07 May 2024, 9.36pm
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PALERMO – In the yellow room of the Regional Assembly Sicilian, the Italian Red Cross celebrated 160 years of service of the oldest and largest international humanitarian association, present in 195 countries. The event was organized with passion and dedication from the young people of the Italian Red Cross of Palermo.
The meeting saw the participation of 100 high school students and teachers of Palermo, who had the opportunity to discuss and train on pressing current issues such as addictions in different forms, drug use, traffic education and sexuality, thanks to the Peer Education method.
The event
The event was attended by prestigious speakers and specialists in the various topics covered. Among these are the president and the health representative of CRI Palermo, respectively Laura Campione And Salvatore Zichichithe FMSI Sicily training coordinator and president of the CONI sports medical federation Beppe Virzi.
Contributions and participation were also offered by other members of the Palermo CRI Committee, the health delegate Samuele D’Aniellocouncilor Giovani Ignazio Guarneri and the vice president Carmel Colletti.
Young volunteers Diego Panci, Aurora Milazzo, Mariadomenica Pagano and Alfio Sanfilippo they brilliantly accompanied the interventions, showing the depth and commitment of the new generation towards social problems.
Red Cross, the objectives
The Italian Red Cross in Palermo aims to always be a refuge and fortress for the community, always ready to intervene with kindness and firmness in emergency, health and social situations. With a deep circle of training and expertise that traces its operations.
Today’s celebration not only remembers the legacy and the historical importance of the association, but also its constant and dynamic commitment to the community
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07 May 2024, 9.36pm
