Also this year the Sardinian delegation, with the representative for Sardinia Knight of Merit Franco Locci, permanent deacon, together with some volunteers of the Order, participated in the food collection organized by the Food Bank. Specifically, about 15 quintals of food were collected, which will be redistributed to the various local organizations and associations that provide delivery to the indigent assisted by them.
On Sunday 6 October the representation of Alessandria, led by Dame Simona Delfino, organized a collection of food staples for family in need in the Parish of St Joseph the Artisan in the Christ district of Alessandria. The Vice Prior Father Augusto Piccoli, representative Dame Simona Delfino and Knights Lazzaro and Epifani attended the donation and were welcomed by the Salesian Fathers in the hall in front of the parish church.
The Delegation for Molise, represented by Secretary and Commander Giuseppe D’Amico and Knights Rodolfo Rossi, Giuseppe Di Nonno, Michele Di Maio and postulants, together with sympathisers Rossella Neosi, Giuseppe Alabastro and Tiziano Ascione, delivered a significant donation of medical aids to the ”Fisiomedica Loretana” rehabilitation facility in Toro. The institute has been operating in Molise since 1988 and since its inception has been working for the welfare of patients, especially the older ones.
The donation received heartfelt thanks from the legal representative of the facility, Stefania Giacci, together with her staff, who received fraternal greetings from the Delegate, Duke Don Ettore d’Alessandro di Pescolanciano. The group of Constantinian brothers was happily greeted by the clinic guests, who expressed gratitude and recognition with smiles and repeated heartfelt thanks. The delegation motto “a gift for a smile” was also made tangible for this occasion.
Heartfelt thanks go to the Knights awarded during the investiture ceremony on 25 August in Pescolanciano. Their offer enabled the purchase of wheelchairs, which were donated to the facility.
Ferrara, Sunday the 14th of December 2024. In preparation to Christmas the Representation made two important donations in the same day, so that it could guarantee a tangible sign of vicinity to the needy in sight of the imminent Holidays. The first donation was devolved to the voluntary association “Servizio Accoglienza alla Vita” – SAV of Ferrara. The volunteers Marco Zaganelli and Walter Chessa and Knight Davide Zamboni, in coordination with the Representative Father Davide Benini, welcomed by the tireless volunteers whom we thank, they delivered what was collected, with the important contribution of the volunteer Emanuele Chessa: toys, clothes and baby accessories, nappies, baby milk, pasta, canned vegetables, drinks, chocolate, Christmas panettone and much more. The second donation of the day was devolved to the Parish Caritas of S. Spirito, active in historic centre of Ferrara to help the most needy, where the volunteer Walter Chessa and Knight Davide Zamboni, again in coordination with the Representative Father Davide Benini, welcomed by a parish collaborator, delivered what they had previously collected together with the volunteer Emanuele Chessa.
About 150 kg of pasta and canned vegetables, clothes, underwear and shoes for large sizes and elderly are stored here.
The Dames and the Knights of the representation of Piacenza wished to be close to the children of families in difficulty and in precarious situations. They did so with a rich donation of toys and books. The representation was flanked by the Caritas diocesan of Piacenza for organisational and logistical activities.
The Vice Delegate Knight Officer Pietro Coppelli expressed satisfaction for the achievement, thanking all the Knights who were engaged in the collection of gifts. He addressed special thanks to the management of the Scuola Sant’Orsola, represented by Enrico Micheli, for having involved the young students in this solidarity work. Coppelli underlined how these small acts represent the seed that should germinate in every child, educating them towards the gesture of gift and charity. The Director of the diocesan Caritas, Deacon Mario Idda, thanked the Delegation for its constant activity conducted for the needy, and praised the initiative which carries a strong message represented not only by the material gifts but above all by the gesture of closeness to all those people living on the margins of society. At the end of the ceremony the Vice Prior of the Delegation Father Stefano Antonelli blessed the gifts.
Ferrara, 8th of November 2024. In the usual charitable works and charity of the Representation was made a donation to the association of voluntary “Servizio Accoglienza alla Vita” – SAV of Ferrara, that operates for the assistance and help to mothers and families in difficulties. Volunteer Walter Chessa, Knight Davide Zamboni and Knight Antonio Ombra, in coordination with the Representative Father Davide Benini, delivered what was collected in the previous weeks: toys, clothes and baby accessories, Children’s health aids and pasta. We also thank for the generous contribution of part of the material Father Giuliano Scotton. During the delivery the SAV volunteer Lilli Gabellini was present and thanked for the welcome and the commitment to the needy.
Ferrara, the 31st of October 2024. For the All Saints’ Day, volunteer Walter Chessa and Knight Antonio Ombra, in coordination with the Representative Father Davide Benini and Knight Davide Zamboni, had delivered a quintal of pasta, a pallet of Food products in glass boxes (approximately a quintal) and 8 big boxes full of clothes for adults and youngsters, to the Monastery of the Sisters Clarisse of the Corpus Domini of Ferrara. Sister Giovanna was present at the delivery, and we sincerely thank her for the welcome.
The Delegation of Calabria, together with the cultural Association “Due Sicilie” of Gioiosa Jonica, celebrated a solemn Mass in the local Parish of San Rocco, for the 130° anniversary of the passing of Francis II of Bourbon, last King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
A great gesture of solidarity was made on the 8th of December 2024. Knight Antonino Campolo donated a conspicuous amount of pasta to the Parish of Saint Francis of Assisi in Reggio Calabria. The parish priest Giovanni Aitollo expressed his sincere gratitude for the contribution.
A thread that connects not just sweaters, scarves and blankets, but also people, stories and solidarity: this is the core of the Association “Cuore di Lana”. Thanks to a generous donation of balls of wool by the Delegation of Calabria, made the last 9th of December in Polistena (RC), the project of the association will receive a new impetus to continue spreading warmth, comfort and a sense of community.
Reggio Calabria, 21st of November 2024. On the occasion of the liturgical memorial of the Virgo Fidelis, an important initiative of solidarity took shape in Reggio Calabria, thanks to the Delegation of Calabria, which donated 50 hot meals to needy families served by the Caritas of the Parish of Santa Maria della Candelora. The Delegation thanks the Knight Antonino Campolo, without whose commitment this donation could not have been organized.
17th of November – The Delegation of Calabria responded enthusiastically to the call of the World Day of the Poor, instituted by Pope Francis to raise awareness of the importance of helping those most in need. The event saw the Delegation donating to the Parish of Santa Marina Vergine of Polistena goods of first necessity and various meals.
The food collection organized in favour of the Food Bank thanks to the generosity of the members of the Delegation, was a success. The initiative was held on the 16th of November at a supermarket in Rosarno (RC) and saw an extraordinary participation. The success of the event was possible thanks to the collaboration between our Delegation and the LIONS Club Polistena Brutium. Our Delegation contributed by giving long-life food. Later on, Dames, Knights, Meritorious and Costantinian Volunteers, together with the members of LIONS, dedicated time and energies to manage the meeting point and the food transportation, collecting more than 150kg of groceries in a few hours. The food collected was delivered to the Bank Food that will distribute it to families and people in difficulties of the territory.
On the 7th of October, a representation of the Delegation of Calabria attended the celebration of the Mass in occasion of the liturgical memorial of the Madonna del Rosario. The Mass was celebrated in Vibo Valentia at the church of Del Rosario, presided by Knight of Ecclesiastical Grace, Father Filippo Ramondino. The Eucharistic celebration was enriched by a supportive initiative that involved our Delegation. Concomitantly with the solemn Mass, a donation of baby products was organised, with the aim of supporting the families in difficulties of the local community. Nappies, clothes, powder milk, hygiene items and toys were donated.
The donation made by the Crotonian Representation to the Soup Kitchen “Padre Pio” in the Pythagorean city, assumed a particular value because it coincided with the solemnity of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary and at the same time with the Supplication, that the dean of the Crotone clergy, Monsignor Pancrazio Limina, addressed to the Virgin of Pompei. Over a hundred slices of lean meat and various boxes of pasta were donated to the diocesan structure founded by Monsignor Limina in 1997. The donation was delivered by Knight of Merit Vito Michele De Caro and by Knights of Grace Nicola Oliverio and Antonio Oliverio.
