ASSIST Software Teams Up with the Champion Andrei Gafita

May 16, 2019
3 min read

We are pleased to officially announce the partnership between ASSIST Software and Andrei Gafita, a 22-year-old Romanian race walking national champion from Suceava. He has been race walking for 11 years and he has competed in renowned events, such as the World Championships, the European Championships, the Francophone Games, and the list goes on.

He has had a lot of success in competitions in Romania and abroad. In fact, he has won 21 gold medals in national competitions and another three gold medals in international competitions. Also, he has held the national record for the 10-kilometer race walk since 2015

For us, it is always a pleasure and honor to support talented young individuals who dare to dream big. And Andrei Gafita definitely dreams big, being one of the most enthusiastic, hard-working and determined athletes we had the chance to meet. We were inspired by his story, so we decided to offer him a monthly excellence scholarship and support him in his future race walking competitions.

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Our company culture is driven by our employees’ needs and desires. Therefore, our employees are always encouraged to find a healthy work-life balance. Physical activity is a vital part of this work-life balance, so we promote a healthy lifestyle and encourage our employees to play sports or do some form of exercise regularly.

For example, many of us go to the gym or take part in activities such as football, basketball, tennis, cycling, swimming, running, hiking, etc. One of our most popular clubs is the ASSIST Biking Club, which gathers together the most passionate cyclists we have in our company. One of our most important core principles is a continuous improvement for our employeesas well as for thecommunity we live in.

We seriously take on the responsibility of coaching people into learning skills they never had the chance to learn before, attaining a comprehensive set of healthy moral principles and healthy routines that would allow them to continuously self-improve and becoming truly strong well-rounded individuals that can have a significant impact in the community.

This is why our partnership with Andrei Gafita is so much more than a simple collaboration. He inspires us and is a role model to many because of his hard work, determination, and patience. We are proud to be supporting this talented athlete and we are excited about following his journey as he pursues his dream of participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020

At ASSIST we believe that we have a common purpose: to improve daily, to make each other proud, to support the local community and become true global leaders in what we do. We are a local companywe owe everything to the community we were born in and we believe we should do our best to give back.

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