Brescia, May 15th, 2019 – Salvi Nicola, Daniele Gavezzoli, Fabio Iapichino, Pietro Santacroce, Claudio Gaole, Giuseppe Scolaro and Marco Morzenti proceeded to acquire and deliver food that will meet the needs of several families in need in Brescia.
Stefano Villotta and Bartolomeo Bonafede have been active in the search for some of the products mentioned above.
As part of the charitable activities carried out by the Ligurian delegation, each week a group of volunteers donates food packages for families or people living alone. The reports that reach the delegation are increasing constantly.
Brescia, May 7th, 2019 – On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, the Provincial Section of the Italian Red Cross in Brescia, together with the president, Dr. Carolina David, extended the invitation to the projection of the film ” Rwanda – the film “to the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George with which a fruitful collaboration has been launched some time ago. Mr. Daniele Gavezzoli represented the Order, under Msgr. Morandi’s mandate.
At the end of the film, five of the forty-one Rwandans adopted in Brescia in 1994 talked about their personal histories.
Montecarlo (Lucca), May 8th, 2019 – Mr. Daniele Romanelli, representative for the city of Pistoia, assisted by Antonio Vignali and Marco Meucci, on behalf of the Delegation of Tuscany, handed over Mr. Andrea Simoncini, head of the children’s home “Peace” of Montecarlo (Lucca), lots of products. The donation is part of the project “Briciole di salute”.
On April 23rd 2019, St. George’s Day, a solemn investiture ceremony was held for the Triveneto delegation at the Basilica of Saint George. The current civil and military authorities, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and many Knights and Dames of the Order were present. 19 new confreres were also appointed. The rite of investitures and Mass were preceded by an intense and highly appreciated spiritual retreat, dictated by Bishop Antonio Meneguolo, Archdeacon of the Patriarchal Basilica of San Marco. The ceremony and the Mass were presided by Mgr. Meneguolo, representing the Prior of Triveneto HE Msgr. Francesco Moraglia. Archbishop Arnaldo Morandi, Secretary General of the Office of H. E. the Grand Prior and H.E. Dom. Norberto Villa Abate Benedictine from Praglia also participated. The participation of Mr. Giampaolo Grazian, Secretary General of the Order, was particularly appreciated. The Delegate and Vice Delegates of Triveneto, Prince Don Giovanni Alliata, Mr. Alberto Lonigo, Vanni Feresin and Mr. Giuseppe Rizzani, Vice Delegate of Lombardy attended as well. At the end of the ceremony, the participants gathered at Circolo della Vela for a lunch.
