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David joins the DAR scholarship recipients of Hope and Homes for Children—vulnerable children who excel in art, sports, or academics. This program aims to discover children with remarkable achievements and support their performance, ensuring that a lack of resources will not take away their right to shine.

They talked about performance, about vulnerability in all its shapes, about the power of a smile offered at the right moment, and the little joys that make life beautiful; they talked about (mis)fortune and how to never stop believing in yourself despite hardship.

“Even when you reach a high level of performance (in sports and beyond), never forget that you actually want to play and enjoy what you do,” David Popovici told the young recipients of the  
#BurseleDAR (#DARscholarships) during a warm, joyful, and emotional meeting.

David donated the equipment he wore at the World Championships in Budapest to help Florentina Filipovici, a former junior world rowing vice-champion, and her three children. Together with Hope and Homes for Children and a community of nearly 3,000 donors, a warm and welcoming home was built in just a few months in Suceava County for a single mother facing a serious illness and great difficulties.

In less than 30 days, David’s champion cap and goggles raised €40,000 in donations on the galantom.ro platform. David once again demonstrated that he is a champion—this time, a champion of Good—being the person who managed to raise the highest amount in donations in 2022 through the fundraising platform.