Xavi Hernandez donates yacht to refugee charity
The former Barça legend donated the vessel to Proactiva Open Arms and the yacht will be auctioned with the charity receiving the income.</br><a title="Valencia-Barcelona live online: LaLiga Santander, today on AS" href="https://en.as.com/en/2017/11/26/football/1511687272_185129.html">Valencia-Barcelona Live</a>
Former Barcelona player Xavi Hernández has donated his private yacht to the NGO Proactiva Open Arms, a charity organization from Badalona (Barcelona) dedicating to saving lives at sea. The company has set up base recently on the Greek island of Lesbos to aid immigrants seeking refuge.
The nine meter vessel will be auctioned off and all money collected will be used by ProAcative Open Arms to continue their rescue work in the Mediterranean.
Xavi Hernández nos apoya con la donación de un barco. @FIFAWorldCup @SeFutbol @FCBarcelona_es @FCBarcelona https://t.co/4gZwDrDP0G
— Open Arms (@openarms_fund) August 1, 2016
The charity has managed to save the lives of more than 3.000 people close to the Libya coastline.
Xavi Hernández cede su yate a la ONG Proactiva Open Arms https://t.co/DuL0xBS9NV pic.twitter.com/zx3FrMVWke
— primiciaweb.es (@primiciaw) August 1, 2016