Founders
Bruno and Tommy, two great friends and professional players who have loved basketball since childhood and want to pass it on to people living in disadvantaged areas of the world.
BRUNO CERELLA
President/founder
Born on 30/7/1986 in Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
I was born in a city where people chew on basketball. One of those few in Argentina where you catch the ball and throw it to the basket instead of kicking it. I started playing basketball when I was 4 years old and I also played swimming, tennis and handball until I was 17. When I was 18 I accepted to come and play in Italy, in Massafra, to live a life experience through sport.
Basketball has allowed me to experience wonderful things, to get to know cultures, to grow on and off the court and to meet people I will always hold in my heart.
My way of thanking sport is through Slums Dunk, dedicating time to our projects and trying to create something sustainable over time that can create opportunities and improve the living conditions of the new generations (and others) who are born and grow up in disadvantaged areas of the world!
TOMMASO MARINO
Vice-president/founder
Born in Siena on 5-2-1986.
I’ve had a basketball in my hand since I was 4 years old.
A professional since I was 17, today I’m the point guard for Givova Scafati in the A2 series.
With Bruno I founded Slums Dunk, laying the foundations for this project back in 2011. Today it represents an important part of my life and brings together two great passions: basketball and Africa.
Trainers
Michele, Giuseppe, Lara and Jacopo: they offer their technical skills and their passion for basketball by teaching it to all the boys and girls involved in the Slums Dunk project.
Michele Carrea
Giuseppe di Paolo
Lara Tagliabue
Jacopo Generoso
Testimonials
To be the spokesperson for an initiative like Slums Dunk is first and foremost to be grateful for the opportunity that sport has given them. They too were children, and thanks to sport they have realised their dreams, becoming professional athletes and an example to follow for many fans.
Support us
Your help is important! By supporting Slums Dunk Onlus you can help many children from deprived areas to get closer to the world of basketball.
Donate using the convenient form on this page or by bank transfer to the bank account in the name of:
SLUMS DUNK ODV Association, IBAN:
IT55B0521601616000000001025
Donate your 5×1000 to Associazione Slums Dunk ODV, tax code: 97707040156
– promoting the project among your friends and acquaintances
– collecting basketball uniforms and equipment
– organising events
– raising funds
Donate using the convenient form on this page or by bank transfer to the bank account in the name of:
Association SLUMS DUNK Onlus, IBAN: IT55B0521601616000000001025
Donate your 5×1000 to Associazione Slums Dunk Onlus, tax code:97707040156
– promoting the project among your friends and acquaintances
– collecting basketball uniforms and equipment
– organising events
– raising funds
Donate using the convenient form on this page or by bank transfer to the bank account in the name of:
Association SLUMS DUNK Onlus, IBAN: IT55B0521601616000000001025
Donate your 5×1000 to Associazione Slums Dunk Onlus, tax code: 97707040156
– promoting the project among your friends and acquaintances
– collecting basketball uniforms and equipment
– organising events
– raising funds