LEGNANO – Next Sunday, April 21stthe fifth walk for life organized by the local section of Lilt will begin in Legnano, with the contribution of the Bcc of Busto Garolfo and Buguggiate (in the picture, one of the past editions). The event has the patronage of the Municipality of Legnano, the participation of the Legnanese Family and the West Milanese Asst where the volunteers work, and the support of the Ticino Olona Community Foundation, Orobie Nordic Walking, T-Clair and By hand.
The departure is set for 10.30 am at Villa Jucker (corso Matteotti 3) where Lilt is based; An aperitif will be provided for participants upon arrival. Registrations can be made on site from 9.30 am, or at the Lilt in Legnano from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm, tel. 0331 450080, e-mail [email protected]; the registration fee of 10 euros will be donated to the activities of the Legnano association prevention and assistance to cancer patients. Children do not pay, four-legged friends are welcome. The fanfare of the Bersaglieri “Aurelio Robino” of Legnano will accompany the event.
Gatti: «It is important to help fragile people»
«Our motto – he explains Anna Daverio, outgoing president of the Legnano delegation of Lilt – is “preventing is living” and with this spirit we have arrived at the fifth edition of the walk for life. Physical movement is essential for prevention and Sunday we can do it together».
The delegation has a new coordinator, Silvana Gatti: «I took on this new role with seriousness and commitment. Contact with this reality made me discover the joy of small things and the importance of helping those who are in a fragile condition due to illness.”
Fifty volunteers always looking for “reinforcements”
In addition to periodic prevention activities, volunteers are present every day at the Legnano hospital, where they manage a reception and information desk at the entrance, but above all they assist cancer patients, both in the ward and at the day hospital, in collaboration with the medical staff. Plus they do patient accompaniment service for treatment in hospitals in the area and in Milan. I am constantly looking for more volunteers; currently around fifty people take turns. Before entering service, they come trained through a course established by Lilt of Milan in collaboration with the Tumor Institute. Given the delicacy of the work carried out with the frail, in the support activities for the sick a special approach is made continuous training of volunteers followed by psychologists. «We must be strong – concludes Daverio – to help them».
legnano lilt volunteer walk – MALPENSA24
