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SOUTH EAST ASIA: DONATION IN BANGKOK

16/08/2021

Bangkok, August 9th, 2021 – Since the pandemic started early last year Thailand, the record high of Covid-19 cases in a single day was the 21,838 reported on Saturday, August 7. The most deaths that occurred in 24-hour period was 212, also reported on Saturday. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has adjusted its active case finding services to enable the public access the testing as much as possible to cope with the spread of COVID19. Therefore, the Ministry of Public Health this month has approved the sale of self-test kits at chemists, in order to delegate some easy duties to people such as Covid-self testing, and allow home isolation for patients with few symptoms.

Now the antigen test kits are sought after and quickly disappearing from the market.

The long awaited Covid-19 self-test kits are welcome as they will allow people to get tested easier, faster and in more affordable way. This helps health officers identify cases more quickly and, in return, reduce the chances of infected people spreading the disease.

Mister Aswin Techajareonvikul, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order Francis I, and his spouse Madam Thapanee Techajareonvikul née Sirivadhanabhakdi, Dame Commander of the Royal Order of Francis I, have promptly provided 20 sets very useful for emergency use, received by the Delegate with gratitude.

THE SUMMER ACTIVITIES OF THE TUSCAN DELEGATION

16/08/2021

On July 28th 2021, the Tuscan Delegation, represented by the Representative for Massa and Carrara Knight of Merit Angelo Ragnoni, the Knight Gianpaolo Caterino with the Aspiring Knight Lieutenant Gaetano Castello, have donated a wheelchair to the Institute A.I.A.S. ONLUS, REHABILITATION CENTER IN MASSA continuing the commitment of the Constantinian Order called “Briciole di Salute”.

BASILICATA: DONATION AT THE END OF JULY

16/08/2021

The Delegation of Basilicata, led by the Regional Delegate Knight Dr. Massimo Calenda, continues its action of closeness and assistance to the poor and needy present in the territory of Basilicata. In fact, thanks to the generosity and collaboration of the managers of the Pisticci site of the French chemical company Gnosis by Lesaffre, it was possible to receive as a gift 150 liters of detergent with sanitizing action, produced according to the indications of the World Health Organization, which have been widely distributed among various bodies that deal at the forefront of personal assistance. At the time of the donation, Thursday July 29, at the pisticcese plant, Rocco Sileo, Manager of Gnosis by Lesaffre, who offered the material to the Knight Giovanni Quaranta and to Constantinian meritorious Michele Di Maro, intervened on behalf of the Constantinian Regional Delegate of Basilicata. Subsequently, thanks to the logistical support of the company La Carpia Domenico srl, which has offered to take care of transport and delivery, the jerrycans of the sanitizer have reached the identified recipients, including the headquarters of Caritas of the Archdiocese of Matera – Irsina, the Parish of San Rocco in Matera and the Reception Houses “Don Tonino Bello” and “Maria Santissima della Bruna”, with its canteen for the poor renamed “Restaurant San Rocco”, that distributes hundreds of meals daily to those who are forced to live in absolute poverty, the parish of Saint Vincenzo de’Paoli in borgo la Martella, the Parish Beata Vergine del Carmine in Cancellara (PZ) and other consignees at the respective locations of Val d’Agri and Vulture – Melfese. At the end of September a further donation of detergent that will be made available again by the plant Gnosis by Lesaffre is scheduled, continuing and strengthening what has already been done.

TUSCANY – APPOINTMENT OF COORDINATOR FOR THE DELEGATION

6/08/2021

Florence, 6 August 2021 – On the occasion of the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Delegate of Tuscany, Count Ranieri Gastone Adorni Braccesi, Knight Officer of Justice, appointed Luciano Giorgio Giannelli, Coordinator for the Delegation, already Knight of Merit.

The Coordinator for the Delegation will be available at: coordinatore.toscana@ordine-costantiniano.it

PIEDMONT AND AOSTA VALLEY- AWARD OF THE GOLD MEDAL IN MEMORY

4/08/2021

Turin, 29 June 2021 – On the occasion of the Graduate Day held at the Command for the Training and Application School of the Italian Army in Turin, in the presence of the Commander, General of the Division Salvatore Cuoci (Knight Grand Officer of our Order) and numerous civil and military authorities, the Vice Delegate of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Knight Nicolò Papurello, gave the parents of the late Lieutenant Filippo Calandri the Gold Medal of Merit in memory.
With this gesture, the Vice Delegate, in agreement with the Military Authorities, wanted to convey to the family of the young Officer of the 198° Course “Saldezza”, who died prematurely during a hike in the mountains, the closeness and moral support of our Order.