Football and solidarity will be the protagonists at the Stadio Comunale Zelarino in Venice on Friday May 3, 2024when a solidarity match between Leo-Lions and Italian National Non-Profitwho take to the field in support of the Italian Cystic Fibrosis League. It is an event that enjoys the patronage of numerous bodies: Municipality of Venice – Le Città in Festa, CONI Veneto Regional Committee, ADMO Veneto, AIDO Province of Venice, Avis Provinciale of Venice, Italian Red Cross Committee of Venice.
Leo-Lions vs Italian Non-Profit National Team
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The young Leo-Lions led by the President of Leo Club Italia, Riccardo Leonesi, and the Italian Non-Profit National Team, led by Evaristo Beccalossi in the role of the coach and which unites volunteers, former footballers and well-known personalities from the world of football, together with volunteers from various non-profit associations united by sport to do good. There are many names of the players who have worn this shirt, from Cristian Abbiati to Jeda, Luca Catacchini, Luca Ceccarelli, Neto, Reginaldo, Roberto Breda, Simone Rizzato, Marco Bernacci plus Carlos Kajan, Daniele Gastaldello, Francesco Parravicini, Domenico Maietta, Francesco (Ciccio) Cosenza, Giovanni Califano, Alessandro Bastrini, Mattia Collauto and Stefan Schwoch.
The associations
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In the field for the National Non-Profit Associations: SOS Children’s Villages, Plastic Free, OSJ Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem, La Banca delle Visite, CSI Lombardia, Oxfam Italia, Rondine, YAC, OPS Cambio di Rotta, SOS Users, An Action, a Smile, Città della Speranza Foundation, Valter Longo Foundation, CSDAC Cognitive Development, Leonardo’s Ark, Aicca, City Angels, The Tree of Life. Angelo FasolaPresident of the Italian Non-Profit National Team, explains: “United by sport to do good: this is our appeal to all Third Sector entities that want to take the field for a new shared social responsibility. Today we thank the unison Leo-Lions for the project Take a Breath and for involving us in this laudable initiative. Thanks are also extended to the coach of our national team, Alberto Zaccheroni, awaiting his recovery, to Evaristo Beccalossi, coach in Mestre (Ve) and to all the players and volunteers who decided to take the field. As the Italian Non-Profit National Team we wish to be an example of how this is possible achieve common goals by overcoming differences, colors and flags. Each match supports a specific project, in agreement with the associations belonging to the national team.”
Raising awareness
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Veronica CannucciNational Awareness Theme Coordinator Take A Breath – The time for a breath Multidistrict Leo 108 ITALY, underlines theimportance of raising public awareness on the problems experienced by people affected by cystic fibrosis, through sporting events and information events for greater awareness: “Taking to the pitch is synonymous with doing Service while having fun together. We also thank the Leo District 108 Ta3 and the Lions Foundation for their support of the event Clubs For the Solidarity of the Lions District 108 A ETS”.
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The program
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On Friday 3 May guests will be able to show up with their “symbolic ticket” starting from 9.30am. The ticket is received by email when you make the donation via PayPal or you can make the donation on site. There will be a presentation between 10 and 10.30, then off to the match with one arbitration panel provided by the AIA (Italian Referees Association). At the end of the first half there will be a speech by Clara (LIFC Toscana) and half-time. At 11.30 the second half begins, then the awards ceremony at the end of the match. The proceeds from the donations will be donated to the Italian Cystic Fibrosis League via TrustMeUp and every donation made to the National Non Profit is always 100% rewarded discounts for purchases and is intended for common projects that we intend to pursue, game by game.
