Caserta, the volunteer festival: «Involving students»

SOS Volunteeringone yesterday morning party for a call to commitment. There Diocesan Caritas and theUnicef Caserta they filled the Parravano municipal theatre of male and female students high school of the city to accompany them in the thousand bends of the world of volunteering. Event souls Don Antimo Vigliotta And Lia Pannitti but with them the whole universe of young people and adults that revolves around generosity for others. «The one today (yesterday) – he says Pannittipresident of Unicef ​​Caserta – it is a unique initiative, we want to make it grow awareness in young people and bring them closer to the world of volunteering because this represents first of all a personal growth and then one collective growth». Bearing witness to values ​​and commitment are Unitalsi, Caserta Città di Pace Committee, Anspi, Agesci, Italian Red Cross-Caserta district, Fai, WWF, Migrant and Refugee Movement, Leo Club Caserta Host, Opera Sant’Anna, Comunità Sant’Egidio , il Pulmino Sognatore, Teniamoci per mano Onlus and Legambiente.

«There is an urgent need to involve young people in the many projects that associations implement every day – he says Don Antimo – because the contribution that young people can give is fundamental for everyone. It is clear to everyone that it is mainly adults who give their contribution of time and energy. We want to plant seeds of curiosity and hope to ensure that many young people decide to become arms, time, smiles for those who need them». The American basketball player witnessed the event Linton Johnson And Mattia Villardita, the “Spiderman” of pediatric oncology hospitals, who brings smiles back to children and their families when they are fighting important battles; awarded in 2021 by the President of the Republic with the title of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic for the altruism and imaginative initiatives with which he contributes to alleviating the suffering of the youngest hospital patients. «A beautiful and precious initiative – underlines the culture councilor Enzo Battarra – because it’s seed of new perspectives. Meanwhile, it is also an opportunity to bring many young people into the theatre. The meeting is always a source of growth and my invitation is that they can learn to feel this place as their home.” High school students on stageGiannone” coordinated by the professor Michele Casella.

Passionate is the appeal of mayor of Casagiove, Peppe Vozza: «Leave yourselves excite from associations and volunteering, let yourself be carried away by wish Of giveOf share, be of service. Approach political commitment with the same spirit which, if lived with the same way of feeling, is a profound, useful and exciting experience.” Inviting young people to learn about the world of volunteering means investing in the future of the community and in the personal growth of students through reflection on some fundamental human values: the meaning of the free and disinterested gesture, attention to the person, respect, personal and social responsibility, the spirit of initiative, the importance of sharing and cooperation, the desire to be useful, to establish meaningful relationships, reciprocity. These values ​​can be experienced through meeting and sharing with other volunteers and by dealing with different realities. A joyful cry arose from Caserta: be there, share, grow in the name of free, curiosity And generosity.

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