During this period of time, Di Song, a village cadre, has updated the 2024 "Ginkgo Cup" fundraising list for the second "Ginkgo Cup" in Daying Village, Daying Town, Ziyun Autonomous County, in the "Daying Village Information Convenience Group" every day. The full name of the "Ginkgo Cup" is "Daying Village 'Ginkgo Cup' and the United States Village Games", and the second event is planned to be held in August this year.
On the list, it is clearly registered which villager donated how much money to the event, which supermarket donated how many bottles of water, and which company donated how many boxes of tea...... The donors include individual villagers, enterprises, self-employed people, brother village committees, and so on. Why fundraiser?
This has to start with the first "Ginkgo Cup" and the United States Country Games will be held in 2023.
(On August 8, 2023, the first "Ginkgo Cup" and the United States Rural Games in Daying Village opened)
1. Crowdfunding
"In July last year, many villagers approached the village committee, hoping to organize a sports meeting, and told everyone at that time that there was no money for the village to hold the event, so everyone said that if there was no money, they would donate together." Tian Yingbin, deputy director of Daying Village, recalled that in order to meet the wishes of the villagers to hold the competition, the two committees of the village branch immediately organized a villagers' meeting, at which the villagers unanimously decided to "crowdfund" if they had no money. After the meeting, the fundraising began.
There are 100 yuan, 500 yuan, and 12000 yuan. Some donated materials directly, such as the Qiangsheng Meat Store Pork Retail and Wholesale Store, which donated 2 big fat pigs as reward items for the basketball game champion, Chen Xiang Office Consumables Store donated the basketballs, pumps, whistles and other cultural and sports supplies sold in the store, and the Shengshi Baby Mother and Child Store sponsored 40 sets of jerseys, 100 boxes of mineral water, 100 red vests and 15 bath towels......
Those who have money pay for it, and those who have materials pay for it. In addition to the villagers at home, the villagers who are working outside have also donated money to help.
In this way, on August 8 last year, through the majority of villagers raising donations, Daying Village successfully held the first "Ginkgo Cup" and the United States Rural Games. The games include basketball, chess, tug-of-war, husband and wife carrying each other, etc. Because there are two ancient ginkgo trees with a height of 30 or 40 meters, a diameter of about 4 or 5 meters and a long age, the event was named "Ginkgo Cup".
(Basketball game scene)
It is worth mentioning that in order to achieve the effect of national fitness, in the first "Ginkgo Cup" sports meeting, Cen Wanjiang, a professional marathon athlete from Daying Village, was specially invited as the leader to successfully hold the first "Village Run" invitational race in Daying Village.
"Many elderly people have reported to the village that they have not seen such a lively camp for a long time." Tian Yingbin told reporters that during the event, many sports enthusiasts came to the camp as guests, especially the "village run", which attracted many running enthusiasts from outside the province to participate.
The success of the first session has increased the confidence of the villagers to hold the event. In June this year, the villagers began to discuss the holding of the second event. Because of this, there is a description of the Qianwen village cadres updating the fundraising list in the villagers' WeChat group every day. It is reported that the second "Ginkgo Cup" and the United States Village Games in Daying Village are scheduled to open on August 8, 2024, and the competition items will add billiards invitational tournaments on the basis of last year, and the "village run" will be divided into half marathon and 5km health run.
2. "Village Run"
"This year, the registration for the village run has just begun, and all the hotels in Daying have been booked." The relevant person in charge of the "Ginkgo Cup" organizing committee told reporters that as soon as the 2024 "Village Run" registration system was launched, the hotels in the jurisdiction were booked out.
"Village Run" can be said to be the most distinctive and highlight of the entire "Ginkgo Cup" Games. The first "Village Run" invitational race, more than 500 runners signed up, although the course is only 10 kilometers, because the course is a winding mountain road with large slopes, for the participants, the challenge is more difficult than the city course. It is precisely because of the unique track and different cultural customs that the "village flavor" of Daying's "village run" is more full.
(On August 12, 2023, Daying Village held the first "Village Run" Invitational Race)
When talking about Daying's "village run", Cen Wanjiang has to be mentioned.
Cen Wanjiang, a native of Daying Village, is a household name in Daying Village for his transformation from a motorcycle mechanic to a professional marathon runner and a repeat winner of domestic competitions. "When we first decided to hold the 'Ginkgo Cup' Games, we contacted Cen Wanjiang to see if there were other ways to make the whole event more participatory and unique." Tian Yingbin said that Cen Wanjiang, who was training in Anshun at the time, suggested that a running competition be held during the event to allow more villagers to participate and achieve the effect of national fitness.
To hold a large-scale outdoor running race, the manpower, material resources, and financial resources required are far greater than the investment in holding other activities, not to mention that Daying Village is still the first time that a big girl has been in a sedan chair. Tian Yingbin told reporters that at first they thought that the level of protection for a running race would be very simple, but when they learned that there was a need for an online registration system, an accurate timing system, etc., the organizing committee was one head and two big. "At that time, I had never heard of the athletes' induction timing chips, ground timing carpets, and other competition supplies."
These difficulties and problems, which had never been encountered before, were finally solved one by one under the guidance and help of Cen Wanjiang. On August 12, 2023, the first "Village Run" Invitational Race in Daying Village was held as scheduled. On the day of the race, some villagers came to run with their children, some came from other provinces to compete, and some wore a pair of slippers to complete the race...... Last year, when Feng Jiuchen, a 10-year-old child, followed his parents to the scene to watch the excitement, he was deeply attracted by the atmosphere of "village run". "I didn't expect him to like running at all, so I didn't sign him up at all, and I didn't prepare for him, so I came in slippers." Parent Feng Guohai said.
Allowing more villagers to participate in sports is the significance of holding the "Ginkgo Cup" and the United States Rural Games and the "Village Run" Invitational Tournament. In order to make the event guarantee more perfect, it is reported that this year's "Village Run" Invitational Race, under the matchmaking of Cen Wanjiang, Daying "Village Run" event has been strongly supported by Guizhou Wo Run Sports Development Co., Ltd. On July 25th, the registration system for the second "Village Run" Invitational Race in Daying had just opened, attracting many running enthusiasts to sign up. Unlike last year, this year's "Village Run" is divided into two categories, namely a half marathon and a 5km fitness run. In addition to medals and bonuses, prizes include rabbits, chickens, eggs, etc. "The meaning of the village run is to return to the countryside and nature, especially to see many people from my hometown participating in the run, which makes me very happy." Cen Wanjiang said.
(The first "Ginkgo Cup" was closed, and the prizes were local agricultural products, full of "village flavor")
3. At present, the work of the second Games, including the "Village Run" Invitational Tournament, is being intensively prepared. In order to provide a comfortable and clean competition environment and viewing experience for athletes and spectators, many villagers spontaneously gathered in the playground of the village committee and voluntarily participated in the construction of the stage and stands.
Villager Wang Laoqi, who works in a coal mine in Bijie City, recently took leave to return to the village in order to participate in the preparations for the event, and worked with everyone from morning to night every day.
"The people who come to the stands are all voluntary and unpaid, and they don't want any compensation." Wang Laoqi said that it has been raining continuously in the past few days, but in order not to affect the opening of the Games as scheduled, everyone is sometimes working in the rain.
In fact, not only the construction of the stage and stands is free of charge, but also the human input of volunteers, cleaning personnel, logistics support personnel and other manpower that needs to be invested to hold the entire event is the participation of villagers free of charge - villagers who can cook vegetables will come to be chefs and do a good job in logistics support; If you have experience in the construction site, you will come to screw and set up a stage; If you have physical strength, you will carry steel pipes and carry materials; If you have free time, you will be a volunteer to maintain order in the arena; If there is talent, they will arrange theatrical performances......
"What work is done together, what is discussed and done." Xiao Wei, the first secretary of Daying Village, said that it is with everyone's voluntary contribution that the event can be held successfully and successfully. Xiao Wei told reporters that the two sessions of the "Ginkgo Cup" held in Daying were completely organized by the villagers, and the town party committee and government and higher-level functional departments were only responsible for coordination and guidance, such as coordinating publicity, medical care, transportation, emergency response, public security, culture and sports and other departments to provide guarantee for the event, so as to make the event safer, more exciting, and more village-flavored.
Source: Ziyunrong Media Center