8,649 jars of special edition “Bontà di Parma” brand compotes and sauces were sold in supermarkets from April to June long S of Parma and Paladins Othelloat the points Camstby the students themselves and by a network of volunteers who have helped add another large brick to support the Parma Oncology Center.
The fruit compotes and the “Bontà di Parma” sauces were produced by the students of Food Farm 4.0, the “company-laboratory” involving six schools in Parma, led by the Galilei-Bocchialini Agroindustrial Centre of Parma, supported by the teachers Imperial Joan e Marilena Berselliniby the head teacher of the “Galilei-Bocchialini” Anna Rita Sicurifrom the Food Farm Consortium with the vice-president Giovanni Pellegri and by the sector companies in our area who have chosen to support the initiative as Cal (Agro-Food Centre), Mom, FEPA Ferretti Packaging. Other companies or organizations have instead activated purchasing groups among their employees or purchased “Bontà di Parma” products to give as gifts to employees and suppliers (Asd Spirito Tarsogno, Limagrain Italia SpA, Corte Parma Alimentare, La Bottega del Coduro, Piccinini Autotrasporti , Casappa, Poliambulatorio Dalla Rosa Prati, Ferrarini Silvestro, Stern-Energy, Municipality of San Secondo, A Due di Squeri Donato, Lactalis).
While the mayors of San Secondo Julia Zucchi – present at the donation together with the Municipality of Parma represented by Antonio Nouvenne – and of Roccabianca Alessandro Gattara they supported the commitment of the young students in the banquets they set up at events in the area.
Many volunteers of “Insieme con te” have also activated local purchasing groups (including The Angels Valparma ODV in Lesignano and Barbara c/o Barbara and Lucia Hairdresser in Monticelli), which made it possible to strengthen the distribution network also in the province.
Together they achieved an ambitious goal: the proceeds of 17 thousand euros will complete the financing for the project chosen by the students at the surgical clinic of the Oncology Center of Parma.
“I really appreciate the theme chosen by the students for this campaign: trust and tomorrow – said the director of the Onco-Hematological Department of the Parma University Hospital Trust Nunziata D’Abbiero – And it is a theme in which the Ospedale Maggiore di Parma has believed for some time: creating a network of services, professionals, resources to ‘cultivate’ and grow healthcare that is close to the needs of each patient”. Thanks also from the director of Medical Oncology at the Maggiore Marcello Tiseo who reiterated how supporting the setting up of a surgical clinic in the future Center “will allow us to manage the patient within the structure without having to send him for certain procedures such as needle aspiration, biopsies, positioning of venous accesses in other departments”.
“This project promoted for the fourth consecutive year was a commendable initiative for the students, highlighting two important aspects: teaching and social and solidarity responsibility – he declared Imperial Joanteacher and coordinator of the project. – This underlines how today young people are attentive to the dynamics of the territory and above all their will to act for a common purpose. I am very satisfied with the result achieved and with having coordinated this initiative”.
Thanks are due to the many protagonists of this adventure: “To the manager of the agro-industrial hub Galilei Bocchialini Anna Rita Sicuri for the full collaboration – added Giovanna Imperiale – to professor Marilena Bersellini who supported me in the project, to the Food Farm staff with professors Terzi, Di Bella and Molinari. I thank Giovanni Pellegri of the Parma Industrialists’ Union for having promoted the project again and concretely helped the school to be able to realize it, the class 3C Agricultural address Itis San Secondo The people of Parma are the true protagonists of the project to whom we have taught a fine example of synergy and solidarity and finally a big thank you to the hospital staff and all the volunteers in the area”.
