Help Veso and Yassen represent Bulgaria at the 2020 Paragliding European Championships

OUR STORY

Yassen and Veso - we are the two members of the 2020 Bulgarian National Team, selected to represent the country at the European Championships in Nis, Serbia.

Even though Nis is only a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Sofia, we're facing some serious challenges to get there. First and foremost, the coronavirus crisis has decimated our paragliding income; second, the Bulgarian state this season is not funding us even with the entry fee; and third, that same entry fee is especially high for the European Champs: 450 euro. All that is why we need your help in order take part.

This may be the only high-level comp we'll be able to afford this year, so rest assured that we are lazer-focused on it and we want to perform to the maximum of our abilities.

On Yassen's side - during the last World Cup that took place in Nis, he was leading the competition until the last day, when he was bumped to second place by one single point, so you can imagine his desire to reclaim his European Champion title precisely at that same location, so close to home, on Balkan ground.

On Veso's side - he's recently been complimenting his top-level acro career with top-level cross country, and after one warm-up World Cup and one World Championship, he feels he's on a steep ascent of performance for this Euro 2020.

Motivated and inspired, we are simply unable to give up on the competition - it means too much to us. While we understand the current situation is difficult for all of us, we decided to ask you, our fellow pilots, for support in these challenging times, as we know we share the same passion for this sport.

You may donate as much as you wish and can afford - we would appreciate any amount. However, for any donations over 30 euro we would be able to give you some rewards in return, which you can find in the menu to the right: physical photos, tandem flights, and online seminars. Please, have a look at the following options we propose in order to make you happy and thank you for your help!

(If you're getting an award, please include your email address in the comment box, so we can reach you. It's our first time crowd funding, so not sure if the platform will allow us to reach you otherwise:-) Thanks again!)

WILL THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TAKE PLACE?

The organiser of the event has reassured us with their motivation that even in this difficult coronavirus situation it is possible to make it happen. We are all optimistic that the competition will take place in July or August, however a possibility that it may not still exists - there is no guarantee in a pandemic.

On June 1st The organiser will announce if the competition will take place during the original dates in July or if it will be postponed by one month. In case of a delay, on July 1st a final decision will be made if the competition will in fact take place in August or will be cancelled.

If the championship is confirmed for any of the two periods

If the championship is confirmed for any of the two periods, entry fees will have to paid immediately, hence we are starting the crowd funding campaign now in order to raise enough money on time.

IN CASE OF CANCELATION

In such a scenario we will not be refunding any of the raised money because of the rewards promised and/or given and the fee towards GoGetFunding. Instead, we would be using any leftover funds for future flying projects. The two seminars will take place regardless of the situation. Please, understand this is the best plan of action we could come up with. We hope you will enjoy the rewards we are offing you.

May we all have a successful flying season! Cheers from Bulgaria!

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THE BUDGET we're aiming for:

- Entry fees: 450x2=900 euro

- Transportation, accomodation, and food: 450x2=900 euro

- Technical costs for the crowd funding rewards (transportation for the tandem flights, plus printing and shipping of the photos): 240 euro

GoGetFunding fee: 160 euro

TOTAL = 2200 euro