Delegation of Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta

Alessandria, 23^rd February 2016.  The Representation for Alessandria and Asti took part in a spiritual meeting in the year of the Jubilee of Mercy  upon invitation from His Most Reverend Eminence Msgr. Vittorio Francesco Viola, Bishop of Tortona. The meeting was attended by the Representative for Alessandria and Asti, Dott. Alessandro Medici, Knight of Merit with Star, the Representative for Pavia, Dott. Cesare Talpini, Knight Commander of Merit with Star and many Dames and Knights of the Order. His Most Reverend Eminence Msgr. Viola, after a warm and fraternal reception at the  Episcopate, led the procession towards the Cathedral passing through the Holy Door.

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Alessandria, 4^th February 2016.  The Representation of Alessandria and Asti collected and donated about 350 clothing items to needy families of the region for their children ranging from 4 to 8 years of age. The donation was made up of new labelled clothing articles collected from warehouses.  The items were appropriately packed according to type of clothing and age of beneficiary.  Sweaters, shirts, trousers, skirts, jackets, underwear and shoes were handed out. This initiative is a follow-up of what the Representation did last December when it donated 200 winter clothing items to Caritas of Alessandria in response to the latter’s winter emergency appeal. In recent months the Representation of Alessandria and Asti has been supporting some households who are facing increasing poverty that does not distinguish between background of origin or age.

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Alessandria, 5 December 2015. Member Representatives for Alessandria and Asti were brought together at a religious service, held – in preparation for Christmas – within the evocative setting of the Romanesque Abbey of Sezzadio (AL). After joining in the celebration of the Eucharist, a contingent of Dames and Knights, along with a 70-strong group of friends from the Constantinian Order, gathered in the splendid hall-rooms of the adjacent ‘Villa Badia’ to attend a string concerto, which was followed by a Christmas banquet. Attendees included, among others, Alessio Varisco who gave an exclusive presentation of his book “St George and the Constantinians” featuring a foreword by HRH The Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Also present were the Representative of the Constantinian Order for Como, Giuseppe Rizzani; the Prior of Pavia, Don Maurizio Ceriani and the Delegate for Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta, General Mario Marioli. Speaking at the event, General Marioli took the opportunity to provide some insight into the sense of momentous change currently experienced by the Order whose programmatic goals for the new year were also outlined in his address. Subsequently, the Representative for Alessandria and Asti, Alessandro Medici took a retrospective look at recent charitable work in the area and its achievements before introducing all newly-joined Knights and Dames as well as a number of suppliants who had taken part in the event. All proceeds from the initiative, to be administered by the Order’s own aid agency, will go towards funding humanitarian projects targeting the Asti and Alessandria areas.

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Alessandria, 16 November 2015. As part of the project ‘The Hunger of Our Neighbour’, Member Representatives of the Constantinian Order for the cities of Alessandria and Asti have donated 973 kg of food supplies to the local branches of the Diocesan Caritas. The distribution event took place thanks to the contribution of the association ‘S.I.E.’ (Solidarietà Internazionale ed Emergenza) from Alessandria and involved several different charitable institutions  across the region. More specifically, the supplies were thus distributed: 70 kg were handed over to Mons. Toriggia, parish priest of the Cathedral of Alessandria, 3 kg to Don Bersano, parish priest of Santa Maria di Castello in Alessandria, 250 kg to Sister Adalberta from the ‘Bottega della Solidarietà’, 180 kg to the ‘Gruppo di Volontariato Vincenziano’ based in Alessandria, and 400 kg to the same institution over in Valenza, and lastly, 70 kg to the ‘Movimento per la Vita’ in Alessandria. This key initiative was the result of a collaboration between Member Representatives of the Order and the President of S.I.E., Ms Francesca Bravi. During the press conference, Ms Bravi offered special thanks, on behalf of all the volunteers and associations involved, for the level of commitment and generosity demonstrated by our Order.

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