POSTED: Thursday March 11th 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FIL launches donation campaign for Nodar Kumaritashvili's family

Nodar Kumaritashvili tragically died in a training accident on the eve of the Vancouver Olympics

Berchtesgaden (pps) The International Luge Federation, FIL, has launched a donation campaign to financially support the family of Nodar Kumaritashvili. The athlete from Georgia died in a training accident on the opening day of the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, at the age of 21.

According to information from the President of the Luge Federation of Georgia, the family is in urgent need of financial support. Some years ago, their house was completely destroyed by fire. Mainly with the help of their only son, the family had begun to rebuild the house, which is still far from completion.

As immediate support, the FIL already transferred 10,000.- Euros to the family.

Donation account

Recipient:    International Luge Federation, donation account Kumaritashvili
Bank:        Sparkasse Berchtesgadener Land, Maximilian Str. 6, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany
Account:    20121422
Bank code:  710 500 00
IBAN:        DE12 7105 0000 0020 1214 22
Swift-BIC:    BYLADEM1BGL

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FIL Office:
Rathausplatz 9
D-83471 Berchtesgaden
Tel.: (+49)8652-66960
Fax: (+49)8652-66969
Email: office@fil-luge.org

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Keywords · Nodar Kumaritashvili · Luge · Vancouver 2010

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