On April 10th, Good Friday, the commander of the Carabinieri in Grottole, Mr. Claudio Colucci, who was already given a medal of merit of the Order, decided to promote a fundraising campaign among the policemen of the station, to allow the purchase of Easter eggs that will be offered to needy children of the community. This is another sign of closeness and concrete commitment from the members of the Constantinian Order towards the needy.
The current government regulations have increased requests for assistance to all those structures in Catania which support the needy people of the city. For this reason, Massimo Putrino, Giuseppe Longo, Salvatore Dell’Aria and Antonino Amato distributed food to the Missionary Sisters of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who serve hot meals to the needy and to the Vincentian Sisters, who help several families in difficulty.
On April 11st, the vice delegate handed over many products (diapers, homogenized products, canned tomatoes) to Father Vittorio Rizzone and to Father Giuseppe La Rocca. These products will be distributed to needy families. Several protective masks were also delivered.
On April 15th the vice delegate accepted the request for help from the parish priest Francesco Di Pasquale by offering him some products of the project “Briciole di Salute”. Homogenized, baby pasta, diapers and some candies were delivered at the Church of Saint Anthony, located in Palermo.
On April 20th the vice delegate and Mr. Vincenzo Nuccio delivered around fifty washable and reusable masks to Father Saverio Maria Cento.