samantha Vallejo-Nágera, the Foundation's enhanced reality glasses will be sold in all the clubs and a special menu will be created in the restaurants of the Metropolitan clubs.

Childhood cancer is one of the worst versions of this painful disease. According to data from the AECC, in Spain there are more than a thousand cases per year between 0 and 14 years.

And although survival exceeds 80% of cases, the truth is that these boys and girls, along with their families, need great support and accompaniment to make their days of treatment a little more enjoyable.

This is why Metropolitan wants to contribute its grain of sand to the cause and will do so through different activities whose sole purpose is to raise money to be used for the aforementioned remodeling.

For this reason, it invites everyone, members and non-members, to join this cause and participate in these specially designed activities, which will take place between May 2 and 15, coinciding with the day of the hospitalized child, which It is commemorated on May 13 of each year:

1. Enhanced Reality Glasses:

The Aladina Foundation has created some glasses that are painted and personalized by the patients themselves, which are for sale and the profits from which go to the aforementioned project.

Anyone who wants to collaborate by buying the glasses can do so at the reception of all the clubs or through this website.

2. Solidarity master classes:

During the week of May 9 to 15, solidarity master classes will be held every day in all the clubs.

Both members and non-members may attend by paying a charity fee, which will be donated in full to the cause.

To see the full range of master classes specially created for this action and their costs, you can click here.

In addition, some of these master classes will be held by celebrities such as Manel Fuentes, Samantha Vallejo, Maxi Iglesias, Jaime Astrain, Josie, Jordi Cruz, Amelicious, Mercedes de la Rosa and many more. The celebrities will lead Zumba, Body Pump or Spinning classes, read their books or carry out showcookings.

In other words, endless activities designed so that anyone who wants to attend can enjoy the hand of their idols.

3. Contest for one year of access to the Metropolitan Clubs:

In addition to the highlighted actions, there will also be two contests so that whoever participates has the chance to win a year of free access to the Metropolitan Club of their choice. There are two ways to participate:

• Buy solidarity glasses and post a photo on Instagram with the hashtags #Realidad Mejorada and #MetropolitanGym
• Enroll in a master class, everyone who does automatically participates in the contest

4. Collaborate with your menu

Finally, in clubs that have restaurants, a special menu will be created be a hero with which you can expand the menu for €2 and turn it into a donation.

The Aladina Foundation helps children and adolescents with cancer and their families. Since its creation, her entire team has worked so that no sick child or her family ever lose their smile or the desire to fight.

They take care of them from the moment they arrive at the hospital and accompany them every day so that they know they are not alone and feel their unconditional support.

Thanks to the work of Fundación Aladina, each year around 1.500 sick minors from all over Spain benefit from the 18 hospitals in which they collaborate.