The “Financial Support for the Sports Associative Movement” protocol aims to support the activities, dynamics, and development of local sports clubs and associations. The signing ceremony took place in the session room of the Municipality's headquarters.
The Mayor of Santiago do Cacém Municipality, Bruno Gonçalves Pereira, highlighted the increase in allocated funds and the return of distribution rates to 0%, ensuring full support as per the regulation. According to the mayor, this total distribution had not occurred for 21 years, since the regulation came into effect, allowing for the removal of fees that had sometimes exceeded 20%.
Bruno Gonçalves Pereira expressed the executive's satisfaction with the protocol's formalization and encouraged the clubs and associations, assuring that the Municipality will "always be at the forefront applauding and supporting the sporting dynamics they promote and the representation they provide for the municipality, and of course, feeling proud".
The entities that signed the protocol include Associação Cultural, Recreativa e Religiosa de Santo André Aldeia, Associação de Patinagem do Litoral Alentejano, Atlético Basquete Clube de Santo André, Chaparros BTT Team Associação, Cercal Bike Associação BTT, Clube de Orientação e Aventura Litoral Alentejano, Clube de Santiago Voleibol V4all, Clube de Ténis de Santo André, Clube de Tiro Desportivo de Santiago do Cacém, Clube Galp Energia, CTF – Associação Crosstraining Desporto e Aventura, Estrela de Santo André, Futebol Clube Alvaladense, Grupo Desportivo da Repsol, Grupo Desportivo de São Francisco da Serra, Grupo Desportivo de Santa Cruz, Grupo Desportivo os Relvenses, Grupo Motard de Santiago do Cacém, Grupo Motard de Santo André, Grupo Motard Rodar Lento, Hockey Club de Santiago, Juventude Atlético Clube, Kotas Bike Team Os Vilas Associação de Pesca, Sociedade Columbófila do Litoral Alentejano, Santo André Sport Clube, Sporting Futebol Clube Abelense, União Sport Club, and Vitória Futebol Clube Ermidense.
