The clown volunteers from VIP Italia are preparing to “clown” the main squares throughout Italy for the 20th Red Nose Day.
On Sunday 26 May 2024, the appointment with Red Nose Day is renewed in the squares of the main Italian cities, organized by the street clown volunteers of Vip Italia Odv.
The event, now in its 20th edition, is the only one during which the necessary funds are raised to subsidize the projects of the VIP Federation ViviamoInPositivo Italia Odv.
Soap bubbles, colors, games, dances… the volunteers of Vip Italia will liven up the squares of the cities where the federated associations are present and operate for the whole day, giving life to shows and moments of joy for an audience of all ages. Red Nose Day will also be an opportunity to enter the VIP world, to learn about its values and projects, to learn to recognize the VIP Italia clowns – the only ones authorized for this fundraiser – equipped with the identifying coat (characterised by the words Viviamo in Positive on the back, with the red collar, the yellow/white and green/white striped sleeves), the badge and of course the inseparable red nose.
With the resources collected during Red Nose Day it is possible to support the training courses for the clown volunteers of the 71 federated associations, the missions organized in developing countries, the projects to be carried out in schools and help us to spread, among public opinion, knowledge of clown therapy and the philosophy of “Let’s Live Positively”, at the basis of the values of Vip Italia Odv. All these activities go to support the basic mission of every VIP Italia volunteer, that is, the service between the wards of hospitals, RSAs, in prisons and in places of suffering, to bring smiles and light-heartedness to places where they are often missing .
The clown volunteers of Vip Messina Odv have been operating in the Messina area since 2004. They still serve at the Papardo hospital in Messina in the Paediatrics, Plastic Surgery and Internal Medicine departments and also in other social and healthcare facilities such as the “Collereale” Hospital of Messina. There were many collaborations with Admo – Bone Marrow Donor Associations, Telethon Foundation and other entities in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME) where the presence of volunteers was required.
Red Nose Day will take place on Sunday 26 May 2024 in Piazza Cairoli from 9am to 8pm. Vip Messina’s clown volunteers will be in the square with games, dances, face painting and comedy shows. Throughout the day, various play stations were organized to entertain adults and children, art workshops and an information point.
